Enrollment
285
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEMPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280231001529
KCSD Lower Elementary School
132 BINNSVILLE ROAD, SCOOBA, MS 39358 · (601) 743-2432 · Kemper County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL285 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
282 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
43.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
About KCSD Lower Elementary School
KCSD Lower Elementary School, a cozy K-5 school in SCOOBA, Mississippi, one of the schools within Kemper County School District, works with 285 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. That puts it 36% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.
KCSD Lower Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Kemper County School District, a district that enrolls 888 students overall.
On demographics, KCSD Lower Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (82%). Other groups include 13% multiracial, 4% White. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KCSD Lower Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Kemper County put the typical household earns roughly $46,431 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. Across Kemper County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 888 students), KCSD Lower Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: KCSD Upper Elementary School, around 11.9 miles off. On composite proficiency, KCSD Lower Elementary School comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 37.6%.
The school occupies a rural site.
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Kemper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,729
Census ACS
Median income
$46,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
888 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kemper County School District
- Kemper County High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Kemper County Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- KCSD Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 108 students
- STENNIS VOC TECH COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- KCSD Upper Elementary School11.9 mi · 108
- Kemper County High School12.8 mi · 304
- Kemper County Middle School12.8 mi · 191
- Earl Nash Elementary19.6 mi · 611
- B F Liddell Middle20.3 mi · 305
- Livingston Junior High School22.0 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About KCSD Lower Elementary SchoolHow large is KCSD Lower Elementary School?
KCSD Lower Elementary School enrolls approximately 285 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does KCSD Lower Elementary School serve?
KCSD Lower Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at KCSD Lower Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at KCSD Lower Elementary School.
How diverse is KCSD Lower Elementary School?
KCSD Lower Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 82% Black, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees KCSD Lower Elementary School?
KCSD Lower Elementary School is overseen by Kemper County School District in Kemper County.
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