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Enrollment
844
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MS ACHIEVEMENT SD OF YAZOO CITY·NCES 280477001260
McCoy Elementary School
1835 School Dr, Yazoo City, MS 39194 · (662) 746-5800 · Yazoo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL844 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
27.4:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
841 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 163 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 176 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (138) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.8% | 25.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.2% | 20.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 McCoy Elementary School
McCoy Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy Elementary School this school | 844 | 99.6% | 27.4% |
| McLaurin Elementary NATCHEZ | 642 | 100.0% | 44.7% |
| Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School Clarksdale | 652 | 98.2% | 34.5% |
| Thames Elementary HATTIESBURG | 619 | 100.0% | 55.6% |
| O'Bannon Elementary School Greenville | 543 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Ambition Preparatory Charter School Jackson | 563 | 100.0% | 41.7% |
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 McCoy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #410 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.5% | #395 of 439 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #428 of 439 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 844 | #29 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.4:1 | #407 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #317 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #123 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #235 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
844
+166 (+24%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
27.4:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 844 | 30.8 | 27.4:1 | 100% (841) |
| 2023-24 | 882 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 100% (882) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 36.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (612) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 100% (678) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 48.6 | 18.4:1 | 100% (895) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 100% (886) |
| 2010-11 | 836 | 36 | 23.2:1 | 98% (816) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCoy Elementary School.
About McCoy Elementary School
McCoy Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Yazoo City, Mississippi, under MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City. It teaches 844 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Mississippi have about 446 students on average; enrollment here is 89% higher.
In MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,824 students.
The share of Black students at McCoy Elementary School is 86%. Next come 12% multiracial. The county population is about 58% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, McCoy Elementary School scores 24%.
McCoy Elementary School lists 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 27.4 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 11.5 students per teacher. About 100% of students at McCoy Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Yazoo County is similar, at 99%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, McCoy Elementary School outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 27.4%, is 16.9 points below the 44.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
The school's county is Yazoo County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $39,295, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 22% of people live in poverty. Yazoo County's 10 public schools enroll about 3,040 students and include McCoy Elementary School.
The closest school to McCoy Elementary School is Yazoo City High School, located about 0.2 miles away. McCoy Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: McCoy Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 27.4% versus a 34.3% average.
Locale data from NCES put McCoy Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 166 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 16.5:1 to 27.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
McCoy Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City
- Yazoo City High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Woolfolk Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERCombined
- YAZOO CITY VOC COMPLEXHigh
- WEBSTER STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in Yazoo City
- Yazoo City High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Woolfolk Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Yazoo County High SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Yazoo County Middle SchoolMiddle · 258 students
- ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTERCombined
- YAZOO CITY VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other McCoy Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McCoy Elementary. McCoy Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- McCoy Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Yazoo City High School0.2 mi · 531
- Woolfolk Middle School1.4 mi · 449
- Yazoo County High School6.9 mi · 400
- Yazoo County Middle School6.9 mi · 258
- Linwood School16.2 mi · 178
- Bentonia Gibbs School16.3 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About McCoy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McCoy Elementary School?
McCoy Elementary School enrolls approximately 844 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does McCoy Elementary School serve?
McCoy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does McCoy Elementary School have?
McCoy Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.4:1.
How diverse is McCoy Elementary School?
McCoy Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is McCoy Elementary School public or private?
McCoy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MS Achievement SD Of Yazoo City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.