Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COPIAH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280122001189
Crystal Springs Elementary
213 Newton Street, Crystal Springs, MS 39059 · (601) 892-4795 · Copiah County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
482 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 13% larger than its 4th grade class (87).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Copiah County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -14.6pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 43.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Crystal Springs Elementary
Crystal Springs Elementary's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Springs Elementary this school | 482 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Bates Elementary School Jackson | 482 | 99.4% | 23.7% |
| Pecan Park Elementary School Jackson | 510 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| Crossroads Elementary Gulfport | 547 | 99.1% | 51.0% |
| Spann Elementary School Jackson | 433 | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| West Elementary Gulfport | 492 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Crystal Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #340 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #241 of 439 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #380 of 439 ▼ 88 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #155 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #386 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #245 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #32 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #164 of 296 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
482
+58 (+14%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 908
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 482 | 26.1 | 18.5:1 | 100% (482) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 31.4 | 15.0:1 | 100% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 30.8 | 12.9:1 | 100% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 424 | 24 | 17.7:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 31.6 | 17.5:1 | 100% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 100% (600) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 30 | 20.1:1 | 94% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 713 | 35 | 20.4:1 | 75% (533) |
| 1990-91 | 908 | 43 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crystal Springs Elementary.
About Crystal Springs Elementary
As a medium-sized elementary school, Crystal Springs Elementary serves students in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. The school reports 482 students in kindergarten through 4.
Crystal Springs Elementary sits within Copiah County School District, which has 4 schools and 2,077 students.
Crystal Springs Elementary is 77% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic and 10% White. County-wide, 51% of Copiah County residents are Black. Crystal Springs Elementary's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crystal Springs Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.5:1. That is higher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Crystal Springs Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Copiah County.
Crystal Springs Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.1%. Crystal Springs Elementary scores 41.0%.
Across Copiah County, the median household income is $49,089, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Copiah County is home to 7 public schools and about 3,397 public school students.
The closest public school, Crystal Springs High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Crystal Springs Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, Crystal Springs Elementary is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment has grown by 58 students since 2020-21, to 482.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Copiah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,855
Census ACS
Median income
$49,089
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,397 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Copiah County School District
- Wesson Attendance CenterCombined · 833 students
- Crystal Springs High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Crystal Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
Other schools in Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs High SchoolHigh · 397 students
- Crystal Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 365 students
Other Crystal Springs Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Crystal Springs Elementary. Crystal Springs Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- CRYSTAL SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 883 students
- Crystal Springs ElementaryBothell, WA · 500 students
Nearby schools
- Crystal Springs High School0.1 mi · 397
- Crystal Springs Middle School1.3 mi · 365
- Terry High School8.3 mi · 1,127
- Hazlehurst High School8.8 mi · 385
- Hazlehurst Middle School9.3 mi · 292
- Hazlehurst Elementary9.3 mi · 643
Frequently asked questions
About Crystal Springs ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Crystal Springs Elementary?
Crystal Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Crystal Springs Elementary serve?
Crystal Springs Elementary serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crystal Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crystal Springs Elementary is approximately 18.5:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Crystal Springs Elementary?
Crystal Springs Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 13% Hispanic, 77% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is Crystal Springs Elementary in?
Crystal Springs Elementary is part of Copiah County School District.
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