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What's the biggest difference between POPLARVILLE LOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POPLARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280372000709
Poplarville Lower Elementary
804 South Julia Street Suite A, POPLARVILLE, MS 39470 · (601) 795-6568 · Pearl River County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+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
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
306 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 162 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 159 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 30% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Poplarville Lower Elementary→Poplarville Upper Elementary→Middle School Of Poplarville→Poplarville High School
Based on grade levels within Poplarville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.4% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 66.7% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Poplarville Lower Elementary
Poplarville Lower Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplarville Lower Elementary this school | 521 | 58.7% | 65.8% |
| Hamilton School HAMILTON | 557 | 60.0% | 68.3% |
| Perkinston Elementary School Perkinston | 503 | 60.4% | 68.5% |
| East Central Lower Elementary Moss Point | 567 | 57.8% | 69.7% |
| Agricola Elementary School LUCEDALE | 543 | 56.5% | 62.8% |
| East Central Upper Elementary Moss Point | 566 | 56.9% | 70.9% |
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 Poplarville Lower Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Pearl River County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #124 of 428 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #67 of 439 ▲ 46 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #107 of 439 ▲ 17 | #2 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #134 of 453 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #337 of 408 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #269 of 409 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #381 of 444 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #32 of 90 | N/A |
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
521
+157 (+43%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 521 | 30.9 | 16.9:1 | 59% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 41.1 | 12.0:1 | 63% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 99% (473) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 28.6 | 16.5:1 | 71% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 71% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 72% (336) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 58% (272) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 30 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poplarville Lower Elementary.
About Poplarville Lower Elementary
Poplarville Lower Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in POPLARVILLE, Mississippi. Federal data show 521 students enrolled in pre-K through 2 in 2024-25.
Poplarville Lower Elementary is one of the 4 schools that make up Poplarville School District (1,969 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Poplarville Lower Elementary is 81% White. Other groups make up 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. In Pearl River County overall, the White share is about 80%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 33, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for elementary schools in Mississippi. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 59%.
Poplarville Lower Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 62% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Poplarville Lower Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.8% versus 64.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In Pearl River County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $58,135, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 20 public schools in the county, enrolling about 8,456, Poplarville Lower Elementary among them.
Poplarville Lower Elementary is about 0.7 miles from Poplarville High School, its nearest public school. Poplarville Lower Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Poplarville Lower Elementary at 5th of 9.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal counts for Poplarville Lower Elementary: 364 students in 2020-21, 521 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.9:1.
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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 Poplarville School District
- Poplarville High SchoolHigh · 540 students
- Middle School Of PoplarvilleMiddle · 476 students
- Poplarville Upper ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Other schools in POPLARVILLE
- Poplarville High SchoolHigh · 540 students
- Middle School Of PoplarvilleMiddle · 476 students
- Poplarville Upper ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- Poplarville High School0.7 mi · 540
- Poplarville Upper Elementary0.8 mi · 432
- Middle School Of Poplarville1.0 mi · 476
- Lumberton High School12.0 mi · 268
- Lumberton Elementary School12.1 mi · 287
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR13.6 mi · 1,414
Frequently asked questions
About Poplarville Lower ElementaryHow large is Poplarville Lower Elementary?
Poplarville Lower Elementary enrolls approximately 521 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Poplarville Lower Elementary serve?
Poplarville Lower Elementary serves grades PK-02.
How many students per teacher at Poplarville Lower Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Poplarville Lower Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Poplarville Lower Elementary?
Student demographics at Poplarville Lower Elementary are roughly 81% White, 2% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Poplarville Lower Elementary in?
Poplarville Lower Elementary is part of Poplarville School District.
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