Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280270000522
Louisville Elementary
172 N COLUMBUS AVENUE, LOUISVILLE, MS 39339 · (662) 773-4015 · Winston County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
263 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 3 | 102 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 29% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Louisville Elementary→Eiland Middle
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Louisville Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -15.8pp since 2023
Math
35.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.5% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 50.6% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Louisville Elementary
Louisville Elementary's state test result (48.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Elementary this school | 290 | 90.7% | 48.2% |
| Fair Elementary LOUISVILLE | 350 | 86.3% | 41.9% |
| East Side Elementary School West Point | 251 | 92.4% | 36.5% |
| Holly Springs Primary School Holly Springs | 332 | 94.0% | 47.3% |
| South Side Elementary School WEST POINT | 337 | 87.8% | 41.1% |
| Bay Springs Elementary School BAY SPRINGS | 370 | 96.8% | 56.7% |
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 Louisville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #280 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #328 of 439 ▼ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #381 of 439 ▼ 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #334 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #79 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #326 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #214 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #5 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
290
-78 (-21%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 475
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 91% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 27 | 10.2:1 | 100% (274) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 30.9 | 9.0:1 | 100% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 32.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 95% (439) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 77% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 475 | 20 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisville Elementary.
About Louisville Elementary
Louisville Elementary is a small elementary school based in LOUISVILLE, Mississippi. The school counts 290 students across grades 3 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Louisville Elementary is one school in a 6-school district, Louisville Municipal School District, which enrolls 2,413 students.
Federal enrollment data show Louisville Elementary is 87% Black. Other students are 7% White and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Winston County, the Black share is about 47%. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 22 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The school's lunch program data list 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 74% average among public schools in Winston County.
Louisville Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.8% for Louisville Elementary. The school posts 48.2%, within a point of the prediction.
Within Winston County, the median household income is $53,031, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. In all, Winston County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,413 students.
The shortest distance from Louisville Elementary to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Fair Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Louisville Elementary is 6th among 8 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 78 students since 2020-21, to 290.
Community posts for Louisville Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Winston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,536
Census ACS
Median income
$53,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,413 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisville Municipal School District
- Nanih Waiya Attendance CenterCombined · 517 students
- Louisville HighHigh · 475 students
- Noxapater AttendanceCombined · 473 students
- Fair ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Eiland MiddleMiddle · 308 students
- WINSTON LOUISVILLE VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in LOUISVILLE
- Nanih Waiya Attendance CenterCombined · 517 students
- Louisville HighHigh · 475 students
- Fair ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Eiland MiddleMiddle · 308 students
- WINSTON LOUISVILLE VOC CENTERHigh
Other Louisville Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Louisville Elementary. Louisville Elementary is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Louisville Elementary SchoolLouisville, OH · 1,001 students
- Louisville Elementary SchoolLOUISVILLE, CO · 449 students
- LOUISVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLOUISVILLE, NE · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Fair Elementary0.0 mi · 350
- Louisville High0.6 mi · 475
- Eiland Middle0.9 mi · 308
- Noxapater Attendance9.1 mi · 473
- Nanih Waiya Attendance Center13.3 mi · 517
- Choctaw County High School14.4 mi · 511
Frequently asked questions
About Louisville ElementaryHow many students attend Louisville Elementary?
Louisville Elementary enrolls approximately 290 students in grades 03-05.
Is Louisville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Louisville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Louisville Elementary have?
Louisville Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Louisville Elementary?
Student demographics at Louisville Elementary are roughly 7% White, 2% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Louisville Elementary public or private?
Louisville Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Louisville Municipal School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.