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Enrollment
457
Combined
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280020001539
Houlka Attendance Center
510 GRIFFIN AVE., HOULKA, MS 38850 · (662) 567-1601 · Chickasaw County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
333 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
39.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 56.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Houlka Attendance Center
Houlka Attendance Center's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houlka Attendance Center this school | 457 | 72.9% | 56.8% |
| Noxapater Attendance NOXAPATER | 473 | 68.9% | 58.1% |
| Salem Tylertown | 469 | 64.6% | 59.0% |
| Stringer Attendance Center STRINGER | 579 | 69.4% | 71.1% |
| Loyd Star Attendance Center BROOKHAVEN | 741 | 67.5% | 57.4% |
| Bogue Chitto School BOGUE CHITTO | 747 | 68.1% | 67.3% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 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 Houlka Attendance Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #24 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #19 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #27 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #23 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #7 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.7% | #5 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #12 of 29 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 457 | 43.6 | 10.5:1 | 73% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 44.1 | 10.6:1 | 79% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 42.8 | 11.4:1 | 99% (487) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houlka Attendance Center.
About Houlka Attendance Center
Houlka Attendance Center is a public combined-grade school in HOULKA, Mississippi. Enrolled students number 457 students, in pre-K through 12.
Chickasaw County School District is the district for Houlka Attendance Center. It has 5 schools and 2,197 students.
White students form the largest group at Houlka Attendance Center, 49% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 42% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 50% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Houlka Attendance Center belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
A ratio of 10.5:1 comes from the school's 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.8:1 average for combined schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 73% of students at Houlka Attendance Center as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The model predicts 57.8% for a school in Mississippi with Houlka Attendance Center's free or reduced-price lunch share. Houlka Attendance Center posts 56.8%.
Chickasaw County has about 16,915 residents, and median household income is about $43,586, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Chickasaw County number 11 and enroll about 2,709.
The nearest public school is Houston Upper Elementary, at about 9.4 miles. There are 2 other public schools within ten miles. Houlka Attendance Center places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Houlka Attendance Center the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Chickasaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,915
Census ACS
Median income
$43,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,709 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickasaw County School District
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Houston Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Nearby schools
- Houston Upper Elementary9.4 mi · 387
- Houston Lower Elementary School9.8 mi · 472
- Houston High School10.2 mi · 529
- Houston Middle School10.3 mi · 352
- South Pontotoc High School13.4 mi · 455
- South Pontotoc Middle School13.4 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Houlka Attendance CenterHow many students attend Houlka Attendance Center?
Houlka Attendance Center enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Houlka Attendance Center serve?
Houlka Attendance Center serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Houlka Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Houlka Attendance Center is approximately 10.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houlka Attendance Center?
At Houlka Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 49% White, 5% Hispanic, 42% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Houlka Attendance Center public or private?
Houlka Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chickasaw County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.