Enrollment
108
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEMPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280231001530
KCSD Upper Elementary School
364 JOHN C STENNIS AVENUE, DE KALB, MS 39328 · (601) 743-2432 · Kemper County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C+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
9.5:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
108 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 53 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 51% |
Student demographics
16%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
KCSD Upper Elementary School→Kemper County Middle School
Feeds from
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
42.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
28.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 28.7% |
| 2023-24 | 38.3% | 26.1% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Upper Elementary School
KCSD Upper Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCSD Upper Elementary School this school | 108 | 100.0% | 41.9% |
| Jonestown Elementary JONESTOWN | 135 | 98.5% | 41.2% |
| Meridian PreK Academy Meridian | 142 | 97.9% | 29.5% |
| Dundee Elementary School DUNDEE | 138 | 100.0% | 55.4% |
| Rosser Early Learning Center Moorhead | 79 | 100.0% | 50.5% |
| Camden Elementary Camden | 99 | 92.9% | 69.9% |
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 Upper Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #332 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #376 of 439 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #268 of 439 ▲ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 108 | #446 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #76 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
108
-100 (-48%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 108 | 11.3 | 9.5:1 | 100% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 131 | 15.3 | 8.6:1 | 100% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 16.7 | 11.1:1 | 100% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 19 | 10.9:1 | 100% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KCSD Upper Elementary School.
About KCSD Upper Elementary School
KCSD Upper Elementary School serves students in DE KALB, Mississippi, as a small elementary school. The school's 108 students are in grades 4 through 5. Enrollment is 76% lower than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi, which is about 446.
Kemper County School District operates 4 schools. Combined enrollment is 888 students.
At KCSD Upper Elementary School, Black students make up 92% of the student body. The school is also 6% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 59%. The chance that two students picked at random at KCSD Upper Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1 at KCSD Upper Elementary School, with 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. Across public schools in Kemper County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, KCSD Upper Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.1%. KCSD Upper Elementary School scores 41.9%.
Among Kemper County residents, median household income is about $46,431, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. KCSD Upper Elementary School is one of 5 public schools in Kemper County, which together enroll about 888 students.
The next-closest public school is Kemper County Middle School, about 1.1 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 56.4% on proficiency, and KCSD Upper Elementary School is below that at 41.9%.
NCES describes the area around KCSD Upper Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 208 to 108. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.9:1 to 9.5:1.
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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
- KCSD Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- Kemper County Middle SchoolMiddle · 191 students
- STENNIS VOC TECH COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Kemper County Middle School1.1 mi · 191
- Kemper County High School1.1 mi · 304
- KCSD Lower Elementary School11.9 mi · 285
- Bogue Chitto Elementary School16.9 mi · 177
- West Lauderdale Elementary School17.2 mi · 761
- West Lauderdale Middle School19.6 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About KCSD Upper Elementary SchoolHow large is KCSD Upper Elementary School?
KCSD Upper Elementary School enrolls approximately 108 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does KCSD Upper Elementary School serve?
KCSD Upper Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does KCSD Upper Elementary School have?
KCSD Upper Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at KCSD Upper Elementary School?
At KCSD Upper Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees KCSD Upper Elementary School?
KCSD Upper Elementary School is overseen by Kemper County School District in Kemper County.
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