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If you could change one rule at HILLS CHAPEL SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRENTISS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280375000716
Hills Chapel School
8 CR 2371, Booneville, MS 38829 · (662) 728-5181 · Prentiss County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- B+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
11.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
271 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
57.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 66.0% |
% 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
67.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Hills Chapel School
Hills Chapel School's state test result (67.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Chapel School this school | 398 | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| Hancock North Central School Kiln | 404 | 69.8% | 76.5% |
| Poplarville Upper Elementary POPLARVILLE | 432 | 64.1% | 66.1% |
| Burnsville Elementary School Burnsville | 410 | 74.4% | 42.8% |
| Marietta Elementary School Marietta | 270 | 67.8% | 66.5% |
| Saucier Elementary SAUCIER | 325 | 68.6% | 76.0% |
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 Hills Chapel School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #109 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #120 of 439 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #136 of 439 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #227 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #20 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #361 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #339 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #133 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
398
-50 (-11%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 398 | 34 | 11.7:1 | 68% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 36.5 | 11.3:1 | 72% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 39.7 | 10.7:1 | 99% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 37.7 | 12.6:1 | 78% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 83% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 83% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 61% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 29 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hills Chapel School.
About Hills Chapel School
Hills Chapel School is a mid-sized elementary school based in Booneville, Mississippi. Its enrollment is 398 students, spread over pre-K through 8.
Besides Hills Chapel School, Prentiss County School District runs 5 other schools. The district enrolls 2,176 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Hills Chapel School are White. Other groups make up 6% multiracial. County-wide, 80% of Prentiss County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 13%.
On staff are 34 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 4.1 more students per teacher than here. Hills Chapel School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 68%. The figure for public schools in Prentiss County is close, at 70%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Hills Chapel School outscored 75%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Hills Chapel School is 7.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 67.2%. Predicted: 60.2%.
Census data for Prentiss County show median household income comes to about $49,724, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,973, Hills Chapel School among them.
Hills Chapel School's closest public school neighbor is New Site High School, about 5.3 miles away. The ten-mile area around Hills Chapel School holds 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 65.6% on proficiency, and Hills Chapel School is above that at 67.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 50 students, from 448 to 398.
This page is set up for the Hills Chapel School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Prentiss County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,184
Census ACS
Median income
$49,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prentiss County School District
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Jumpertown SchoolCombined · 305 students
- Marietta Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- New Site High SchoolHigh · 239 students
- PRENTISS CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in Booneville
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Booneville High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Jumpertown SchoolCombined · 305 students
Nearby schools
- New Site High School5.3 mi · 239
- Anderson Elementary School5.8 mi · 551
- Booneville High School6.9 mi · 370
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle School6.9 mi · 416
- Thrasher High School7.5 mi · 387
- Wheeler High School9.2 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Hills Chapel SchoolHow many students attend Hills Chapel School?
Hills Chapel School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-08.
Is Hills Chapel School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hills Chapel School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Hills Chapel School have?
Hills Chapel School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Hills Chapel School?
Student demographics at Hills Chapel School are roughly 93% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hills Chapel School in?
Hills Chapel School is part of Prentiss County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.