Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701428
Ruleville Central Elementary
410 L F PACKER DRIVE, RULEVILLE, MS 38771 · (662) 756-4276 · Sunflower County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
271 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -16.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 36.7% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Where Ruleville Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #337 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #414 of 439 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #386 of 439 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #343 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #194 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.6% | #379 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #4 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #280 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
271
+63 (+30%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 271 | 18.3 | 14.8:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 19.2 | 14.1:1 | 100% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 20 | 13.4:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2020-21 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 100% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 16.1 | 17.2:1 | 100% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 100% (292) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruleville Central Elementary.
About Ruleville Central Elementary
Ruleville Central Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in RULEVILLE, Mississippi. It teaches 271 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 39% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi (about 446).
Ruleville Central Elementary belongs to Sunflower County Consolidated School District, a district of 11 schools and 2,807 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Ruleville Central Elementary is Black, at 96%. The rest of enrollment is 2% White. Among all residents of Sunflower County, the Black share is about 73%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 9%.
On staff are 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Ruleville Central Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The figure for public schools in Sunflower County is close, at 100%.
The model predicts 44.1% for a school in Mississippi with Ruleville Central Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Ruleville Central Elementary posts 41.5%.
The school is in Sunflower County, where median household income comes to about $39,956, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sunflower County's 13 public schools enroll about 2,807 students and include Ruleville Central Elementary.
Ruleville Central Elementary's nearest public school is Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.6%; Ruleville Central Elementary's is 41.5%, ranking 6th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 30%. The ratio was 13.0:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- Moorhead Central SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in RULEVILLE
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School0.0 mi · 331
- Ruleville Middle School0.4 mi · 131
- A.W. James Elementary5.3 mi · 219
- Drew Hunter Middle5.5 mi · 82
- D.M. Smith Elementary9.6 mi · 233
- Cleveland Central Middle School9.8 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Ruleville Central ElementaryHow large is Ruleville Central Elementary?
Ruleville Central Elementary enrolls approximately 271 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Ruleville Central Elementary serve?
Ruleville Central Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ruleville Central Elementary?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Ruleville Central Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ruleville Central Elementary?
At Ruleville Central Elementary, the student body is approximately 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ruleville Central Elementary?
Ruleville Central Elementary is overseen by Sunflower County Consolidated School District in Sunflower County.
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