Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YAZOO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280480000893
Linwood School
3439 VAUGHAN ROAD, VAUGHAN, MS 39179 · (662) 673-9191 · Yazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.3:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
175 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 | 19 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Yazoo County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.9% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 35.5% |
% 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
37.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Linwood School
Linwood School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linwood School this school | 178 | 98.3% | 37.6% |
| Hopewell Elementary School COLLINS | 196 | 98.5% | 62.8% |
| Instant Impact Global Prep Natchez | 160 | 98.1% | N/A |
| Long Creek Elementary School Sallis | 199 | 98.5% | 52.1% |
| Casper E Hall Duncan | 194 | 98.5% | 56.6% |
| McBride Elementary School Greenville | 163 | 100.0% | 35.2% |
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 Linwood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #359 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #311 of 439 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #359 of 439 ▼ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #422 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #186 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
178
+33 (+23%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 418
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 178 | 13.3 | 13.3:1 | 98% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 12.3 | 13.2:1 | 100% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 14.4 | 11.8:1 | 100% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | 100% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 15.3 | 11.9:1 | 100% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 15 | 15.7:1 | 100% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 245 | 16 | 15.3:1 | 97% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 414 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 84% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linwood School.
About Linwood School
Linwood School is a small elementary school in Yazoo County School District, located in VAUGHAN, Mississippi. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 178 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Yazoo County School District has 1,216 students in 4 schools, and Linwood School is one of those schools.
Black students are the large majority at Linwood School, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% White and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 58% of Yazoo County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Linwood School comes in at 18%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1, with 13.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Linwood School is 98%. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Yazoo County.
allk12 grades Linwood School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Linwood School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.6% is 7.3 points below the 45.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Yazoo County residents, median household income is about $39,295, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Linwood School is one of 10 public schools in Yazoo County, which together enroll about 3,040 students.
Of nearby public schools, Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences is the closest, at about 12.2 miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Linwood School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Linwood School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 178 was 23% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 145.
Discussions about Linwood School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Yazoo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,835
Census ACS
Median income
$39,295
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Yazoo County School District
- Yazoo County High SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Bentonia Gibbs SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Yazoo County Middle SchoolMiddle · 258 students
Other Linwood schools
One other US public school is named Linwood. Linwood School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Linwood SchoolNORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ · 761 students
Nearby schools
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences12.2 mi · 378
- Yazoo County Middle School13.0 mi · 258
- Yazoo County High School13.1 mi · 400
- Nichols Middle School13.6 mi · 362
- McNeal Elementary School13.9 mi · 385
- SR1 COLLEGE PREP & STEM ACADEMY14.7 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Linwood SchoolHow large is Linwood School?
Linwood School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Linwood School serve?
Linwood School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Linwood School have?
Linwood School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Linwood School?
Student demographics at Linwood School are roughly 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 90% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Linwood School in?
Linwood School is part of Yazoo County School District.
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