Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ATTALA COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280051000038
Long Creek Elementary School
9534 HWY 429, Sallis, MS 39160 · (662) 289-1630 · Attala County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- 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
10.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
196 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 | 21 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -13.5pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 55.0% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Long Creek Elementary School
Long Creek Elementary School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Creek Elementary School this school | 199 | 98.5% | 52.1% |
| Hopewell Elementary School COLLINS | 196 | 98.5% | 62.8% |
| Casper E Hall Duncan | 194 | 98.5% | 56.6% |
| Linwood School VAUGHAN | 178 | 98.3% | 37.6% |
| S.V. Marshall Elementary School Lexington | 214 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Threadgill Primary School GREENWOOD | 207 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
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 Long Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #246 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #244 of 439 ▼ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #306 of 439 ▼ 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #413 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #183 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #55 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
199
-89 (-31%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 199 | 19 | 10.5:1 | 98% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 22.6 | 9.3:1 | 100% (211) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 25.2 | 9.7:1 | 100% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 100% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 21.4 | 12.9:1 | 96% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 98% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 96% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 20 | 19.4:1 | 88% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 24 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Creek Elementary School.
About Long Creek Elementary School
Long Creek Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Sallis, Mississippi. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 199 students. Elementary schools in Mississippi have about 446 students on average; enrollment here is 55% lower.
Attala County Schools has 4 schools; together they serve 952 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Long Creek Elementary School is Black, at 92%. The school is also 5% multiracial and 4% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 44%. The diversity index for Long Creek Elementary School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Long Creek Elementary School, there are about 10.5 students; the school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 98%. Across public schools in Attala County, the average is 87%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Long Creek Elementary School outscored 54%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Long Creek Elementary School is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (52.1% versus 44.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In the wider Attala County area, median household income comes to about $51,639, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Attala County counts 11 public schools with about 2,925 students.
Long Creek Elementary School is about 4.6 miles from McAdams Attendance Center, its nearest public school. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 52.1% is above the 50.7% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Long Creek Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 288 students in 2020-21 to 199 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 10.5:1.
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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 Attala County Schools
- Greenlee Attendance CenterElementary · 356 students
- Ethel Attendance CenterHigh · 230 students
- McAdams Attendance CenterHigh · 167 students
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CAREER TECHNICAL CHigh
Other Long Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Long Creek Elementary. Long Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Long Creek ElementaryHuntersville, NC · 527 students
Nearby schools
- McAdams Attendance Center4.6 mi · 167
- Williams-Sullivan Middle School6.9 mi · 192
- Durant Elementary School7.3 mi · 242
- Kosciusko Middle Elem10.4 mi · 267
- Kosciusko Jr High School11.0 mi · 472
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary11.2 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Long Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Long Creek Elementary School?
Long Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Long Creek Elementary School serve?
Long Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Long Creek Elementary School have?
Long Creek Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Long Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Long Creek Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 92% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Long Creek Elementary School public or private?
Long Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Attala County Schools.
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