Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 204 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PERRY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280357000690
Runnelstown School
9214 HIGHWAY 42, PETAL, MS 39465 · (601) 544-2811 · Perry County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.0:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
131 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 74% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Runnelstown School→Perry Central Middle School
Based on grade levels within Perry County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 down about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 44.6% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Runnelstown School
Runnelstown School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runnelstown School this school | 173 | 75.7% | 52.8% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo | 254 | 79.1% | 56.7% |
| Benndale Elementary School LUCEDALE | 138 | 72.5% | 62.4% |
| Topeka - Tilton School Monticello | 298 | 80.2% | 51.3% |
| Baxterville School Lumberton | 217 | 77.9% | 61.5% |
| LT Taylor Intermediate School LUCEDALE | 293 | 74.7% | 55.0% |
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 Runnelstown School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #238 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #350 of 439 ▼ 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #267 of 439 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #425 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.7% | #277 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.7% | #63 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
173
-14 (-7%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 173 | 17.3 | 10.0:1 | 76% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 22 | 9.1:1 | 76% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 21.5 | 10.1:1 | 99% (214) |
| 2020-21 | 187 | 18 | 10.4:1 | 98% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 236 | 17.5 | 13.5:1 | 81% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 81% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 75% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 76% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Runnelstown School.
About Runnelstown School
Runnelstown School is the name of a small elementary school in PETAL, Mississippi. The school's enrollment of 173 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
Perry County School District serves 847 students across 4 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Runnelstown School is 79% White. The school is also 13% Black and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Perry County is about 78% White. By the diversity index, Runnelstown School comes in at 36%.
With 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Runnelstown School was 10.0:1. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. Runnelstown School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 76%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Perry County.
allk12 grades Runnelstown School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Runnelstown School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 52.8% actual against 56.3% predicted.
Perry County has these Census figures: median household income is about $49,634, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Runnelstown School is among the 8 public schools in Perry County.
The nearest other public school, Petal Elementary 3-4, is about 5.6 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within ten miles of Runnelstown School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Runnelstown School is 7th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The number of students declined from 187 to 173 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Runnelstown School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,449
Census ACS
Median income
$49,634
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,433 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Perry County School District
- Perry Central High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- South Perry Elementary SchoolElementary · 234 students
- Perry Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 178 students
- PERRY CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
- PERRY COUNTY ALTERNATIVE CENTERHigh
Other schools in PETAL
- Petal High SchoolHigh · 1,324 students
- Petal Primary SchoolElementary · 1,016 students
- Petal Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Petal Elementary 3-4Elementary · 636 students
- Petal Upper ElementaryMiddle · 632 students
Nearby schools
- Petal Elementary 3-45.6 mi · 636
- Petal High School5.7 mi · 1,324
- Petal Primary School6.0 mi · 1,016
- Petal Middle School8.9 mi · 645
- Petal Upper Elementary8.9 mi · 632
- Richton Elementary School10.2 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Runnelstown SchoolHow many students attend Runnelstown School?
Runnelstown School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Runnelstown School serve?
Runnelstown School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Runnelstown School have?
Runnelstown School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
How diverse is Runnelstown School?
Runnelstown School reports a student body of 79% White, 1% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Runnelstown School?
Runnelstown School is overseen by Perry County School District in Perry County.
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