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Enrollment
476
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH TIPPAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280327001534
Falkner Attendance Center
20350 Hwy 15, Falkner, MS 38629 · (662) 837-7892 · Tippah County
GRADES PK–13ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL476 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- ·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
12.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
392 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
40.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Falkner Attendance Center
Falkner Attendance Center's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falkner Attendance Center this school | 476 | 82.4% | 51.9% |
| Glade Elementary Laurel | 423 | 78.7% | 62.0% |
| Biggersville Elementary CORINTH | 354 | 77.7% | 58.9% |
| Burnsville Elementary School Burnsville | 410 | 74.4% | 42.8% |
| Walnut Attendance Center WALNUT | 480 | 73.1% | 61.5% |
| Pope School Pope | 549 | 73.6% | 57.4% |
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 Falkner Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #247 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #231 of 439 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #280 of 439 ▲ 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 476 | #163 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #49 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.3% | #270 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #241 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
476
-16 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 476 | 37.6 | 12.7:1 | 82% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 45.8 | 11.2:1 | 81% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 43.9 | 11.7:1 | 99% (509) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 99% (489) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falkner Attendance Center.
About Falkner Attendance Center
Falkner Attendance Center is an elementary school with a street address in Falkner, Mississippi. School enrollment was 476 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 13.
The 3 schools of North Tippah School District, including Falkner Attendance Center, enroll 1,220 students.
The large majority of students at Falkner Attendance Center, 82%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Falkner Attendance Center comes in at 32%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 at Falkner Attendance Center, with 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 82%. Across public schools in Tippah County, the average is about the same, 79%.
Falkner Attendance Center is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.0%.
In Tippah County (population about 21,523), median household income is about $52,542, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Falkner Attendance Center is one of 9 public schools in Tippah County, which together enroll about 3,623 students.
The next-closest public school is Chalybeate Elementary, about 7.3 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Falkner Attendance Center. On proficiency, Falkner Attendance Center is behind the 61.0% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Falkner Attendance Center is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 492 to 476.
The Falkner Attendance Center community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Tippah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,523
Census ACS
Median income
$52,542
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,623 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Tippah School District
- Walnut Attendance CenterElementary · 480 students
- Chalybeate ElementaryElementary · 264 students
Nearby schools
- Chalybeate Elementary7.3 mi · 264
- Ripley Elementary School7.3 mi · 611
- Walnut Attendance Center7.4 mi · 480
- Ripley High School8.1 mi · 465
- Ripley Middle School8.1 mi · 459
- Blue Mountain High School13.1 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Falkner Attendance CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Falkner Attendance Center?
Falkner Attendance Center enrolls approximately 476 students in grades PK-13.
What age range does Falkner Attendance Center serve?
Falkner Attendance Center serves students from grade PK through grade 13.
How many teachers does Falkner Attendance Center have?
Falkner Attendance Center employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Falkner Attendance Center?
Student demographics at Falkner Attendance Center are roughly 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Falkner Attendance Center public or private?
Falkner Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Tippah School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.