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Alumni: what's one memory from ITAWAMBA ATTENDANCE CENTER that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,129
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITAWAMBA COUNTY·NCES 280210000358
Itawamba Attendance Center
488 Little Indian Road, Fulton, MS 38843 · (662) 862-4641 · Itawamba County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,129 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- B-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
15.7:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
764 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 144 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 146 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (146).
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
53.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 72.3% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Attendance Center
Itawamba Attendance Center's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itawamba Attendance Center this school | 1,129 | 67.7% | 61.9% |
| East Union Attendance Center BLUE SPRINGS | 950 | 67.3% | 75.4% |
| West Wortham Elementary and Middle School SAUCIER | 844 | 69.4% | 78.0% |
| Neshoba Central Elementary School PHILADELPHIA | 1,419 | 67.5% | 71.7% |
| PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR CARRIERE | 1,414 | 66.1% | 65.8% |
| Myrtle Attendance Center MYRTLE | 698 | 73.2% | 76.8% |
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 Itawamba Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #151 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #94 of 439 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #173 of 439 ▲ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,129 | #6 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #258 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.5% | #301 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #343 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #73 of 90 |
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
1,129
+25 (+2%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 766
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 1,129 | 71.8 | 15.7:1 | 68% (764) |
| 2023-24 | 1,149 | 83.6 | 13.8:1 | 65% (750) |
| 2022-23 | 1,163 | 83.8 | 13.9:1 | 100% (1,160) |
| 2020-21 | 1,104 | 75 | 14.7:1 | 100% (1,101) |
| 2017-18 | 1,098 | 71.4 | 15.4:1 | 61% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 1,030 | 68 | 15.2:1 | 64% (662) |
| 2010-11 | 955 | 64 | 14.9:1 | 64% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 728 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 53% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 766 | 41 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Itawamba Attendance Center.
About Itawamba Attendance Center
Itawamba Attendance Center is a large elementary school located in Fulton, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 1,129 students in pre-K through 8. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
The district for Itawamba Attendance Center is Itawamba County, with 6 schools and 3,275 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Itawamba Attendance Center is White, at 85%. It is also 7% Black and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Teacher count: 71.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.7:1. It is about the same as the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 69% average for public schools in Itawamba County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Itawamba Attendance Center outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Itawamba Attendance Center is 1.5 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.9% actual, 60.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In Itawamba County, home to about 24,036 people, the median household earns about $55,546 a year, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Itawamba County number 8, with about 3,275 students.
Itawamba Agricultural High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Itawamba Attendance Center is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,104 to 1,129. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.7 to 15.7 over 4 years.
People who know Itawamba Attendance Center can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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
- Mantachie Attendance CenterCombined · 926 students
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolHigh · 555 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 Agricultural High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Dorsey Attendance CenterElementary · 233 students
- ITAWAMBA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- ITAWAMBA IMPROVEMENT CENTERCombined
Nearby schools
- Itawamba Agricultural High School0.2 mi · 555
- Dorsey Attendance Center6.9 mi · 233
- Tremont Attendance Center7.7 mi · 312
- Mantachie Attendance Center8.9 mi · 926
- Fairview Attendance Center10.1 mi · 120
- Smithville School10.7 mi · 540
Frequently asked questions
About Itawamba Attendance CenterHow large is Itawamba Attendance Center?
Itawamba Attendance Center enrolls approximately 1,129 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Itawamba Attendance Center serve?
Itawamba Attendance Center serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Itawamba Attendance Center?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Itawamba Attendance Center.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Itawamba Attendance Center?
At Itawamba Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 85% White, 2% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Itawamba Attendance Center public or private?
Itawamba Attendance Center 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.