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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280020001535
Houston Lower Elementary School
123 Starkville Street, Houston, MS 38851 · (662) 456-3323 · Chickasaw County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
377 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Houston Lower Elementary School→Houston Upper Elementary
Based on grade levels within Chickasaw County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.5pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 are up about 6 points.
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
55.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
About Houston Lower Elementary School
Houston Lower Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Houston, Mississippi, part of Chickasaw County School District, enrolling 472 students in grades pre-K through 2.
Houston Lower Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Chickasaw County School District, a district that hosts 2,197 students overall.
On demographics, Houston Lower Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Black, 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Chickasaw County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Houston Lower Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Houston Lower Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Houston Lower Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.2%, the actual is 55.4%, a residual of +1.2 points.
In the area at large, Chickasaw County reports that the typical household earns roughly $43,586 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Chickasaw County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,709 students), Houston Lower Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Houston High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Houston Lower Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Houston Lower Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.2%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Houlka Attendance CenterCombined · 457 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Other schools in Houston
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Nearby schools
- Houston High School0.4 mi · 529
- Houston Middle School0.5 mi · 352
- Houston Upper Elementary0.9 mi · 387
- Houlka Attendance Center9.8 mi · 457
- Vardaman Attendance Center10.1 mi · 624
- West Clay Elementary School12.2 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Lower Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Houston Lower Elementary School?
Houston Lower Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Houston Lower Elementary School serve?
Houston Lower Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at Houston Lower Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Houston Lower Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houston Lower Elementary School?
At Houston Lower Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 10% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Houston Lower Elementary School public or private?
Houston Lower Elementary School 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.