Enrollment
233
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280075001476
D.M. Smith Elementary
715 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR, CLEVELAND, MS 38732 · (662) 843-4355 · Bolivar County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
232 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 72 | 31% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 27% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Cleveland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
44.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +13.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 44.1% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 D.M. Smith Elementary
D.M. Smith Elementary's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D.M. Smith Elementary this school | 233 | 99.6% | 38.5% |
| Barack Obama Elementary School Jackson | 242 | 100.0% | 85.8% |
| Webb Elementary School Greenville | 230 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Nailor Elementary School CLEVELAND | 256 | 100.0% | 29.8% |
| GPE School Goodman | 191 | 100.0% | 38.2% |
| Akin Elementary School Greenville | 255 | 100.0% | 50.3% |
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 D.M. Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Bolivar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #350 of 428 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #263 of 439 ▲ 98 | #5 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #416 of 439 ▲ 19 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #387 of 453 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #58 of 408 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #364 of 409 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #128 of 444 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #24 of 296 | #1 of 10 |
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
233
-112 (-32%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 233 | 18.3 | 12.8:1 | 100% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 20.9 | 12.3:1 | 100% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 24.3 | 11.9:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 20.7 | 17.4:1 | 100% (361) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D.M. Smith Elementary.
About D.M. Smith Elementary
D.M. Smith Elementary is a small elementary school in Mississippi, with an address in CLEVELAND. The school reports 233 students in grades 3 through 6. The school's enrollment is 48% smaller than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Cleveland School District runs 8 schools with a combined 2,793 students. D.M. Smith Elementary is one of them.
About 94% of the student body at D.M. Smith Elementary is Black. The remaining students are 5% multiracial. Among people living in Bolivar County, the Black share is about 63%. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at D.M. Smith Elementary is 18.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.8:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The school counts 232 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Bolivar County.
D.M. Smith Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
D.M. Smith Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.5% is 5.9 points below the 44.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Bolivar County has these Census figures: the median household income is $39,585, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bolivar County is home to 19 public schools and about 4,415 public school students.
Cleveland Central Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around D.M. Smith Elementary holds 6 other public schools. D.M. Smith Elementary's average proficiency of 38.5% compares with 45.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
D.M. Smith Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The school enrolled 233 students in 2024-25, 112 fewer than the 345 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.7:1 to 12.8:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bolivar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,534
Census ACS
Median income
$39,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland School District
- Cleveland Central High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Bell AcademyElementary · 327 students
- Hayes Cooper CenterElementary · 304 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
Other schools in CLEVELAND
- Cleveland Central High SchoolHigh · 799 students
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- Pearman Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- Cleveland Central Middle School0.2 mi · 423
- Nailor Elementary School0.5 mi · 256
- Cleveland Central High School1.1 mi · 799
- Pearman Elementary School1.4 mi · 186
- Parks Elementary School1.8 mi · 265
- Bell Academy2.5 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About D.M. Smith ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at D.M. Smith Elementary?
D.M. Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 03-06.
What grades does D.M. Smith Elementary serve?
D.M. Smith Elementary serves grades 03-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at D.M. Smith Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at D.M. Smith Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at D.M. Smith Elementary?
Student demographics at D.M. Smith Elementary are roughly 0% White, 94% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees D.M. Smith Elementary?
D.M. Smith Elementary is overseen by Cleveland School District in Bolivar County.
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