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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383001270
Northshore Elementary
110 Northshore Pkwy, Brandon, MS 39047 · (601) 992-5279 · Rankin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
158 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 28 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
84.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
91.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.2% | 91.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 88.9% |
% 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
86.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Northshore Elementary
Northshore Elementary's state test result (86.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northshore Elementary this school | 539 | 29.3% | 86.9% |
| Magnolia Park Elementary Ocean Springs | 613 | 29.7% | 79.3% |
| Lewisburg Primary School Olive Branch | 578 | 23.2% | 82.0% |
| Hernando Elementary School Hernando | 707 | 33.2% | 75.2% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Olive Branch | 604 | 25.3% | 80.0% |
| Oak Grove Central Elementary School Hernando | 744 | 30.6% | 72.1% |
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 Northshore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #5 of 428 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.9% | #1 of 439 ▲ 4 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.2% | #7 of 439 ▲ 18 | #2 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #125 of 453 | #10 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #141 of 408 | #9 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #204 of 409 | #15 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #435 of 444 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #125 of 296 | #7 of 16 |
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
539
-88 (-14%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 539 | 38.1 | 14.2:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 43.2 | 13.1:1 | 27% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 43.8 | 12.6:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 42.5 | 15.4:1 | 20% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 21% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 18% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northshore Elementary.
About Northshore Elementary
Located in Brandon, Mississippi, Northshore Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 539 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 21% larger than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Northshore Elementary sits within Rankin County School District, which has 27 schools and 18,196 students.
White students are the majority at Northshore Elementary, with 71% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 71% White share among all Rankin County residents. Northshore Elementary's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Northshore Elementary, 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Roughly 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Rankin County is 50%.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Northshore Elementary's results are 7.3 points above predicted: 86.9% against 79.7%.
Rankin County has these Census figures: the median household income is $79,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Rankin County is home to 34 public schools and about 22,454 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Oakdale Elementary, about 2.0 miles away. Northshore Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 75.5% on proficiency, and Northshore Elementary is above that at 86.9%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment decrease, from 627 in 2020-21 to 539 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.3:1 to 14.2:1.
The Northshore Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other schools in Brandon
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 566 students
Other Northshore Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Northshore Elementary. Northshore Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Northshore Elementary SchoolKnoxville, TN · 1,051 students
Nearby schools
- Oakdale Elementary2.0 mi · 566
- Highland Bluff Elementary2.1 mi · 491
- Northwest High School2.8 mi · 1,855
- Northwest Middle School3.1 mi · 1,352
- Northwest Elementary3.2 mi · 477
- Flowood Elementary6.3 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Northshore ElementaryHow large is Northshore Elementary?
Northshore Elementary enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northshore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northshore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northshore Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Northshore Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Northshore Elementary?
Student demographics at Northshore Elementary are roughly 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northshore Elementary public or private?
Northshore Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rankin County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.