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Enrollment
555
High
DISTRICT 546 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITAWAMBA COUNTY·NCES 280210000949
Itawamba Agricultural High School
11900 Highway 25 South, Fulton, MS 38843 · (662) 862-3104 · Itawamba County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
331 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 153 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 132 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 140 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 130 | 23% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
51.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
92.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.2% | 92.7% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 89.4% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Itawamba Agricultural High School
Itawamba Agricultural High School's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itawamba Agricultural High School this school | 555 | 59.6% | 71.6% |
| Tishomingo Co. High School Iuka | 578 | 63.7% | 70.0% |
| Alcorn Central High School GLEN | 386 | 60.6% | 62.2% |
| Stone High School WIGGINS | 740 | 59.7% | 67.7% |
| Poplarville High School POPLARVILLE | 540 | 49.6% | 84.5% |
| Purvis High School Purvis | 614 | 49.8% | 72.4% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Itawamba Agricultural High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #41 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.7% | #3 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #71 of 199 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #88 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #107 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #141 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #144 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #99 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high 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
555
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 545
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 555 | 42.7 | 13.0:1 | 60% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 527 | 36.9 | 14.3:1 | 57% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 99% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 576 | 36.1 | 16.0:1 | 58% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 61% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 55% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 53% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Itawamba Agricultural High School.
About Itawamba Agricultural High School
Itawamba Agricultural High School is a mid-sized high school in Fulton, Mississippi, (ZIP code 38843). It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 555 students.
Itawamba Agricultural High School is one of 6 schools in Itawamba County, which enrolls 3,275 students in total.
The share of White students at Itawamba Agricultural High School is 84%. The next largest groups are 11% Black and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Itawamba Agricultural High School is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Itawamba Agricultural High School has 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Itawamba Agricultural High School. The gap from the 69% average for public schools in Itawamba County is 9 points.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Itawamba Agricultural High School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Itawamba Agricultural High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 71.6% and a predicted 64.4%.
In Itawamba County, home to about 24,036 people, median household income comes to about $55,546, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Itawamba County's 8 public schools enroll about 3,275 students and include Itawamba Agricultural High School.
About 0.2 miles separate Itawamba Agricultural High School from the closest public school, Itawamba Attendance Center. Within ten miles are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Itawamba Agricultural High School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Itawamba Agricultural High School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 557 in 2020-21 and 555 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 13.0:1.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Itawamba Agricultural High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Itawamba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,036
Census ACS
Median income
$55,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,275 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Itawamba County
- Itawamba Attendance CenterElementary · 1,129 students
- Mantachie Attendance CenterCombined · 926 students
- Tremont Attendance CenterCombined · 312 students
- Dorsey Attendance CenterElementary · 233 students
- Fairview Attendance CenterElementary · 120 students
- ITAWAMBA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in Fulton
- Itawamba Attendance CenterElementary · 1,129 students
- Dorsey Attendance CenterElementary · 233 students
- ITAWAMBA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- ITAWAMBA IMPROVEMENT CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- Itawamba Attendance Center0.2 mi · 1,129
- Dorsey Attendance Center7.0 mi · 233
- Tremont Attendance Center7.7 mi · 312
- Mantachie Attendance Center9.1 mi · 926
- Fairview Attendance Center10.3 mi · 120
- Smithville School10.5 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolHow large is Itawamba Agricultural High School?
Itawamba Agricultural High School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 09-12.
Is Itawamba Agricultural High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Itawamba Agricultural High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Itawamba Agricultural High School have?
Itawamba Agricultural High School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Itawamba Agricultural High School?
Student demographics at Itawamba Agricultural High School are roughly 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Itawamba Agricultural High School public or private?
Itawamba Agricultural High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Itawamba County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.