Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280270001156
Fair Elementary
177 N COLUMBUS AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, MS 39339 · (662) 773-5946 · Winston County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
20.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
302 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 33% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 28% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Based on grade levels within Louisville Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -33.3pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -15.8pp 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 36 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 33 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.6% | 51.8% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Fair Elementary
Fair Elementary's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Elementary this school | 350 | 86.3% | 41.9% |
| South Side Elementary School WEST POINT | 337 | 87.8% | 41.1% |
| Louisville Elementary LOUISVILLE | 290 | 90.7% | 48.2% |
| Church Hill Elementary School West Point | 379 | 89.4% | 36.3% |
| Holly Springs Primary School Holly Springs | 332 | 94.0% | 47.3% |
| East Side Elementary School West Point | 251 | 92.4% | 36.5% |
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 Fair Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #331 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #321 of 439 ▼ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #415 of 439 ▼ 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #280 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #399 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #325 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #226 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #132 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
350
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 688
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 350 | 16.9 | 20.8:1 | 86% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 32.9 | 11.6:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 32.9 | 11.2:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 26.4 | 15.9:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 94% (499) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 77% (516) |
| 1990-91 | 688 | 31 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fair Elementary.
About Fair Elementary
Fair Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in LOUISVILLE, Mississippi, one of the schools in Louisville Municipal School District. The latest federal count shows 350 students in pre-K through 2. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students, so this school is 22% smaller than average.
District-wide, Louisville Municipal School District has 6 schools and 2,413 students.
Fair Elementary enrolls a student body that is 87% Black. After that, the student body is 8% White and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Winston County is about 47% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Fair Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 23%.
Fair Elementary employs 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 86% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Winston County averages 74%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Fair Elementary is C-. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Fair Elementary would be expected to post about 51.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Winston County, median household income is about $53,031, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The public schools of Winston County number 7 and enroll about 2,413.
Louisville Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Fair Elementary. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Fair Elementary ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Fair Elementary's location as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 344 to 350. By 2024-25, the school had 20.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.3 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Winston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,536
Census ACS
Median income
$53,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,413 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisville Municipal School District
- Nanih Waiya Attendance CenterCombined · 517 students
- Louisville HighHigh · 475 students
- Noxapater AttendanceCombined · 473 students
- Eiland MiddleMiddle · 308 students
- Louisville ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- WINSTON LOUISVILLE VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in LOUISVILLE
- Nanih Waiya Attendance CenterCombined · 517 students
- Louisville HighHigh · 475 students
- Eiland MiddleMiddle · 308 students
- Louisville ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- WINSTON LOUISVILLE VOC CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Louisville Elementary0.0 mi · 290
- Louisville High0.6 mi · 475
- Eiland Middle0.9 mi · 308
- Noxapater Attendance9.1 mi · 473
- Nanih Waiya Attendance Center13.3 mi · 517
- Choctaw County High School14.3 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Fair ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fair Elementary?
Fair Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades PK-02.
Is Fair Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fair Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-02.
How many students per teacher at Fair Elementary?
Approximately 20.8:1 students per teacher at Fair Elementary.
How diverse is Fair Elementary?
Fair Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 1% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Fair Elementary?
Fair Elementary is overseen by Louisville Municipal School District in Winston County.
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