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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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
521
+49 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.5:1
% White
81%
was 83%
% Hispanic
2%
was 0%
% Black
10%
was 12%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Poplarville Lower Elementary
Located at 804 South Julia Street Suite A, in POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, Poplarville Lower Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school that teaches 521 students (grades pre-K through 2), operated by Poplarville School District.
Within Poplarville School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,969 students, Poplarville Lower Elementary is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Poplarville Lower Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder is composed of 10% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Pearl River County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, Poplarville Lower Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.
In the area at large, Pearl River County reports that median household income runs about $58,135, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Pearl River County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,456 students), Poplarville Lower Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Poplarville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Poplarville Lower Elementary comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 67.4%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Poplarville Lower Elementary has increased 10%, going from 472 students in 2018 to 521 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Poplarville Lower Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.