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Enrollment
722
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255001000
Mooreville Elementary School
967 C.R. 1409, MOOREVILLE, MS 38857 · (662) 844-7105 · Lee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL722 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
393 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
63.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
71.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 72.8% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Mooreville Elementary School
Mooreville Elementary School's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooreville Elementary School this school | 722 | 54.4% | 74.4% |
| Saltillo Primary School SALTILLO | 704 | 53.7% | 57.6% |
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School Oxford | 803 | 52.8% | 69.9% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Oxford | 776 | 53.1% | 72.5% |
| Vancleave Lower Elementary Vancleave | 686 | 59.6% | 69.0% |
| East Central Lower Elementary Moss Point | 567 | 57.8% | 69.7% |
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 Mooreville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #53 of 428 | #1 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #72 of 439 ▼ 10 | #2 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #88 of 439 ▲ 27 | #2 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 722 | #55 of 453 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #184 of 408 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #299 of 409 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #392 of 444 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #277 of 296 | #11 of 13 |
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
722
+79 (+12%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 684
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 722 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 54% (393) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 52.1 | 13.5:1 | 51% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 52.1 | 12.9:1 | 100% (670) |
| 2020-21 | 643 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 100% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 46.3 | 16.0:1 | 51% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 47 | 16.7:1 | 58% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 60% (410) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mooreville Elementary School.
About Mooreville Elementary School
Located in MOOREVILLE, Mississippi, Mooreville Elementary School is a large elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 722 students. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students, so this school is 62% above average.
Lee County counts 13 schools and 6,343 students, including Mooreville Elementary School.
The large majority of students at Mooreville Elementary School, 85%, are White. The remaining shares are 7% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Lee County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is higher. By the diversity index, Mooreville Elementary School comes in at 28%.
At Mooreville Elementary School, 49 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Roughly 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 66% average for public schools in Lee County.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Mooreville Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mooreville Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 74.4% actual against 67.0% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lee County show that median household income is about $67,863, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 34 public schools in Lee County, with a combined enrollment of about 14,808.
The school nearest to Mooreville Elementary School is Mooreville Middle School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Within five miles of Mooreville Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. On average proficiency, Mooreville Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns Mooreville Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Mooreville Elementary School had 643 students in 2020-21 and 722 in 2024-25, a 12% gain.
Discussions about Mooreville Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Mooreville High SchoolHigh · 445 students
Other schools in MOOREVILLE
- Mooreville High SchoolHigh · 445 students
- Mooreville Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Mooreville Middle School0.1 mi · 333
- Mooreville High School0.1 mi · 445
- Dorsey Attendance Center4.3 mi · 233
- Lawhon Elementary School5.9 mi · 575
- Mantachie Attendance Center6.5 mi · 926
- Plantersville Middle School6.6 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Mooreville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mooreville Elementary School?
Mooreville Elementary School enrolls approximately 722 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mooreville Elementary School serve?
Mooreville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mooreville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mooreville Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mooreville Elementary School?
At Mooreville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mooreville Elementary School public or private?
Mooreville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
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