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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 477 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POPLARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280372000710
Poplarville Upper Elementary
1 TODD CIRCLE, POPLARVILLE, MS 39470 · (601) 795-3104 · Pearl River County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
277 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 157 | 36% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 33% |
Student demographics
27%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
Feeds from
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
66.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 57.9% |
% 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Upper Elementary
Poplarville Upper Elementary's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplarville Upper Elementary this school | 432 | 64.1% | 66.1% |
| Perkinston Elementary School Perkinston | 503 | 60.4% | 68.5% |
| Hills Chapel School Booneville | 398 | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| Poplarville Lower Elementary POPLARVILLE | 521 | 58.7% | 65.8% |
| Hancock North Central School Kiln | 404 | 69.8% | 76.5% |
| Hamilton School HAMILTON | 557 | 60.0% | 68.3% |
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 Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Pearl River County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #121 of 428 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #142 of 439 ▲ 32 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #62 of 439 ▲ 84 | #1 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #190 of 453 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #199 of 408 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #306 of 409 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #362 of 444 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #75 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
432
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 64% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 28.5 | 14.8:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 28.5 | 15.1:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 28.1 | 15.1:1 | 74% (312) |
| 2015-16 | 432 | 28 | 15.4:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 25 | 18.7:1 | 75% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 58% (303) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poplarville Upper Elementary.
About Poplarville Upper Elementary
Poplarville Upper Elementary is an elementary school located in POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, in Pearl River County. Its 432 students are spread across grades 3 through 5.
Poplarville School District has 4 schools and 1,969 students, and Poplarville Upper Elementary is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Poplarville Upper Elementary, with 85% of enrollment. Other groups include 7% multiracial and 6% Black. By the diversity index, Poplarville Upper Elementary comes in at 27%.
Federal staffing data show 29 full-time-equivalent teachers at Poplarville Upper Elementary and a ratio of 14.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 64% of students. That is close to the 65% average for public schools in Pearl River County.
The allk12 Grade for Poplarville Upper Elementary is B+. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 62.2%. Poplarville Upper Elementary scores 66.1%.
Poplarville Upper Elementary is located in Pearl River County, where median household income is about $58,135, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Poplarville Upper Elementary is one of 20 public schools in Pearl River County, which together enroll about 8,456 students.
Poplarville Lower Elementary is located about 0.8 miles from Poplarville Upper Elementary. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Poplarville Upper Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Poplarville Upper Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
The number of students climbed from 419 to 432 over 4 years.
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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
- Poplarville Lower ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Middle School Of PoplarvilleMiddle · 476 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Other schools in POPLARVILLE
- Poplarville High SchoolHigh · 540 students
- Poplarville Lower ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Middle School Of PoplarvilleMiddle · 476 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- Poplarville Lower Elementary0.8 mi · 521
- Poplarville High School1.0 mi · 540
- Middle School Of Poplarville1.2 mi · 476
- Lumberton High School11.3 mi · 268
- Lumberton Elementary School11.3 mi · 287
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR14.3 mi · 1,414
Frequently asked questions
About Poplarville Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Poplarville Upper Elementary?
Poplarville Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Poplarville Upper Elementary serve?
Poplarville Upper Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Poplarville Upper Elementary have?
Poplarville Upper Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
How diverse is Poplarville Upper Elementary?
Poplarville Upper Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Poplarville Upper Elementary?
Poplarville Upper Elementary is overseen by Poplarville School District in Pearl River County.
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