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Alumni: what's one memory from KOSCIUSKO LOWER ELEM that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOSCIUSKO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280234000458
Kosciusko Lower Elem
109 Veterans Memorial Drive, KOSCIUSKO, MS 39090 · (662) 289-3364 · Attala County
GRADES PK–01ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
343 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 120 | 30% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 33% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 37% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Kosciusko School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 57.8% |
% 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
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Kosciusko Lower Elem
Kosciusko Lower Elem's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Lower Elem this school | 403 | 85.1% | 57.9% |
| Marshall Elementary School NORTH CARROLLTON | 391 | 84.1% | 38.7% |
| Brookhaven Elementary School BROOKHAVEN | 368 | 81.0% | 50.0% |
| Batesville Middle School Batesville | 474 | 88.4% | 62.8% |
| Quitman Upper Elementary School Quitman | 327 | 79.5% | 51.4% |
| Kosciusko Middle Elem KOSCIUSKO | 267 | 86.5% | 54.5% |
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 Kosciusko Lower Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #188 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #105 of 439 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #198 of 439 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #220 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #375 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #156 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #230 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #194 of 296 |
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
403
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 513
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 403 | 22.7 | 17.8:1 | 85% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 39.1 | 10.3:1 | 87% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 42.2 | 10.3:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 26.7 | 16.8:1 | 76% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 24 | 17.5:1 | 77% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 73% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 59% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 513 | 22 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kosciusko Lower Elem.
About Kosciusko Lower Elem
At 109 Veterans Memorial Drive in KOSCIUSKO, Mississippi, Kosciusko Lower Elem operates as a mid-sized elementary school. There are 403 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 1.
Kosciusko School District has 5 schools and 1,973 students, and Kosciusko Lower Elem is one of those schools.
Black students are 61% of those enrolled at Kosciusko Lower Elem. Next come 34% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 44% Black among all Attala County residents. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Kosciusko Lower Elem are from different groups.
There are about 17.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Kosciusko Lower Elem, which has 22.7. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Kosciusko Lower Elem is about 85%. The average for public schools in Attala County is similar, at 87%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Kosciusko Lower Elem outscored 62%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Kosciusko Lower Elem is 6.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.9% versus 51.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In Attala County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $51,639, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 11 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,925, Kosciusko Lower Elem among them.
Measured in a straight line, Kosciusko Jr High School is about 0.6 miles from Kosciusko Lower Elem. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Kosciusko Lower Elem ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 403 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 429. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.8:1 to 17.8:1.
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Attala County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,526
Census ACS
Median income
$51,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kosciusko School District
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 579 students
- Kosciusko Jr High SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Kosciusko Middle ElemElementary · 267 students
- Kosciusko Upper ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- KOSCIUSKO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in KOSCIUSKO
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 579 students
- Kosciusko Jr High SchoolMiddle · 472 students
- Kosciusko Middle ElemElementary · 267 students
- Kosciusko Upper ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- KOSCIUSKO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CAREER TECHNICAL CHigh
Nearby schools
- Kosciusko Jr High School0.6 mi · 472
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary0.8 mi · 252
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 579
- Kosciusko Middle Elem1.2 mi · 267
- McAdams Attendance Center7.0 mi · 167
- Ethel Attendance Center7.6 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Kosciusko Lower ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Kosciusko Lower Elem?
Kosciusko Lower Elem enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-01.
Is Kosciusko Lower Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kosciusko Lower Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-01.
How many teachers does Kosciusko Lower Elem have?
Kosciusko Lower Elem employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
How diverse is Kosciusko Lower Elem?
Kosciusko Lower Elem reports a student body of 34% White, 3% Hispanic, 61% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Kosciusko Lower Elem?
Kosciusko Lower Elem is overseen by Kosciusko School District in Attala County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.