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Enrollment
1,414
Elementary
DISTRICT 1,043 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARL RIVER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280354000686
PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR
116 Alphabet Ave, CARRIERE, MS 39426 · (601) 799-4519 · Pearl River County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
935 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
55.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,414
+642 (+83%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 18.0:1
% White
84%
was 91%
% Hispanic
8%
was 2%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR
Located at 116 Alphabet Ave, in CARRIERE, Mississippi, PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR is a heavily attended elementary-level community that teaches 1,414 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Pearl River County School District. That puts it 217% bigger than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.
Within Pearl River County School District, which oversees 3 schools and 3,128 students, PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR higher than the state norm the norm. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.
In the area at large, census data for Pearl River County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,135 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR is one of 20 public schools in Pearl River County (combined enrollment of about 8,456 students).
Nearest neighbor: PEARL RIVER CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH, around 2.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Five-year trend. PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR's enrollment has grew 83% since 2018, when it stood at 772 (now 1,414). The White share of enrollment shrank from 91% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.
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Pearl River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pearl River County School District
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 952 students
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 762 students
- CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONHigh
Other schools in CARRIERE
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 952 students
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 762 students
- CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONHigh
Nearby schools
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH2.8 mi · 762
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL2.9 mi · 952
- Roseland Park Elementary8.9 mi · 370
- Picayune Memorial High School9.6 mi · 940
- Picayune Junior High School9.7 mi · 465
- West Side Elementary9.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTARHow many students attend PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR?
PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR enrolls approximately 1,414 students in grades PK-05.
Is PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR an elementary, middle, or high school?
PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR have?
PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR?
At PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR public or private?
PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pearl River County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.