Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280261000509
Edna M Scott Elementary School
404 E THIRD STREET, LELAND, MS 38756 · (662) 686-5013 · Washington County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
18.1:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
239 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 1 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Edna M Scott Elementary School→Leland School Park
Based on grade levels within Leland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +9.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 36.0% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Edna M Scott Elementary School
Edna M Scott Elementary School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna M Scott Elementary School this school | 239 | 100.0% | 53.1% |
| McEvans Elementary School SHAW | 204 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Warrenton Elementary VICKSBURG | 311 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Lyon Elementary LYON | 224 | 96.4% | 44.0% |
| Green Hill Intermediate SARDIS | 264 | 98.9% | 30.6% |
| Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 247 | 98.8% | 17.1% |
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 Edna M Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #231 of 428 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #253 of 439 ▲ 79 | #2 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #291 of 439 ▲ 28 | #7 of 12 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #382 of 453 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #380 of 408 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #177 of 409 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #81 of 444 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #58 of 296 | #8 of 9 |
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
239
-49 (-17%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 239 | 13.2 | 18.1:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 19.3 | 12.2:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 21.7 | 11.8:1 | 100% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 20.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 93% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 99% (580) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 35 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edna M Scott Elementary School.
About Edna M Scott Elementary School
Edna M Scott Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of LELAND, Mississippi. It serves 239 students in grades 1 through 5. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
The district, Leland School District, has 671 students enrolled across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Edna M Scott Elementary School is 66% Black. It is also 26% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% White. By the diversity index, Edna M Scott Elementary School comes in at 50%.
At Edna M Scott Elementary School, 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.1:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 100% of enrollment. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Edna M Scott Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Edna M Scott Elementary School is 9.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.1%. Predicted: 44.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Washington County, median household income is about $42,165, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 22%. Edna M Scott Elementary School is one of 25 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 6,329 students.
Leland High School is the public school closest to Edna M Scott Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Edna M Scott Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 288 to 239. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.9:1 to 18.1:1 over the same years.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,765
Census ACS
Median income
$42,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,329 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Leland School District
- Leland School ParkMiddle · 232 students
- Leland High SchoolHigh · 200 students
- LELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in LELAND
- Leland School ParkMiddle · 232 students
- Leland High SchoolHigh · 200 students
- LELAND CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Leland High School0.1 mi · 200
- Leland School Park0.8 mi · 232
- O'Bannon High School6.6 mi · 474
- O'Bannon Elementary School6.7 mi · 543
- Trigg Elementary School6.8 mi · 231
- Boyd Elementary School8.0 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Edna M Scott Elementary SchoolHow large is Edna M Scott Elementary School?
Edna M Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 01-05.
Is Edna M Scott Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Edna M Scott Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edna M Scott Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edna M Scott Elementary School is approximately 18.1:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Edna M Scott Elementary School?
Edna M Scott Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 5% Hispanic, 66% Black, 26% Two or more.
Who oversees Edna M Scott Elementary School?
Edna M Scott Elementary School is overseen by Leland School District in Washington County.
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