Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280019501495
Durant Elementary School
65 West Madison Street, Durant, MS 39063 · (662) 653-3176 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
16.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
242 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 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 26.8% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Durant Elementary School
Durant Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durant Elementary School this school | 242 | 100.0% | 44.7% |
| Franklin Academy Columbus | 231 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| D.M. Smith Elementary CLEVELAND | 233 | 99.6% | 38.5% |
| Barack Obama Elementary School Jackson | 242 | 100.0% | 85.8% |
| Akin Elementary School Greenville | 255 | 100.0% | 50.3% |
| Grace Christian Elementary HATTIESBURG | 367 | 100.0% | 66.9% |
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 Durant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #307 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #288 of 439 ▲ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #335 of 439 ▲ 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #380 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #284 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #388 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 444 |
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
242
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 242 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 100% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 216 | 16.6 | 13.0:1 | 100% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 19.4 | 12.7:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 100% (275) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Durant Elementary School.
About Durant Elementary School
Durant Elementary School is an elementary school in Durant, Mississippi, according to federal school records. It serves 242 students in kindergarten through 5. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
Holmes County Consolidated is responsible for 7 schools, Durant Elementary School included, with 2,300 students in all.
At Durant Elementary School, Black students make up 97% of the student body. It is also 2% Asian. Holmes County's residents are about 81% Black, 16 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Durant Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Teacher staffing is 15 full-time equivalents, or about 16.1 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is about 15.9:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Holmes County.
The allk12 Grade for Durant Elementary School is C. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Durant Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.7% and a predicted 44.1%.
Federal survey data for Holmes County show that median household income is about $32,538, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 33%. Durant Elementary School is among the 9 public schools in Holmes County.
Williams-Sullivan Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Durant Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Durant Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Durant Elementary School had 275 students in 2020-21 and 242 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,191
Census ACS
Median income
$32,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- GPE SchoolElementary · 191 students
Other Durant Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Durant Elementary. Durant Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Durant Elementary SchoolDurant, IA · 342 students
- Durant Elementary SchoolSumner, IA · 209 students
Nearby schools
- Williams-Sullivan Middle School0.9 mi · 192
- Long Creek Elementary School7.3 mi · 199
- William Dean Jr Elementary School10.3 mi · 426
- McAdams Attendance Center10.5 mi · 167
- GPE School11.3 mi · 191
- Holmes County Central High School11.7 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About Durant Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Durant Elementary School?
Durant Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades KG-05.
Is Durant Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Durant Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Durant Elementary School have?
Durant Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Durant Elementary School?
Student demographics at Durant Elementary School are roughly 97% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Durant Elementary School in?
Durant Elementary School is part of Holmes County Consolidated.
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