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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
118
-58 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 14.0:1
% White
79%
was 86%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
19%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About French Camp Elementary
Located at 300 Church Street, in FRENCH CAMP, Mississippi, French Camp Elementary is an one-room-style K-5 school that enrolls 118 students (grades K through 6), run under Choctaw County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 74% leaner than the state mean of about 446.
Choctaw County Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,233 students. French Camp Elementary is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, French Camp Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school records 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, French Camp Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.4%; French Camp Elementary posts 76.3%, +30.9 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Choctaw County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,919 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. French Camp Elementary is one of 5 public schools in Choctaw County (combined enrollment of about 1,233 students).
The closest other public school is Weir Elementary School, roughly 6.6 miles away.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at French Camp Elementary has shrank 33%, going from 176 students in 2018 to 118 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 86% to 79%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.
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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
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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