Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATTIESBURG·NCES 280180001570
Hawkins Elementary
901 Ida Ave., HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 · (601) 583-4311 · Forrest County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
282 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 79% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Hattiesburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -10.4pp since 2023
Math
39.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -16.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 39.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 55.7% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Hawkins Elementary
Hawkins Elementary's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Elementary this school | 283 | 99.6% | 55.7% |
| Woodley Elementary HATTIESBURG | 422 | 100.0% | 69.3% |
| H. W. Byers Elementary HOLLY SPRINGS | 262 | 98.9% | 39.6% |
| Arlington Elem Pascagoula | 333 | 85.3% | 43.0% |
| Canton Elementary School Canton | 411 | 100.0% | 49.6% |
| Byhalia Elementary School BYHALIA | 515 | 99.4% | 29.3% |
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 Hawkins Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Forrest County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #212 of 428 | #10 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #305 of 439 ▼ 113 | #11 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #295 of 439 ▼ 51 | #11 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #337 of 453 | #9 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #32 of 408 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #139 of 409 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #122 of 444 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #213 of 296 | #4 of 9 |
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
283
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 283 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 100% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 26.4 | 10.9:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 22 | 13.5:1 | 100% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 19 | 16.5:1 | 100% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 20.8 | 14.8:1 | 100% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 98% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hawkins Elementary.
About Hawkins Elementary
Hawkins Elementary sits in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 283 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446, so this school runs 37% smaller than that.
Hattiesburg is responsible for 8 schools, Hawkins Elementary included, with 3,918 students in all.
A majority of students at Hawkins Elementary, 62%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 36%. Hawkins Elementary has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 12.3 students per teacher and 23 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 100%. That is higher than the 79% average for public schools in Forrest County.
The allk12 Grade for Hawkins Elementary is B. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hawkins Elementary scores 55.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.3%.
Census estimates describe Forrest County this way: median household income is about $53,640, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Forrest County number 21 and enroll about 10,857.
The nearest other public school, Hattiesburg High School, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hawkins Elementary. Hawkins Elementary places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hawkins Elementary went from 313 students to 283. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.5:1 to 12.3:1.
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Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- N R Burger MiddleMiddle · 525 students
- Rowan ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Woodley ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Grace Christian ElementaryElementary · 367 students
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- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
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Other Hawkins Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Hawkins Elementary. Hawkins Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolBRIGHTON, MI · 551 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolHAWKINS, TX · 378 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 355 students
- Hawkins ElementaryRogersville, TN · 270 students
- Hawkins Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Hattiesburg High School0.8 mi · 1,014
- Rowan Elementary1.3 mi · 425
- Woodley Elementary1.5 mi · 422
- Grace Christian Elementary1.8 mi · 367
- Hattiesburg STEAM Academy2.1 mi · 263
- N R Burger Middle2.2 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Hawkins ElementaryHow large is Hawkins Elementary?
Hawkins Elementary enrolls approximately 283 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hawkins Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hawkins Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hawkins Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hawkins Elementary is approximately 12.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hawkins Elementary?
Student demographics at Hawkins Elementary are roughly 3% White, 28% Hispanic, 62% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hawkins Elementary?
Hawkins Elementary is overseen by Hattiesburg in Forrest County.
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