Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280381000732
Quitman County Elementary
1018 10th Street, LAMBERT, MS 38643 · (662) 326-7186 · Quitman County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- A-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
,
Teacher data unavailable
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
331 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 35% smaller than its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Quitman County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 67.6% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Quitman County Elementary
Quitman County Elementary's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman County Elementary this school | 331 | 100.0% | 54.9% |
| Tunica Elementary School TUNICA | 308 | 99.7% | 44.7% |
| Wilkinson County Elementary WOODVILLE | 306 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle School Bolton | 335 | 100.0% | 42.2% |
| McLeod Elementary School Jackson | 343 | 99.7% | 29.1% |
| Revive Collegiate Jackson | 367 | 100.0% | N/A |
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 Quitman County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #221 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #122 of 439 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #286 of 439 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #298 of 453 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #362 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #92 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #88 of 296 |
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
331
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 569
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 | 331 | N/A | N/A | 100% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 27.2 | 12.4:1 | 100% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 29.6 | 12.3:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 100% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 28.1 | 15.2:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 100% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 99% (537) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 97% (569) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 29 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quitman County Elementary.
About Quitman County Elementary
Quitman County Elementary is an elementary school in LAMBERT, Mississippi, and it is part of Quitman County School District. The school's enrollment of 331 students covers pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
Quitman County School District has 835 students in 3 schools, and Quitman County Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Quitman County Elementary, 93%, are Black. Other reported shares: 3% White. Quitman County's residents are about 74% Black, 20 points below the school's share. Quitman County Elementary has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Quitman County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Quitman County Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Quitman County Elementary scores 54.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Quitman County, median household income is about $32,412, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 25%. Quitman County Elementary is one of 4 public schools in Quitman County, which together enroll about 835 students.
The nearest other public school, Madison Palmer High School, is about 3.1 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Quitman County Elementary. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Quitman County Elementary is 2nd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Quitman County Elementary in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Quitman County Elementary went from 373 students to 331.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Quitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,774
Census ACS
Median income
$32,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quitman County School District
- Quitman County Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
- Madison Palmer High SchoolHigh · 239 students
- QUITMAN CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other Quitman County Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Quitman County Elementary. Quitman County Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Quitman County ElementaryGeorgetown, GA · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Palmer High School3.1 mi · 239
- Quitman County Middle School4.0 mi · 265
- Lyon Elementary12.5 mi · 224
- Jonestown Elementary13.4 mi · 135
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School15.2 mi · 299
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies15.3 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Quitman County ElementaryHow large is Quitman County Elementary?
Quitman County Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-04.
Is Quitman County Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Quitman County Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student diversity at Quitman County Elementary?
Student demographics at Quitman County Elementary are roughly 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Quitman County Elementary?
Quitman County Elementary is overseen by Quitman County School District in Quitman County.
What county does Quitman County Elementary serve?
Quitman County Elementary serves Quitman County in MS.
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