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Alumni: what's one memory from NETTLETON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280309001160
Nettleton Elementary School
170 Mullen Avenue, Nettleton, MS 38858 · (622) 963-1524 · Lee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+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
12.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
177 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 71 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 37% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Nettleton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +16.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.2% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 38.5% | 40.5% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Nettleton Elementary School
Nettleton Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton Elementary School this school | 215 | 82.3% | 52.8% |
| Nettleton Primary School Nettleton | 220 | 83.6% | 68.5% |
| Dorsey Attendance Center Fulton | 233 | 82.0% | 53.0% |
| South Perry Elementary School BEAUMONT | 234 | 88.0% | 50.9% |
| West Elementary School Sturgis | 190 | 76.8% | 54.1% |
| Baldwyn Elementary BALDWYN | 279 | 77.1% | 38.1% |
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 Nettleton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #237 of 428 | #12 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #170 of 439 ▲ 129 | #5 of 18 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #183 of 439 ▲ 149 | #8 of 18 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #401 of 453 | #18 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #36 of 408 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #135 of 409 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.3% | #242 of 444 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #60 of 296 | #2 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
215
-266 (-55%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 215 | 17.4 | 12.3:1 | 82% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 17.2 | 13.7:1 | 83% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 32.9 | 13.7:1 | 99% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 99% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 19.4 | 15.2:1 | 79% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 19 | 15.7:1 | 75% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 40 | 13.2:1 | 76% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 17 | 20.3:1 | 62% (213) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 17 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nettleton Elementary School.
About Nettleton Elementary School
Nettleton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Nettleton, Mississippi. It reports enrollment of 215 students in grades 3 through 5. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll around 446, and this school is 52% below that mark.
Nettleton School District enrolls 994 students, and its 4 schools include Nettleton Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Nettleton Elementary School is 61% White. The remaining shares are 29% Black and 8% multiracial. In Lee County overall, the White share is about 63%. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Nettleton Elementary School are from different groups.
Nettleton Elementary School reported 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 3.5 more students per teacher than here. There are 177 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 82% of enrollment. Public schools in Lee County average 66%.
Nettleton Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Nettleton Elementary School is -0.2 points: 52.8% actual, 53.0% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that median household income comes to about $67,863, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lee County counts 34 public schools with about 14,808 students.
Nettleton Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Nettleton Junior High, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nettleton Elementary School's average proficiency of 52.8% compares with 44.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Nettleton Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 481 in 2020-21 and 215 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 12.3:1.
This page is set up for the Nettleton Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Nettleton School District
- Nettleton High SchoolHigh · 316 students
- Nettleton Junior HighMiddle · 243 students
- Nettleton Primary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Nettleton
- Nettleton High SchoolHigh · 316 students
- Nettleton Junior HighMiddle · 243 students
- Nettleton Primary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Nettleton Junior High0.0 mi · 243
- Nettleton High School0.1 mi · 316
- Nettleton Primary School0.6 mi · 220
- Shannon Primary School4.0 mi · 249
- Shannon Middle School5.9 mi · 190
- Shannon High School5.9 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Nettleton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nettleton Elementary School?
Nettleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 215 students in grades 03-05.
What grades does Nettleton Elementary School serve?
Nettleton Elementary School serves grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nettleton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nettleton Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nettleton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nettleton Elementary School are roughly 61% White, 2% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Nettleton Elementary School public or private?
Nettleton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Nettleton School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.