Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280153000223
Franklin Lower Elementary
481 Hwy 98 E, Meadville, MS 39653 · (601) 384-5605 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
15.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
295 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 | 45 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 Franklin County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 61 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.1% | 70.9% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Franklin Lower Elementary
Franklin Lower Elementary's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Lower Elementary this school | 379 | 77.8% | 67.5% |
| Columbia Elementary School Columbia | 378 | 73.8% | 63.3% |
| Quitman Lower Elementary Quitman | 407 | 75.4% | 47.6% |
| Baldwyn Elementary BALDWYN | 279 | 77.1% | 38.1% |
| Simpson Central School Pinola | 388 | 84.0% | 51.6% |
| Monticello Elementary Monticello | 397 | 76.3% | 36.1% |
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 Franklin Lower Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #108 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #76 of 439 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #108 of 439 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #245 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #220 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #138 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #265 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #183 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
379
+49 (+15%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 379 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 78% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 81% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 381 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 99% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 99% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 24.4 | 17.4:1 | 83% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 81% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 74% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 69% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 28 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franklin Lower Elementary.
About Franklin Lower Elementary
Franklin Lower Elementary runs as a small elementary school in Meadville, Mississippi. Grades offered run from pre-K through 3, with 379 students enrolled.
Besides Franklin Lower Elementary, Franklin County School District runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 1,147 students.
White students are the majority at Franklin Lower Elementary, with 53% of enrollment. Other groups include 42% Black and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 62% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 25 full-time equivalents, or about 15.2 students per teacher. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 78%. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Franklin County.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Franklin Lower Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Franklin Lower Elementary, the prediction is 55.3% and the result is 67.5%.
In the county around the school, Franklin County, the median household income is $52,939, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 26% of people live in poverty. There are 5 public schools in Franklin County, enrolling about 1,147 students in all.
Franklin Upper Elementary is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The nearest schools with test data average 48.6%, lower than Franklin Lower Elementary's 67.5%.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
2024-25 enrollment was 379, a 15% increase from 330 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.2:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
The Franklin Lower Elementary community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,622
Census ACS
Median income
$52,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County School District
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Franklin Upper ElementaryMiddle · 234 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
- FRANKLIN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in Meadville
- Franklin High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Franklin Upper ElementaryMiddle · 234 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 157 students
- FRANKLIN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Franklin Upper Elementary0.1 mi · 234
- Franklin High School2.2 mi · 377
- Franklin Middle School2.2 mi · 157
- West Lincoln School17.3 mi · 636
- Amite County High School21.0 mi · 284
- Amite County Middle School21.0 mi · 144
Frequently asked questions
About Franklin Lower ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Franklin Lower Elementary?
Franklin Lower Elementary enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Franklin Lower Elementary serve?
Franklin Lower Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Lower Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Franklin Lower Elementary is approximately 15.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Franklin Lower Elementary?
Student demographics at Franklin Lower Elementary are roughly 53% White, 0% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Franklin Lower Elementary public or private?
Franklin Lower Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County School District.
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