Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORREST COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280149000219
Rawls Springs Attendance Center
10 Archie Smith Road, Hattiesburg, MS 39402 · (601) 268-2217 · Forrest County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
184 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 21 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Rawls Springs Attendance Center→North Forrest High School
Based on grade levels within Forrest County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 54.2% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Rawls Springs Attendance Center
Rawls Springs Attendance Center's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawls Springs Attendance Center this school | 214 | 86.0% | 58.3% |
| Parks Elementary School CLEVELAND | 265 | 100.0% | 44.2% |
| Lawndale Elementary School Tupelo | 378 | 76.2% | 61.3% |
| Kosciusko Upper Elementary KOSCIUSKO | 252 | 84.5% | 60.7% |
| Franklin Academy Columbus | 231 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| Carver Elementary School Tupelo | 312 | 75.3% | 51.0% |
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 Rawls Springs Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Forrest County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #182 of 428 | #9 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #149 of 439 ▲ 55 | #7 of 12 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #279 of 439 ▼ 19 | #10 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #403 of 453 | #11 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #23 of 408 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #86 of 409 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #227 of 444 | #8 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #270 of 296 | #8 of 9 |
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
214
+12 (+6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 86% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 215 | 24.9 | 8.6:1 | 84% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 26.3 | 8.3:1 | 99% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 14 | 14.4:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 221 | 16.3 | 13.6:1 | 86% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 17 | 13.8:1 | 94% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 88% (152) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 12 | 15.5:1 | 64% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rawls Springs Attendance Center.
About Rawls Springs Attendance Center
Rawls Springs Attendance Center is a small elementary school based in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. School enrollment was 214 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 52% smaller than that.
Forrest County School District runs Rawls Springs Attendance Center along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,124 students in total.
Rawls Springs Attendance Center is 58% Black by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 22% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Forrest County's population at about 36%. Rawls Springs Attendance Center's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 18 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.9:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 86%.
The allk12 Grade for Rawls Springs Attendance Center is B. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 64% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rawls Springs Attendance Center posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.3%, compared with a predicted 51.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Forrest County, the median household income is $53,640, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 21 public schools in Forrest County, enrolling about 10,857 students in all.
Nearby, Longleaf Elementary is about 3.0 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Rawls Springs Attendance Center at 7th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Rawls Springs Attendance Center is coded Suburb: Small, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Rawls Springs Attendance Center climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 202 to 214 students. The ratio was 14.4:1 in 2020-21 and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Rawls Springs Attendance Center, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forrest County School District
- South Forrest Attendance CenterElementary · 604 students
- Dixie Attendance CenterElementary · 487 students
- North Forrest High SchoolHigh · 349 students
- Earl Travillion Attendance CenterElementary · 261 students
- North Forrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Longleaf Elementary3.0 mi · 787
- North Forrest High School3.2 mi · 349
- North Forrest Elementary School3.4 mi · 209
- Grace Christian Elementary4.1 mi · 367
- Woodley Elementary5.0 mi · 422
- Hattiesburg High School5.1 mi · 1,014
Frequently asked questions
About Rawls Springs Attendance CenterHow many students attend Rawls Springs Attendance Center?
Rawls Springs Attendance Center enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Rawls Springs Attendance Center serve?
Rawls Springs Attendance Center serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Rawls Springs Attendance Center?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Rawls Springs Attendance Center.
What is the student diversity at Rawls Springs Attendance Center?
Student demographics at Rawls Springs Attendance Center are roughly 22% White, 7% Hispanic, 58% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Rawls Springs Attendance Center?
Rawls Springs Attendance Center is overseen by Forrest County School District in Forrest County.
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