Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 271 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280105000124
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School
871 RITCHIE AVENUE, CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 · (662) 627-8605 · Coahoma County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
19.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
293 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School→Oakhurst Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Clarksdale Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -11.4pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +15.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 18.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School this school | 299 | 98.0% | 24.2% |
| KCSD Lower Elementary School SCOOBA | 285 | 98.9% | 49.5% |
| Threadgill Elementary Greenwood | 295 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
| Boyd Elementary School Greenville | 298 | 100.0% | 40.9% |
| Van Winkle Elementary School Jackson | 275 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Green Hill Intermediate SARDIS | 264 | 98.9% | 30.6% |
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 George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Coahoma County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #418 of 428 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #344 of 439 ▲ 69 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #435 of 439 ▼ 28 | #7 of 7 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #325 of 453 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #392 of 408 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.6% | #305 of 409 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #192 of 444 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #158 of 296 | N/A |
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
299
+74 (+33%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 299 | 15.5 | 19.3:1 | 98% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 16.6 | 18.0:1 | 100% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 241 | 14.1 | 17.1:1 | 100% (241) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 10 | 22.5:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 17.1 | 20.3:1 | 100% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 14 | 17.0:1 | 100% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 95% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 81% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 22 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School.
About George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School
In CLARKSDALE, Mississippi, part of Coahoma County, George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School is an elementary school. Enrollment totals 299 students across pre-K through 4. The school is 33% below the average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School is part of a district of 7 schools: Clarksdale Municipal School District, with 1,857 students.
A large majority of enrollment at George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School is Black, at 85%. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 74%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School scores 27%.
The school had 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 98%. Public schools in Coahoma County average a similar 98%.
On the allk12 Grade, George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Test results at George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School are 20.9 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.2%, compared with a predicted 45.1%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
For Coahoma County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $37,461, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 31%. The county has 15 public schools and about 3,518 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies, is the closest to George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Enrollment figures show a increase of 74 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.5:1 to 19.3:1 over the same years.
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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 Clarksdale Municipal School District
- Clarksdale High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Oakhurst Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 197 students
- J.W. Stampley 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 106 students
Other schools in CLARKSDALE
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Clarksdale High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Coahoma County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet SchoolElementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies0.1 mi · 269
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School1.0 mi · 247
- Oakhurst Intermediate School1.5 mi · 197
- J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy1.5 mi · 106
- Clarksdale High School1.8 mi · 473
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School2.6 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School?
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School serve?
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School?
At George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 85% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School public or private?
George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarksdale Municipal School District.
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