Enrollment
191
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280019501503
GPE School
3877 Highway 51 South, Goodman, MS 39079 · (662) 468-3351 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% 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
12.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
191 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
28.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
28.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 28.6% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 GPE School
GPE School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPE School this school | 191 | 100.0% | 38.2% |
| Webb Elementary School Greenville | 230 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
| Casper E Hall Duncan | 194 | 98.5% | 56.6% |
| Hopewell Elementary School COLLINS | 196 | 98.5% | 62.8% |
| Long Creek Elementary School Sallis | 199 | 98.5% | 52.1% |
| Threadgill Primary School GREENWOOD | 207 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
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 GPE School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #353 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #375 of 439 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #384 of 439 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #418 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #10 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
191
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 191 | 15 | 12.7:1 | 100% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 17.4 | 11.8:1 | 100% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 201 | 17.4 | 11.6:1 | 100% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 182 | 16 | 11.4:1 | 100% (182) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GPE School.
About GPE School
GPE School is an elementary school in Goodman, Mississippi, and it is part of Holmes County Consolidated. The school serves 191 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 57% smaller than that.
The district for GPE School is Holmes County Consolidated, with 7 schools and 2,300 students.
About 96% of the student body at GPE School is Black. The rest of enrollment is 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Holmes County's population at about 81%. GPE School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 15 full-time-equivalent teachers at GPE School and a ratio of 12.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Holmes County average 100%.
The allk12 Grade for GPE School is C-. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, GPE School is 5.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools.
In the county around the school, Holmes County, the median household income is $32,538, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 9 public schools in Holmes County, enrolling about 2,300 students in all.
The shortest distance from GPE School to another public school is about 10.4 miles, to Williams-Sullivan Middle School. GPE School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, GPE School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at GPE School climbed 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 182 to 191 students. The ratio was 11.4:1 in 2020-21 and 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for GPE School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,191
Census ACS
Median income
$32,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Durant Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
Nearby schools
- Williams-Sullivan Middle School10.4 mi · 192
- Durant Elementary School11.3 mi · 242
- Long Creek Elementary School11.3 mi · 199
- Velma Jackson High School11.4 mi · 224
- William Dean Jr Elementary School13.8 mi · 426
- Holmes County Central High School13.9 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About GPE SchoolHow many students attend GPE School?
GPE School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does GPE School serve?
GPE School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does GPE School have?
GPE School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at GPE School?
Student demographics at GPE School are roughly 2% White, 96% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is GPE School in?
GPE School is part of Holmes County Consolidated.
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