Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOSCIUSKO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280234000459
Kosciusko Middle Elem
233 South Wells, KOSCIUSKO, MS 39090 · (662) 289-4653 · Attala County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
231 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 2 | 133 | 50% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 50% |
Student demographics
46%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
Kosciusko Middle Elem→Kosciusko Upper Elementary→Kosciusko Jr High School→KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
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
47.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 →
Where Kosciusko Middle Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #222 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #130 of 439 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #238 of 439 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #347 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #105 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #195 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #224 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.2% | #41 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
267
-53 (-17%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 267 | 19.5 | 13.7:1 | 87% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 286 | 22.9 | 12.5:1 | 86% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 23.1 | 12.3:1 | 99% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 99% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 24.4 | 15.9:1 | 80% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 25 | 17.1:1 | 79% (339) |
| 2010-11 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 72% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 60% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 20 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kosciusko Middle Elem.
About Kosciusko Middle Elem
Kosciusko Middle Elem is a public elementary school run by Kosciusko School District in KOSCIUSKO, Mississippi. The grade span is 2 through 3, and enrollment is 267 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Mississippi) has about 446 students.
Kosciusko School District has 5 schools; together they serve 1,973 students.
At 67%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Kosciusko Middle Elem combined. Other students are 28% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Attala County residents are about 44% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Kosciusko Middle Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 87% of enrollment. That is close to the 87% average for public schools in Attala County.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.9%. Kosciusko Middle Elem scores 54.5%.
Attala County has these Census figures: median household income is about $51,639, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Kosciusko Middle Elem is among the 11 public schools in Attala County.
The next-closest public school is Kosciusko Jr High School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Kosciusko Middle Elem. On proficiency, Kosciusko Middle Elem is behind the 61.4% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The federal government classifies Kosciusko Middle Elem's location as Town: Remote.
The number of students declined from 320 to 267 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Lower ElemElementary · 403 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 Lower ElemElementary · 403 students
- Kosciusko Upper ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- KOSCIUSKO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CAREER TECHNICAL CHigh
Nearby schools
- Kosciusko Jr High School0.6 mi · 472
- Kosciusko Lower Elem1.2 mi · 403
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary1.3 mi · 252
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 579
- McAdams Attendance Center5.8 mi · 167
- Ethel Attendance Center8.8 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Kosciusko Middle ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Kosciusko Middle Elem?
Kosciusko Middle Elem enrolls approximately 267 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Kosciusko Middle Elem serve?
Kosciusko Middle Elem serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Kosciusko Middle Elem?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Kosciusko Middle Elem.
How diverse is Kosciusko Middle Elem?
Kosciusko Middle Elem reports a student body of 28% White, 0% Hispanic, 67% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kosciusko Middle Elem in?
Kosciusko Middle Elem is part of Kosciusko School District.
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