Enrollment
230
High
DISTRICT 199 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATTALA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280051000036
Ethel Attendance Center
2178 COLLEGE STREET, ETHEL, MS 39067 · (662) 674-5673 · Attala County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL230 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Mississippi public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
227 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 14% |
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 63.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Ethel Attendance Center ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #61 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #112 of 199 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #92 of 199 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 230 | #186 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #11 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #77 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #63 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high 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
230
-44 (-16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 295
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 230 | 25.8 | 8.9:1 | 99% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 20.8 | 12.5:1 | 100% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 23.1 | 12.4:1 | 100% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 252 | 17.6 | 14.3:1 | 71% (178) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 75% (198) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 19 | 13.6:1 | 72% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 88% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 295 | 20 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ethel Attendance Center.
About Ethel Attendance Center
In ETHEL, Mississippi, part of Attala County, Ethel Attendance Center is a high school. Federal data show 230 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Mississippi average about 651 students, which makes this school 65% below average.
Ethel Attendance Center is among 4 schools run by Attala County Schools, which serves 952 students.
On staff are 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 8.9:1. Statewide, high schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1. Ethel Attendance Center has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 99%. On average, public schools in Attala County report 87%.
On the allk12 Grade, Ethel Attendance Center lands at A, ahead of 86% of Mississippi public high schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 44.8% for Ethel Attendance Center, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 66.0%. The 21.2-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi schools.
In Attala County, median household income comes to about $51,639, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Attala County counts 11 public schools with about 2,925 students.
About 1.6 miles separate Ethel Attendance Center from the closest public school, Greenlee Attendance Center. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Ethel Attendance Center ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 230, compared with 274 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 8.9:1, from 13.1:1.
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Attala County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,526
Census ACS
Median income
$51,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Attala County Schools
- Greenlee Attendance CenterElementary · 356 students
- Long Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- McAdams Attendance CenterHigh · 167 students
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CAREER TECHNICAL CHigh
Nearby schools
- Greenlee Attendance Center1.6 mi · 356
- Kosciusko Lower Elem7.6 mi · 403
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 579
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary7.9 mi · 252
- Kosciusko Jr High School8.2 mi · 472
- Kosciusko Middle Elem8.8 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Ethel Attendance CenterHow large is Ethel Attendance Center?
Ethel Attendance Center enrolls approximately 230 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Ethel Attendance Center serve?
Ethel Attendance Center serves grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ethel Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ethel Attendance Center is approximately 8.9:1 (26 FTE teachers).
Is Ethel Attendance Center public or private?
Ethel Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Attala County Schools.
Where is Ethel Attendance Center located?
Ethel Attendance Center is located at 2178 COLLEGE STREET, ETHEL, MS 39067.
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