Enrollment
118
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHOCTAW COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280099000113
French Camp Elementary
300 Church Street, FRENCH CAMP, MS 39745 · (662) 547-7102 · Choctaw County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
115 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 57% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
64.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
81.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 78.7% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 31 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 →
Schools most like French Camp Elementary
French Camp Elementary's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Camp Elementary this school | 118 | 97.5% | 76.3% |
| Mclain Attendance Center McLain | 160 | 98.1% | 55.9% |
| Fairview Attendance Center Golden | 120 | 85.8% | 59.1% |
| Sand Hill School Richton | 267 | 98.9% | 53.0% |
| Dexter Elementary School Tylertown | 74 | 91.9% | 52.1% |
| Mary Reid School POTTS CAMP | 270 | 98.9% | 49.2% |
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 French Camp Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #41 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #25 of 439 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #76 of 439 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 118 | #443 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.5% | #197 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
118
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 118 | 9.7 | 12.2:1 | 97% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 122 | 10.8 | 11.3:1 | 62% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 10.6 | 10.6:1 | 97% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 112 | 10 | 11.2:1 | 97% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 12.6 | 14.0:1 | 61% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 177 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 53% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 63% (145) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 67% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 10 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for French Camp Elementary.
About French Camp Elementary
French Camp Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in FRENCH CAMP, Mississippi. A total of 118 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 6. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students, so this school is 74% smaller than average.
Choctaw County Schools, which runs French Camp Elementary, has 4 schools and 1,233 students.
White students make up a majority at French Camp Elementary, at 79%. The next largest groups are 19% Black. In Choctaw County overall, about 67% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
French Camp Elementary counts 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi have 15.9:1, compared with 12.2:1 here. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Choctaw County.
The allk12 Grade for French Camp Elementary is A+. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for French Camp Elementary is 45.4%. It actually posts 76.3%, which is 30.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Mississippi schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Choctaw County, the median household income is $50,919, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Choctaw County is home to 5 public schools and about 1,233 public school students.
Weir Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.6 miles away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, French Camp Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
French Camp Elementary is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, French Camp Elementary's enrollment grew 5%, to 118. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.2:1 in 2020-21 to 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Choctaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,118
Census ACS
Median income
$50,919
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Choctaw County Schools
- Choctaw County High SchoolHigh · 511 students
- Ackerman ElementaryElementary · 462 students
- Weir Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- CHOCTAW CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other French Camp Elementary schools
One other US public school is named French Camp Elementary. French Camp Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- French Camp ElementaryFrench Camp, CA · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Weir Elementary School6.6 mi · 142
- Greenlee Attendance Center10.6 mi · 356
- Ethel Attendance Center12.1 mi · 230
- Ackerman Elementary13.0 mi · 462
- Choctaw County High School13.7 mi · 511
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary18.6 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About French Camp ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at French Camp Elementary?
French Camp Elementary enrolls approximately 118 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does French Camp Elementary serve?
French Camp Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at French Camp Elementary?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at French Camp Elementary.
How diverse is French Camp Elementary?
French Camp Elementary reports a student body of 79% White, 1% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees French Camp Elementary?
French Camp Elementary is overseen by Choctaw County Schools in Choctaw County.
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