Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 430 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280020001537
Houston Upper Elementary
452 Pittsboro Street, Houston, MS 38851 · (662) 456-2797 · Chickasaw County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
301 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 135 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 136 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 30% |
Student demographics
67%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
School pathway
Feeds from
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
61.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.1% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 58.3% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Houston Upper Elementary
Houston Upper Elementary's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Upper Elementary this school | 387 | 77.8% | 65.5% |
| Houston Lower Elementary School Houston | 472 | 79.9% | 55.4% |
| East Tate Elementary COLDWATER | 473 | 78.4% | 52.3% |
| South Side Lower Elementary Picayune | 320 | 82.2% | 53.4% |
| South Side Upper Elementary Picayune | 310 | 79.4% | 64.6% |
| Monticello Elementary Monticello | 397 | 76.3% | 36.1% |
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 Houston Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #128 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #164 of 439 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #110 of 439 ▲ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #238 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #82 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #22 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.8% | #267 of 444 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 387 | 29.2 | 13.3:1 | 78% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 77% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 28.6 | 11.8:1 | 99% (335) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Upper Elementary.
About Houston Upper Elementary
Houston Upper Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Houston, Mississippi. It covers grades 3 through 5, with a total enrollment of 387 students.
Chickasaw County School District counts 2,197 students in its 5 schools, and Houston Upper Elementary is one of them.
The most common group at Houston Upper Elementary is White students, at 44%. Smaller groups are 34% Black, 13% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Houston Upper Elementary's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Houston Upper Elementary and a ratio of 13.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 78% of enrollment. That tracks the 79% average for public schools in Chickasaw County.
Houston Upper Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Houston Upper Elementary is 55.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.5%.
Within Chickasaw County, the median household income is $43,586, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Houston Upper Elementary, Chickasaw County has 10 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Houston Lower Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Houston Upper Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. The school's 65.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
Houston Upper Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Discussions about Houston Upper Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Houlka Attendance CenterCombined · 457 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Other schools in Houston
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Houston Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Nearby schools
- Houston Lower Elementary School0.9 mi · 472
- Houston Middle School1.2 mi · 352
- Houston High School1.2 mi · 529
- Vardaman Attendance Center9.3 mi · 624
- Houlka Attendance Center9.4 mi · 457
- West Clay Elementary School12.7 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Upper ElementaryHow large is Houston Upper Elementary?
Houston Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Houston Upper Elementary serve?
Houston Upper Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Houston Upper Elementary have?
Houston Upper Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Houston Upper Elementary?
Student demographics at Houston Upper Elementary are roughly 44% White, 9% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Houston Upper Elementary public or private?
Houston Upper Elementary 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.