Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383001424
Puckett Elementary
6382 Hwy 18, Puckett, MS 39151 · (601) 825-6140 · Rankin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
153 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +11.2pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.8% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 58.6% | 69.7% |
% 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
75.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Puckett Elementary
Puckett Elementary's state test result (75.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puckett Elementary this school | 351 | 43.6% | 75.0% |
| East Webster Elementary School Mathiston | 434 | 50.2% | 73.5% |
| Enterprise Elementary ENTERPRISE | 390 | 50.0% | 73.8% |
| Clarkdale Elementary School Meridian | 527 | 45.4% | 77.4% |
| Florence Elementary Florence | 537 | 48.2% | 84.8% |
| Pisgah Elementary Brandon | 556 | 44.1% | 73.7% |
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 Puckett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #51 of 428 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #64 of 439 ▲ 26 | #6 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #42 of 439 ▲ 126 | #7 of 19 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #278 of 453 | #19 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #56 of 408 | #3 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.5% | #264 of 409 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #419 of 444 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #269 of 296 | #14 of 16 |
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
351
0 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 351 | 27.5 | 12.8:1 | 44% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 28.5 | 12.7:1 | 51% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 26.9 | 14.1:1 | 99% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 99% (348) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 23.8 | 15.3:1 | 56% (202) |
| 2015-16 | 379 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 52% (196) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Puckett Elementary.
About Puckett Elementary
Puckett Elementary is a small elementary school in Mississippi, with an address in Puckett. The latest federal count shows 351 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 21% lower.
Rankin County School District serves 18,196 students across 27 schools.
White students are the large majority at Puckett Elementary, with 80% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 15% Black and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Rankin County, the White share is about 71%. Puckett Elementary has a diversity index of 34%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Puckett Elementary employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Puckett Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 44%.
allk12 grades Puckett Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Puckett Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 75.0% and a predicted 72.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Rankin County, median household income is about $79,357, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Puckett Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Rankin County, which together enroll about 22,454 students.
Puckett High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Puckett Elementary. Other public schools within ten miles: 3. Puckett Elementary comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 351 students in 2020-21 and 351 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 14.6:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Other Puckett Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Puckett Elementary. Puckett Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Puckett Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Puckett High School0.0 mi · 343
- Mendenhall Elementary School9.5 mi · 598
- Mendenhall High School9.6 mi · 646
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.3 mi · 226
- Magee Elementary School14.3 mi · 525
- McLaurin Elementary14.6 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Puckett ElementaryHow many students attend Puckett Elementary?
Puckett Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Puckett Elementary serve?
Puckett Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Puckett Elementary?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Puckett Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Puckett Elementary?
At Puckett Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 1% Hispanic, 15% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Puckett Elementary in?
Puckett Elementary is part of Rankin County School District.
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