Enrollment
185
Elementary
DISTRICT 190 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH BOLIVAR CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280018601416
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School
202 MARTIN L. KING DRIVE, MOUND BAYOU, MS 38762 · (662) 333-8952 · Bolivar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL185 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.7:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
184 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 8 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
37%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School→Northside High School
Based on grade levels within North Bolivar Consolidated. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 31.6% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 I. T. Montgomery Elementary School
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. T. Montgomery Elementary School this school | 185 | 99.5% | 48.7% |
| McEvans Elementary School SHAW | 204 | 100.0% | 28.9% |
| Trigg Elementary School Greenville | 231 | 100.0% | 51.4% |
| Lyon Elementary LYON | 224 | 96.4% | 44.0% |
| Linwood School VAUGHAN | 178 | 98.3% | 37.6% |
| Long Creek Elementary School Sallis | 199 | 98.5% | 52.1% |
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 I. T. Montgomery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Bolivar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #274 of 428 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #232 of 439 ▲ 125 | #4 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #313 of 439 ▲ 74 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 185 | #421 of 453 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #133 of 444 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.6% | #28 of 296 | #2 of 10 |
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
185
-49 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 185 | 14.5 | 12.7:1 | 99% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 100% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 17.9 | 12.6:1 | 100% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 100% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 17.8 | 15.9:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 18 | 19.0:1 | 100% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for I. T. Montgomery Elementary School.
About I. T. Montgomery Elementary School
A small elementary school in MOUND BAYOU, Mississippi, I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is part of North Bolivar Consolidated. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 185 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
The district, North Bolivar Consolidated, operates 3 schools serving 749 students.
By race and ethnicity, I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is 75% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% multiracial. In Bolivar County overall, about 63% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, I. T. Montgomery Elementary School comes in at 37%.
The school reported 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. Across public schools in Bolivar County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, I. T. Montgomery Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, I. T. Montgomery Elementary School would be expected to post about 44.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.7%.
In the county around the school, Bolivar County, median household income is about $39,585, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is among the 19 public schools in Bolivar County.
The nearest public school is Hayes Cooper Center, at about 2.2 miles. I. T. Montgomery Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 48.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 21%, from 234 to 185. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 12.7:1 over the same years.
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Bolivar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,534
Census ACS
Median income
$39,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Bolivar Consolidated
- Northside High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Casper E HallElementary · 194 students
Nearby schools
- Hayes Cooper Center2.2 mi · 304
- Northside High School5.0 mi · 370
- Pearman Elementary School8.8 mi · 186
- Cleveland Central High School9.0 mi · 799
- Cleveland Central Middle School9.7 mi · 423
- D.M. Smith Elementary9.7 mi · 233
Frequently asked questions
About I. T. Montgomery Elementary SchoolHow large is I. T. Montgomery Elementary School?
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School enrolls approximately 185 students in grades PK-06.
Is I. T. Montgomery Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does I. T. Montgomery Elementary School have?
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at I. T. Montgomery Elementary School?
At I. T. Montgomery Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% Black, 25% Two or more.
What district is I. T. Montgomery Elementary School in?
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is part of North Bolivar Consolidated.
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