Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432000816
Pierce Street Elementary School
1008 Pierce Street, Tupelo, MS 38801 · (662) 841-8940 · Lee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
229 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 126 | 37% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within Tupelo Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
45.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 45.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.8% | 50.6% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 →
Schools most like Pierce Street Elementary School
Pierce Street Elementary School's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Street Elementary School this school | 345 | 66.4% | 60.0% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School Tupelo | 374 | 66.8% | 50.1% |
| Chickasaw Elementary School Olive Branch | 500 | 63.8% | 52.9% |
| Rankin Elementary School Tupelo | 375 | 71.7% | 63.2% |
| Joyner Elementary School Tupelo | 444 | 71.8% | 55.9% |
| Pass Christian Elementary School Pass Christian | 378 | 72.8% | 68.8% |
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 Pierce Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #169 of 428 | #5 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #254 of 439 ▼ 22 | #13 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #170 of 439 ▼ 32 | #5 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #286 of 453 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #14 of 408 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #72 of 409 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #351 of 444 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #290 of 296 | #13 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
345
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 345 | 30.6 | 11.3:1 | 66% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 31.5 | 10.7:1 | 63% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 31.9 | 10.5:1 | 99% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 27 | 13.2:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2017-18 | 348 | 25.7 | 13.5:1 | 62% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 60% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 59% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 349 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 42% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 28 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pierce Street Elementary School.
About Pierce Street Elementary School
The public elementary school Pierce Street Elementary School is located in Tupelo, Mississippi. The school had 345 students in grades 3 through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.
Tupelo Public School District oversees Pierce Street Elementary School and 11 other schools, with 7,192 students in total.
A majority of students at Pierce Street Elementary School, 51%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Pierce Street Elementary School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Pierce Street Elementary School and a ratio of 11.3:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 66% of students. That is close to the 66% average for public schools in Lee County.
allk12 grades Pierce Street Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.0%.
Census estimates describe Lee County this way: median household income is about $67,863, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Lee County number 34 and enroll about 14,808.
The closest other public school is Tupelo Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pierce Street Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Pierce Street Elementary School went from 356 students to 345. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 11.3:1.
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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 Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Tupelo Middle School0.2 mi · 1,070
- Rankin Elementary School0.8 mi · 375
- Milam Elementary School1.0 mi · 456
- Thomas Street Elementary School1.2 mi · 374
- Joyner Elementary School1.7 mi · 444
- Carver Elementary School2.0 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Pierce Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pierce Street Elementary School?
Pierce Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Pierce Street Elementary School serve?
Pierce Street Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Pierce Street Elementary School have?
Pierce Street Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Pierce Street Elementary School?
Pierce Street Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 10% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pierce Street Elementary School?
Pierce Street Elementary School is overseen by Tupelo Public School District in Lee County.
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