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Alumni: what's one memory from MOSELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 811 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JONES COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280228000441
Moselle Elementary School
168 Rayner Road, Moselle, MS 39459 · (601) 582-7586 · Jones County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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
12.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
396 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
56.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.2% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 62.6% |
% 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Moselle Elementary School
Moselle Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moselle Elementary School this school | 554 | 71.5% | 63.9% |
| Strayhorn Elementary School Sarah | 407 | 69.5% | 57.0% |
| McLaurin Elementary Florence | 504 | 75.2% | 65.6% |
| South Forrest Attendance Center Brooklyn | 604 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| Central Elementary School LUCEDALE | 660 | 70.2% | 68.5% |
| South Hancock Elementary School Bay St. Louis | 480 | 73.8% | 61.0% |
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 Moselle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jones County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #137 of 428 | #3 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #115 of 439 ▲ 22 | #3 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #141 of 439 ▲ 37 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #117 of 453 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #40 of 408 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #237 of 409 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #315 of 444 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #254 of 296 | N/A |
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
554
+41 (+8%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 554 | 44.4 | 12.5:1 | 71% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 562 | 43.7 | 12.8:1 | 73% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 43.5 | 12.9:1 | 99% (558) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 32.9 | 17.6:1 | 75% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 76% (429) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 75% (386) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 57% (208) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moselle Elementary School.
About Moselle Elementary School
In Moselle, Mississippi, part of Jones County, Moselle Elementary School is an elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 554 students. Against the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 24% higher.
Jones County School District enrolls 8,693 students in 9 schools, including Moselle Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, Moselle Elementary School is 76% White. Other reported shares: 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 64% White among all Jones County residents. Moselle Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.5:1. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. Eligible students account for 71% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Moselle Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Moselle Elementary School would be expected to post about 58.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.9%.
Moselle Elementary School is located in Jones County, where median household income is about $52,216, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Moselle Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Jones County, which together enroll about 11,313 students.
North Forrest Elementary School is the public school closest to Moselle Elementary School, about 6.1 miles away. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Moselle Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 554 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 513.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Moselle Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,472
Census ACS
Median income
$52,216
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
11,313 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jones County School District
- West Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,587 students
- South Jones High SchoolHigh · 1,300 students
- South Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,129 students
- West Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,114 students
- Northeast Jones High SchoolHigh · 938 students
- North Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 854 students
Nearby schools
- North Forrest Elementary School6.1 mi · 209
- North Forrest High School6.3 mi · 349
- Rawls Springs Attendance Center9.3 mi · 214
- South Jones High School9.5 mi · 1,300
- South Jones Elementary School9.5 mi · 1,129
- Petal Middle School10.3 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Moselle Elementary SchoolHow large is Moselle Elementary School?
Moselle Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-06.
Is Moselle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moselle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Moselle Elementary School have?
Moselle Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Moselle Elementary School?
Student demographics at Moselle Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Moselle Elementary School in?
Moselle Elementary School is part of Jones County School District.
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