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Enrollment
698
Elementary
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280435000823
Myrtle Attendance Center
1008 HAWK AVENUE, MYRTLE, MS 38650 · (662) 988-2001 · Union County
GRADES PK–13ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
511 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 34 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 15% larger than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
62.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
80.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.2pp 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 80 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 have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.9% | 80.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 80.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Myrtle Attendance Center
Myrtle Attendance Center's state test result (76.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Attendance Center this school | 698 | 73.2% | 76.8% |
| Pope School Pope | 549 | 73.6% | 57.4% |
| Raleigh Elementary School RALEIGH | 649 | 69.0% | 60.1% |
| Central Elementary School LUCEDALE | 660 | 70.2% | 68.5% |
| East Jones Elementary Laurel | 794 | 74.4% | 57.4% |
| Walnut Attendance Center WALNUT | 480 | 73.1% | 61.5% |
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 Myrtle Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #37 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #32 of 439 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #90 of 439 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #65 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #208 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.2% | #255 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #298 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #293 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
698
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 698 | 46.4 | 15.0:1 | 73% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 707 | 47.5 | 14.9:1 | 66% (470) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 51.9 | 13.6:1 | 100% (701) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 100% (699) |
| 2017-18 | 703 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 75% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 78% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 79% (539) |
| 2000-01 | 675 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 55% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Myrtle Attendance Center.
About Myrtle Attendance Center
Myrtle Attendance Center is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in MYRTLE, Mississippi. Enrolled students number 698 students, in pre-K through 13. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
Myrtle Attendance Center is run by Union County School District, whose 4 schools enroll 2,986 students.
A majority of students at Myrtle Attendance Center, 79%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 77% White share among all Union County residents. By the diversity index, Myrtle Attendance Center comes in at 35%.
The school reported 46.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 73%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Union County is 62%.
Myrtle Attendance Center is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Myrtle Attendance Center is +19.2 points, in the top 10% of Mississippi. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 76.8%, and the predicted rate is 57.6%.
Union County has these Census figures: median household income is about $55,505, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The public schools of Union County number 9 and enroll about 5,135.
Of nearby public schools, Hickory Flat Att Center is the closest, at about 5.9 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Its average proficiency rate of 76.8% is above the 68.0% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (702) and 2024-25 (698).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Myrtle Attendance Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,122
Census ACS
Median income
$55,505
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,135 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County School District
- East Union Attendance CenterElementary · 950 students
- Ingomar Attendance CenterCombined · 678 students
- West Union Attendance CenterCombined · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Hickory Flat Att Center5.9 mi · 435
- New Albany Elementary School6.0 mi · 1,074
- West Union Attendance Center6.8 mi · 660
- New Albany Middle School7.7 mi · 470
- New Albany High School8.2 mi · 605
- Blue Mountain High School9.2 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Myrtle Attendance CenterHow many students attend Myrtle Attendance Center?
Myrtle Attendance Center enrolls approximately 698 students in grades PK-13.
What grades does Myrtle Attendance Center serve?
Myrtle Attendance Center serves grades PK-13.
How many teachers does Myrtle Attendance Center have?
Myrtle Attendance Center employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Myrtle Attendance Center?
At Myrtle Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 79% White, 3% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Myrtle Attendance Center public or private?
Myrtle Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.