Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMORY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280045000028
East Amory Elementary
305 Easthaven Drive, Amory, MS 38821 · (662) 256-7191 · Monroe County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
203 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 102 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 32% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
East Amory Elementary→Amory Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amory School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 62.2% | 69.6% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 East Amory Elementary
East Amory Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Amory Elementary this school | 314 | 64.6% | 69.3% |
| West Amory Elementary School Amory | 355 | 68.7% | 72.1% |
| Eupora Elementary School Eupora | 401 | 66.1% | 68.9% |
| Richton Elementary School RICHTON | 305 | 63.6% | 50.1% |
| North Bay Elementary BAY ST LOUIS | 348 | 67.2% | 75.7% |
| Pelahatchie Elementary Pelahatchie | 385 | 70.6% | 58.5% |
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 East Amory Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #89 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #75 of 439 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #114 of 439 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 314 | #312 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #21 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #162 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.6% | #361 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #97 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
314
-32 (-9%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 314 | 26.6 | 11.8:1 | 65% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 27.2 | 12.7:1 | 62% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 99% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 68% (271) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 27 | 15.9:1 | 65% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | 61% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 50% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 22 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Amory Elementary.
About East Amory Elementary
East Amory Elementary is an elementary school in Amory, Mississippi, and it is part of Amory School District. The school enrolls 314 students in grades 3 through 5. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Amory School District totals 1,461 students.
Of every 100 students at East Amory Elementary, about 64 are White. The school is also 27% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among Monroe County residents, the White share is about 67%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Amory Elementary scores 51%.
Its ratio of 11.8:1 is based on 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 4.0 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 65%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, East Amory Elementary outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, East Amory Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 69.3% actual against 61.9% predicted.
For Monroe County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $51,866, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,387, East Amory Elementary among them.
A public school about 0.9 miles away, Amory High School, is the closest to East Amory Elementary. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of East Amory Elementary. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, East Amory Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies East Amory Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 314, compared with 346 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.8:1 to 11.8:1.
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Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amory School District
- Amory High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- West Amory Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Amory Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- AMORY CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in Amory
- Hatley SchoolCombined · 905 students
- Amory High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- West Amory Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- Amory Middle SchoolMiddle · 348 students
- AMORY CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- MONROE CO ADVANCED LEARNING CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Amory High School0.9 mi · 444
- Amory Middle School1.4 mi · 348
- West Amory Elementary School2.4 mi · 355
- Hatley School2.9 mi · 905
- Smithville School6.9 mi · 540
- Nettleton Elementary School11.2 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About East Amory ElementaryHow many students attend East Amory Elementary?
East Amory Elementary enrolls approximately 314 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does East Amory Elementary serve?
East Amory Elementary serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Amory Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Amory Elementary is approximately 11.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Amory Elementary?
Student demographics at East Amory Elementary are roughly 64% White, 3% Hispanic, 27% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees East Amory Elementary?
East Amory Elementary is overseen by Amory School District in Monroe County.
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