Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280390001387
Lake Elementary School
200 School Street, Lake, MS 39092 · (601) 775-3011 · Scott County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
330 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 34% larger than its 4th grade class (50).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
75.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.1% | 75.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 69.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Lake Elementary School
Lake Elementary School's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elementary School this school | 333 | 99.1% | 67.1% |
| Bowmar Avenue VICKSBURG | 324 | 100.0% | 61.1% |
| Riverside Elementary School Avon | 402 | 99.3% | 44.3% |
| Beat Four School Waynesboro | 416 | 99.3% | 35.5% |
| Mary Reid School POTTS CAMP | 270 | 98.9% | 49.2% |
| Hayes Cooper Center MERIGOLD | 304 | 100.0% | 66.2% |
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 Lake Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #112 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #51 of 439 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #72 of 439 ▲ 94 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #296 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #272 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #109 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #163 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #76 of 90 |
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
333
+59 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 333 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 99% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 305 | 22.6 | 13.5:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 23.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 20.4 | 16.1:1 | 99% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | 75% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Elementary School.
About Lake Elementary School
Lake Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in Lake, Mississippi. Federal data show 333 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Lake Elementary School is among 8 schools run by Scott County School District, which serves 3,989 students.
At Lake Elementary School, 51% of students are White. Other students are 41% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Scott County at about 47% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
Lake Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is similar, at 15.9:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Lake Elementary School.
Lake Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 44.6%. Lake Elementary School posts 67.1%, 22.5 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Scott County area, the median household earns about $48,786 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Lake Elementary School shares Scott County with 11 other public schools.
Lake High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Lake Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Lake Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 22%, from 274 to 333. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.9:1, from 12.4:1.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,718
Census ACS
Median income
$48,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County School District
- Scott Central Attendance CenterCombined · 856 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Sebastopol Attendance CenterCombined · 684 students
- Bettye Mae Jack Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Morton High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
Other schools in Lake
- Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
- Lake High SchoolHigh · 231 students
Other Lake Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lake Elementary. Lake Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 10.
- LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSON, MS · 230 students
- Lake ElemPascagoula, MS · 96 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolHartville, OH · 1,223 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolSt. Amant, LA · 1,096 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolMillbury, OH · 763 students
Nearby schools
- Lake High School0.1 mi · 231
- Lake Middle School4.9 mi · 237
- Hawkins Middle School8.2 mi · 460
- Conehatta Elementary School8.4 mi · 226
- Newton Elementary School9.4 mi · 367
- Newton High School9.5 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Elementary School?
Lake Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Lake Elementary School serve?
Lake Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Lake Elementary School have?
Lake Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Elementary School?
At Lake Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 3% Hispanic, 41% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Lake Elementary School public or private?
Lake Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County School District.
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