Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 334 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRENTISS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280375000718
Marietta Elementary School
42 CR 4070, Marietta, MS 38856 · (662) 728-4770 · Prentiss County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
11.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
183 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 39 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 44% smaller than its 8th grade class (39).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
62.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 66.9% |
% 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
66.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Marietta Elementary School
Marietta Elementary School's state test result (66.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Elementary School this school | 270 | 67.8% | 66.5% |
| Hills Chapel School Booneville | 398 | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| Hancock North Central School Kiln | 404 | 69.8% | 76.5% |
| Saucier Elementary SAUCIER | 325 | 68.6% | 76.0% |
| Baxterville School Lumberton | 217 | 77.9% | 61.5% |
| Chalybeate Elementary Walnut | 264 | 78.8% | 58.9% |
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 Marietta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #117 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #95 of 439 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #101 of 439 ▲ 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #345 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #10 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.2% | #402 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #342 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #228 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
270
-22 (-8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 328
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 270 | 24.3 | 11.1:1 | 68% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 23.6 | 12.1:1 | 60% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 24.8 | 11.1:1 | 99% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 99% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 23.6 | 12.3:1 | 66% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 64% (182) |
| 2010-11 | 315 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 60% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 61% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marietta Elementary School.
About Marietta Elementary School
Marietta Elementary School is an elementary school in Marietta, Mississippi, reachable at (662) 728-4770. There are 270 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll around 446, and this school is 39% below that mark.
Marietta Elementary School belongs to Prentiss County School District, a district of 6 schools and 2,176 students.
The share of students at Marietta Elementary School who are White is 99%. By comparison, Prentiss County residents are about 80% White. A diversity index of 2% means there is a 2% chance two randomly chosen students at Marietta Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.1 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Of all students at Marietta Elementary School, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Prentiss County is close, at 70%.
Marietta Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
The model predicts 60.3% for a school in Mississippi with Marietta Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Marietta Elementary School posts 66.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Prentiss County show that median household income comes to about $49,724, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Prentiss County counts 13 public schools with about 3,973 students.
Measured in a straight line, New Site High School is about 5.3 miles from Marietta Elementary School. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Marietta Elementary School is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio was 12.7:1 in 2020-21 and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Prentiss County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,184
Census ACS
Median income
$49,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prentiss County School District
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Hills Chapel SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Jumpertown SchoolCombined · 305 students
- New Site High SchoolHigh · 239 students
- PRENTISS CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other Marietta Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Marietta Elementary. Marietta Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Marietta Elementary SchoolMarietta, OH · 628 students
- Marietta Elementary SchoolMarietta, OK · 542 students
Nearby schools
- New Site High School5.3 mi · 239
- Baldwyn Elementary9.1 mi · 279
- Hills Chapel School9.2 mi · 398
- Baldwyn High School9.5 mi · 460
- Wheeler High School9.6 mi · 577
- Mantachie Attendance Center11.8 mi · 926
Frequently asked questions
About Marietta Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Marietta Elementary School?
Marietta Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-08.
Is Marietta Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marietta Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marietta Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marietta Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marietta Elementary School?
At Marietta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 99% White, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Marietta Elementary School public or private?
Marietta Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Prentiss County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.