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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383000924
McLaurin Elementary
2693 Star Rd., Florence, MS 39073 · (601) 845-2127 · Rankin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- A-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
12.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
379 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
48%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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.2pp 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 66 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 60.2% |
% 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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 McLaurin Elementary
McLaurin Elementary's state test result (65.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaurin Elementary this school | 504 | 75.2% | 65.6% |
| South Hancock Elementary School Bay St. Louis | 480 | 73.8% | 61.0% |
| Glade Elementary Laurel | 423 | 78.7% | 62.0% |
| Walnut Attendance Center WALNUT | 480 | 73.1% | 61.5% |
| Waveland Elementary School WAVELAND | 460 | 69.8% | 67.9% |
| Anderson Elementary School Booneville | 551 | 71.9% | 69.5% |
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 McLaurin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #125 of 428 | #14 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #104 of 439 ▲ 52 | #11 of 19 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #104 of 439 ▲ 88 | #14 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #143 of 453 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #55 of 408 | #2 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #188 of 409 | #14 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #281 of 444 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #68 of 296 | #3 of 16 |
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
504
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 504 | 39.5 | 12.8:1 | 75% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 45.4 | 12.2:1 | 74% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 99% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 99% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | 40.4 | 16.7:1 | 80% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 77% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 37 | 19.1:1 | 74% (522) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 33 | 19.4:1 | 33% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McLaurin Elementary.
About McLaurin Elementary
McLaurin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Florence, Mississippi. It reported 504 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
McLaurin Elementary is part of Rankin County School District, where 27 schools serve 18,196 students.
The share of White students at McLaurin Elementary is 70%, a majority. It is also 14% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put Rankin County at about 71% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
McLaurin Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, with 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 75% at McLaurin Elementary. It compares with 50% for public schools in Rankin County.
McLaurin Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, McLaurin Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.6%; the prediction is 56.6%.
In Rankin County, the median household earns about $79,357 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Rankin County, 34 public schools serve about 22,454 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, McLaurin High School, is about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. McLaurin Elementary places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
An 8% decline took enrollment from 547 in 2020-21 to 504 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.8:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
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Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other schools in Florence
- Florence High SchoolHigh · 718 students
- Steens Creek ElementaryElementary · 582 students
- Florence Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Florence ElementaryElementary · 537 students
- McLaurin High SchoolHigh · 481 students
Other McLaurin Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named McLaurin Elementary. McLaurin Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- McLaurin ElementaryNATCHEZ, MS · 642 students
- McLaurin ElementaryFlorence, SC · 552 students
Nearby schools
- McLaurin High School0.2 mi · 481
- Steens Creek Elementary5.3 mi · 582
- Florence Elementary5.4 mi · 537
- Florence High School5.4 mi · 718
- Florence Middle School6.2 mi · 556
- Brandon High School7.3 mi · 1,609
Frequently asked questions
About McLaurin ElementaryHow many students attend McLaurin Elementary?
McLaurin Elementary enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-06.
Is McLaurin Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
McLaurin Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at McLaurin Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at McLaurin Elementary.
How diverse is McLaurin Elementary?
McLaurin Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees McLaurin Elementary?
McLaurin Elementary is overseen by Rankin County School District in Rankin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.