Enrollment
138
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280285000549
Galena School
4202 HWY 4 WEST, HOLLY SPRINGS, MS 38635 · (662) 564-2229 · Marshall County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL138 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
135 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 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
37.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.3% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 50.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Galena School
Galena School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galena School this school | 138 | 97.8% | 48.6% |
| Pearman Elementary School CLEVELAND | 186 | 100.0% | 28.6% |
| Summit Elementary School Summit | 200 | 100.0% | 45.8% |
| North Forrest Elementary School Hattiesburg | 209 | 92.3% | 60.4% |
| Coldwater Elementary School Coldwater | 213 | 91.1% | 46.6% |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 261 | 96.9% | 31.6% |
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 Galena School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #279 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #222 of 439 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #316 of 439 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 138 | #435 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.8% | #194 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
138
+50 (+57%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 6.8:1
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 | 138 | 11.7 | 11.8:1 | 98% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 119 | 12.6 | 9.4:1 | 100% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 90 | 13.2 | 6.8:1 | 100% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 88 | 13 | 6.8:1 | 97% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 119 | 9.1 | 13.1:1 | 97% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 98% (197) |
| 2010-11 | 188 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 94% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 19 | 17.8:1 | 84% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galena School.
About Galena School
The public elementary school Galena School is located in HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi. It teaches 138 students in kindergarten through 8. It has 69% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi (about 446).
Besides Galena School, Marshall County School District runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 2,769 students.
Federal enrollment data show Galena School is 72% Black. Next come 16% White and 11% Hispanic. The county population is about 43% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
A staff of 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.8:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 4.0 students per teacher. By family income, 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Marshall County is similar, at 97%.
On the allk12 Grade, Galena School lands at C+, ahead of 43% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Galena School is 3.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.6%. Predicted: 45.2%.
In Marshall County, the median household earns about $53,458 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Marshall County has 15 public schools with about 3,762 students, including Galena School.
Holly Springs Intermediate School, about 10.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Galena School ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Galena School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 88 in 2020-21 and 138 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 6.8:1 to 11.8:1.
The allk12 page for Galena School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,979
Census ACS
Median income
$53,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County School District
- Byhalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Byhalia Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Byhalia High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- H. W. Byers High SchoolHigh · 362 students
- Potts Camp High SchoolHigh · 356 students
- Mary Reid SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other schools in HOLLY SPRINGS
- H. W. Byers High SchoolHigh · 362 students
- Holly Springs Primary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Holly Springs High SchoolHigh · 288 students
- H. W. Byers ElementaryElementary · 262 students
- Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 145 students
Nearby schools
- Holly Springs Intermediate School10.1 mi · 228
- Holly Springs Primary School10.2 mi · 332
- Holly Springs High School10.6 mi · 288
- Holly Springs Junior High School10.7 mi · 145
- Independence High School13.6 mi · 507
- East Tate Elementary14.2 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Galena SchoolHow large is Galena School?
Galena School enrolls approximately 138 students in grades KG-08.
Is Galena School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Galena School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Galena School have?
Galena School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Galena School?
Student demographics at Galena School are roughly 16% White, 11% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Galena School public or private?
Galena School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marshall County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.