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Enrollment
517
Combined
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280270000526
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center
4880 Highway 397, Louisville, MS 39339 · (662) 773-6770 · Winston County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
308 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 32 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% larger than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
56.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.1% | 66.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Nanih Waiya Attendance Center
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanih Waiya Attendance Center this school | 517 | 59.6% | 64.3% |
| Salem Tylertown | 469 | 64.6% | 59.0% |
| West Lincoln School BROOKHAVEN | 636 | 61.2% | 74.7% |
| Mize Attendance Center MIZE | 831 | 62.7% | 68.0% |
| Enterprise Attendance Center BROOKHAVEN | 667 | 64.5% | 66.6% |
| Wheeler High School Booneville | 577 | 65.7% | 67.9% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 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 Nanih Waiya Attendance Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #15 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #17 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #7 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #20 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #30 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #9 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #25 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #10 of 20 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
517
-53 (-9%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 517 | 29.1 | 17.8:1 | 60% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 37.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 35.2 | 14.9:1 | 100% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 99% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 589 | 32.1 | 18.3:1 | 99% (586) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 58% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 77% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 25 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nanih Waiya Attendance Center.
About Nanih Waiya Attendance Center
Federal records list Nanih Waiya Attendance Center as a combined-grade school in Louisville, Mississippi. It educates 517 students in kindergarten through 12.
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center is in Louisville Municipal School District, a district with 2,413 students across 6 schools.
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center is 72% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. That compares with about 50% White among all Winston County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center operates with 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.8:1. On average, combined schools in Mississippi have 11.8:1, compared with 17.8:1 here. Nanih Waiya Attendance Center reports 60% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 74% average for public schools in Winston County.
Test results at Nanih Waiya Attendance Center are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (64.3% actual, 64.5% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Winston County show that the median household income is $53,031, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Besides Nanih Waiya Attendance Center, Winston County has 6 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Noxapater Attendance, about 9.6 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Nanih Waiya Attendance Center is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Nanih Waiya Attendance Center had 570 students, to 2024-25, when it had 517. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.8:1, from 16.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Winston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,536
Census ACS
Median income
$53,031
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,413 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisville Municipal School District
- Louisville HighHigh · 475 students
- Noxapater AttendanceCombined · 473 students
- Fair ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Eiland MiddleMiddle · 308 students
- Louisville ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- WINSTON LOUISVILLE VOC CENTERHigh
Other schools in Louisville
- Louisville HighHigh · 475 students
- Fair ElementaryElementary · 350 students
- Eiland MiddleMiddle · 308 students
- Louisville ElementaryElementary · 290 students
- WINSTON LOUISVILLE VOC CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Noxapater Attendance9.6 mi · 473
- Bogue Chitto Elementary School10.3 mi · 177
- Louisville Elementary13.3 mi · 290
- Fair Elementary13.3 mi · 350
- Eiland Middle13.4 mi · 308
- Louisville High13.7 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Nanih Waiya Attendance CenterHow large is Nanih Waiya Attendance Center?
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center enrolls approximately 517 students in grades KG-12.
Is Nanih Waiya Attendance Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nanih Waiya Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nanih Waiya Attendance Center is approximately 17.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nanih Waiya Attendance Center?
Student demographics at Nanih Waiya Attendance Center are roughly 72% White, 2% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Nanih Waiya Attendance Center?
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center is overseen by Louisville Municipal School District in Winston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.