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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIMPSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280399001084
Magee Elementary School
1035 Goodwater Rd NW, Magee, MS 39111 · (601) 849-3601 · Simpson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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
17.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
483 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Magee Elementary School→Magee Middle School
Based on grade levels within Simpson County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
34.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -9.7pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.1% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 40.3% |
% 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Magee Elementary School
Magee Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magee Elementary School this school | 525 | 92.0% | 43.0% |
| Batesville Intermediate School Batesville | 587 | 89.4% | 47.5% |
| Batesville Middle School Batesville | 474 | 88.4% | 62.8% |
| River Oaks Elementary Gulfport | 487 | 99.4% | 54.0% |
| Batesville Elementary School Batesville | 741 | 87.9% | 53.5% |
| Collins Elementary School COLLINS | 474 | 99.4% | 45.8% |
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 Magee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #323 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #333 of 439 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #346 of 439 ▼ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #132 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #348 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #124 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #210 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #123 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
525
-44 (-8%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 887
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 525 | 30.8 | 17.1:1 | 92% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 37.8 | 13.9:1 | 92% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 40.1 | 12.6:1 | 99% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 99% (566) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 29.5 | 21.7:1 | 93% (598) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 94% (658) |
| 2010-11 | 824 | 44 | 18.7:1 | 85% (704) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 42 | 17.7:1 | 77% (569) |
| 1990-91 | 887 | 41 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magee Elementary School.
About Magee Elementary School
Magee Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Magee, Mississippi. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 525 students.
Simpson County School District has 7 schools and 3,023 students, and Magee Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Black students at Magee Elementary School is 60%, a majority. It is also 27% White, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Simpson County is roughly 36% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
Magee Elementary School has 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.1:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 15.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Magee Elementary School outscored 24%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 48.1%. Magee Elementary School scores 43.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Simpson County show that median household income comes to about $56,381, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 3,023 students.
Among nearby public schools, Magee Middle School is closest at about 1.4 miles. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Magee Elementary School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Magee Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 569 to 525.
People who know Magee Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Simpson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,691
Census ACS
Median income
$56,381
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,023 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Simpson County School District
- Mendenhall High SchoolHigh · 646 students
- Mendenhall Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Simpson Central SchoolElementary · 388 students
- Magee High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 226 students
Other schools in Magee
- Magee High SchoolHigh · 380 students
- Magee Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- Simpson County Achievement CenterCombined
Other Magee Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Magee Elementary. Magee Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Magee ElementaryTwo Rivers, WI · 317 students
- Magee ElementaryGenesee Depot, WI · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Magee Middle School1.4 mi · 260
- Magee High School1.6 mi · 380
- Mendenhall Elementary School9.2 mi · 598
- Mendenhall High School9.3 mi · 646
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL9.4 mi · 226
- Mt. Olive Attendance Center9.9 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Magee Elementary SchoolHow large is Magee Elementary School?
Magee Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Magee Elementary School serve?
Magee Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Magee Elementary School have?
Magee Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Magee Elementary School?
Student demographics at Magee Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 6% Hispanic, 60% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Magee Elementary School in?
Magee Elementary School is part of Simpson County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.