Enrollment
305
Combined
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRENTISS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280375000717
Jumpertown School
717 Hwy 4 West, Booneville, MS 38829 · (662) 728-6378 · Prentiss County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
264 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 25 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 24 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (25).
Student demographics
38%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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.3% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.5% | 55.6% |
% 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
62.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Jumpertown School
Jumpertown School's state test result (62.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jumpertown School this school | 305 | 86.6% | 62.0% |
| Thrasher High School Booneville | 387 | 76.5% | 56.6% |
| Tremont Attendance Center Tremont | 312 | 71.8% | 64.2% |
| Pine Grove High School Ripley | 573 | 73.1% | 69.4% |
| Sebastopol Attendance Center SEBASTOPOL | 684 | 99.6% | 70.4% |
| Blue Mountain High School Blue Mountain | 295 | 92.2% | 67.8% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 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 Jumpertown School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #18 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #13 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #22 of 30 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #27 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.5:1 | #2 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.3% | #12 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.6% | #8 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #14 of 20 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
305
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 353
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 305 | 35.9 | 8.5:1 | 87% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 30.6 | 10.6:1 | 91% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 99% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 27 | 11.7:1 | 99% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 27.4 | 12.1:1 | 81% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 85% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 311 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 82% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 61% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 353 | 23 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jumpertown School.
About Jumpertown School
Among the schools in Booneville, Mississippi, is Jumpertown School, a small combined-grade school. The grade span is pre-K through 12, and enrollment is 305 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Mississippi) has about 527 students.
The Prentiss County School District system has 6 schools and 2,176 students.
White students account for 77% of enrollment at Jumpertown School. Smaller groups are 16% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, Prentiss County is about 80% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Jumpertown School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 8.5:1, with 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in Mississippi average 11.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. It compares with 70% for public schools in Prentiss County.
Jumpertown School is 11.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.0% versus 50.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Prentiss County has these Census figures: median household income is about $49,724, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Jumpertown School is among the 13 public schools in Prentiss County.
Nearest public school: Booneville High School, about 6.4 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles: 6. On average proficiency, Jumpertown School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies Jumpertown School's location as Rural: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 305, 3% below the 316 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 8.5:1, from 11.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Jumpertown School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Prentiss County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,184
Census ACS
Median income
$49,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prentiss County School District
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Hills Chapel SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Marietta Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- New Site High SchoolHigh · 239 students
- PRENTISS CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in Booneville
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle SchoolMiddle · 416 students
- Hills Chapel SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Booneville High SchoolHigh · 370 students
Nearby schools
- Booneville High School6.4 mi · 370
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle School6.4 mi · 416
- Anderson Elementary School7.5 mi · 551
- Thrasher High School7.5 mi · 387
- Pine Grove High School8.2 mi · 573
- Wheeler High School9.9 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Jumpertown SchoolHow large is Jumpertown School?
Jumpertown School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Jumpertown School serve?
Jumpertown School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jumpertown School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jumpertown School is approximately 8.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jumpertown School?
At Jumpertown School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 16% Two or more.
Is Jumpertown School public or private?
Jumpertown School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prentiss County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.