Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COAHOMA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280111000141
Friars Point Elementary
350 South Street, FRIARS POINT, MS 38631 · (662) 383-0066 · Coahoma County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
131 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Coahoma County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +17.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 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 up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.6% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 26.7% | 18.6% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Friars Point Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friars Point Elementary this school | 133 | 98.5% | 40.1% |
| West Clay Elementary School Cedar Bluff | 111 | 91.0% | 52.9% |
| Standing Pine Elementary School CARTHAGE | 119 | 97.5% | N/A |
| Tucker Elementary School PHILADELPHIA | 119 | 97.5% | N/A |
| Red Water Elementary School CARTHAGE | 117 | 97.4% | N/A |
| Bogue Chitto Elementary School PHILADELPHIA | 177 | 98.3% | N/A |
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 Friars Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Coahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #343 of 428 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #325 of 439 ▲ 87 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #340 of 439 ▲ 72 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #438 of 453 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #181 of 444 | #3 of 7 |
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
133
+10 (+8%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
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 | 133 | 10.8 | 12.3:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 153 | 14.5 | 10.6:1 | 100% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 15 | 9.7:1 | 100% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 123 | 11 | 11.2:1 | 100% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 164 | 10.1 | 16.2:1 | 100% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 100% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 12 | 16.8:1 | 96% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 92% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friars Point Elementary.
About Friars Point Elementary
Friars Point Elementary is a very small elementary school in FRIARS POINT, Mississippi, (ZIP code 38631). It offers kindergarten through 6 and has 133 students enrolled. That is 70% below the average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
District-wide, Coahoma County School District has 5 schools and 1,009 students.
multiracial students are 64% of those enrolled at Friars Point Elementary. The remaining shares are 31% Black and 5% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Friars Point Elementary reported 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 15.9:1. Roughly 98% of students at Friars Point Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Coahoma County average a similar 98%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Friars Point Elementary outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Friars Point Elementary is -4.8 points: 40.1% actual, 44.9% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Coahoma County show that the median household earns about $37,461 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. Across Coahoma County, 15 public schools serve about 3,518 students.
Among nearby public schools, Jonestown Elementary is closest at about 10.5 miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Friars Point Elementary is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 133 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 123. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.2:1 to 12.3:1.
This page is set up for the Friars Point Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Coahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,540
Census ACS
Median income
$37,461
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coahoma County School District
- Coahoma County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- Lyon ElementaryElementary · 224 students
- Coahoma County Jr High SchoolMiddle · 172 students
- Jonestown ElementaryElementary · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Jonestown Elementary10.5 mi · 135
- Coahoma County High School10.6 mi · 345
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School11.2 mi · 652
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School11.3 mi · 266
- Oakhurst Intermediate School11.5 mi · 197
- KIPP:DELTA COLLEGE PREP SCHOOL11.7 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Friars Point ElementaryHow large is Friars Point Elementary?
Friars Point Elementary enrolls approximately 133 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Friars Point Elementary serve?
Friars Point Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Friars Point Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Friars Point Elementary.
How diverse is Friars Point Elementary?
Friars Point Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 31% Black, 64% Two or more.
Who oversees Friars Point Elementary?
Friars Point Elementary is overseen by Coahoma County School District in Coahoma County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.