Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280285001268
H. W. Byers Elementary
4178 HIGHWAY 72 EAST, HOLLY SPRINGS, MS 38635 · (662) 851-7826 · Marshall County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% 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
16.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
259 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 | 52 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (52).
Student demographics
66%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
36.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 36 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 down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 47.5% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
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 H. W. Byers Elementary
H. W. Byers Elementary's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H. W. Byers Elementary this school | 262 | 98.9% | 39.6% |
| Hawkins Elementary HATTIESBURG | 283 | 99.6% | 55.7% |
| Woodley Elementary HATTIESBURG | 422 | 100.0% | 69.3% |
| Pass Road Elementary Gulfport | 377 | 99.7% | 63.2% |
| Bankston Elementary School Greenwood | 254 | 99.6% | 38.3% |
| Central Elementary Gulfport | 482 | 99.4% | 44.2% |
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 H. W. Byers Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #345 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #322 of 439 ▼ 69 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #327 of 439 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #354 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #329 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #38 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #173 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #76 of 296 |
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
262
+19 (+8%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 262 | 15.7 | 16.7:1 | 99% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 18.9 | 12.1:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 214 | 16.1 | 13.3:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 243 | 16 | 15.2:1 | 99% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 19.8 | 17.5:1 | 94% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 95% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 309 | 18 | 17.2:1 | 93% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H. W. Byers Elementary.
About H. W. Byers Elementary
Families in HOLLY SPRINGS, Mississippi, are served by H. W. Byers Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 262 students, from kindergarten through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Mississippi) has about 446 students.
A total of 8 schools make up Marshall County School District, with 2,769 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at H. W. Byers Elementary is Black (47%). Other groups make up 27% White, 22% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. H. W. Byers Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 16.7 students per teacher and 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 99%. Across public schools in Marshall County, the average is about the same, 97%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, H. W. Byers Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Mississippi, H. W. Byers Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.6% actual against a predicted 44.7%.
Marshall County has about 33,979 residents, and median household income is about $53,458, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Marshall County number 15 and enroll about 3,762.
The closest public school, H. W. Byers High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from H. W. Byers Elementary. Within ten miles are 2 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 262, 8% above the 243 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 16.7 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for H. W. Byers Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Holly Springs Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 228 students
- Holly Springs Junior High SchoolMiddle · 145 students
- Galena SchoolElementary · 138 students
Nearby schools
- H. W. Byers High School0.0 mi · 362
- La Grange Moscow Elementary9.8 mi · 196
- Collierville Middle School10.9 mi · 815
- Collierville High School11.4 mi · 2,946
- Sycamore Elementary School11.5 mi · 580
- Collierville Virtual Academy11.8 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About H. W. Byers ElementaryHow many students attend H. W. Byers Elementary?
H. W. Byers Elementary enrolls approximately 262 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does H. W. Byers Elementary serve?
H. W. Byers Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at H. W. Byers Elementary?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at H. W. Byers Elementary.
How diverse is H. W. Byers Elementary?
H. W. Byers Elementary reports a student body of 27% White, 22% Hispanic, 47% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees H. W. Byers Elementary?
H. W. Byers Elementary is overseen by Marshall County School District in Marshall County.
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