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
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 17% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Based on grade levels within Kemper County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 43.8% |
| 2023-24 | 44.7% | 42.6% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like KCSD Lower Elementary School
KCSD Lower Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCSD Lower Elementary School this school | 285 | 98.9% | 49.5% |
| George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 299 | 98.0% | 24.2% |
| Green Hill Intermediate SARDIS | 264 | 98.9% | 30.6% |
| Boyd Elementary School Greenville | 298 | 100.0% | 40.9% |
| Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 247 | 98.8% | 17.1% |
| Van Winkle Elementary School Jackson | 275 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
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 KCSD Lower Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #269 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #269 of 439 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #59 of 439 ▲ 224 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 285 | #336 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #22 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #283 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #167 of 444 |
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
285
+73 (+34%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 285 | 24.1 | 11.8:1 | 99% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 28.8 | 9.2:1 | 100% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 27.6 | 9.3:1 | 100% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 100% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KCSD Lower Elementary School.
About KCSD Lower Elementary School
This page covers KCSD Lower Elementary School, a small elementary school in SCOOBA, Mississippi. In all, 285 students attend the school in pre-K through 3. That puts enrollment 36% below the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Kemper County School District runs 4 schools with a combined 888 students. KCSD Lower Elementary School is one of them.
At KCSD Lower Elementary School, 82% of students are Black. Other students are 13% multiracial and 4% White. That is higher than the 59% Black share among all Kemper County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
For every teacher at KCSD Lower Elementary School, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is higher. There are 282 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Kemper County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, KCSD Lower Elementary School outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 44.6% for a school in Mississippi with KCSD Lower Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. KCSD Lower Elementary School posts 49.5%.
In the wider Kemper County area, the median household earns about $46,431 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. KCSD Lower Elementary School shares Kemper County with 4 other public schools.
KCSD Upper Elementary School is the nearest public school to KCSD Lower Elementary School, about 11.9 miles away. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, KCSD Lower Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
KCSD Lower Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 34%, from 212 to 285. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 11.8:1, from 10.1:1.
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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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