Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280019501486
S.V. Marshall Elementary School
12572 Highway 12, Lexington, MS 39169 · (662) 235-5226 · Holmes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
13.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
214 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 | 13 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
33.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 39.4% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 S.V. Marshall Elementary School
S.V. Marshall Elementary School's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.V. Marshall Elementary School this school | 214 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
| Threadgill Primary School GREENWOOD | 207 | 100.0% | 23.5% |
| Clausell Elementary School Jackson | 231 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| South Delta Elementary School ROLLING FORK | 234 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Casper E Hall Duncan | 194 | 98.5% | 56.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School Columbus | 244 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
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 S.V. Marshall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #277 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #337 of 439 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #349 of 439 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 214 | #402 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #90 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.4% | #389 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #7 of 444 |
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
-16 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
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 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 100% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 208 | 17.5 | 11.9:1 | 100% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 18.1 | 12.7:1 | 100% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 16 | 14.4:1 | 100% (230) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S.V. Marshall Elementary School.
About S.V. Marshall Elementary School
Among the schools in Lexington, Mississippi, is S.V. Marshall Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolled 214 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students each.
Holmes County Consolidated (7 schools, 2,300 students) runs S.V. Marshall Elementary School.
Most students at S.V. Marshall Elementary School are Black: 97% of enrollment. Other groups make up 3% multiracial. Holmes County as a whole is about 81% Black, so the school's share is higher. S.V. Marshall Elementary School has a diversity index of 5%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 16 full-time equivalents, or about 13.4 students per teacher. The 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. Across public schools in Holmes County, the average is about the same, 100%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, S.V. Marshall Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at S.V. Marshall Elementary School are 4.6 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.7% actual, 44.1% predicted).
Holmes County has about 16,191 residents, and median household income is about $32,538, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 33% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Holmes County number 9 and enroll about 2,300.
The nearest public school is S.V. Marshall Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. S.V. Marshall Elementary School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 34.2%, lower than S.V. Marshall Elementary School's 48.7%.
S.V. Marshall Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 230 in 2020-21 and 214 in 2024-25, a decrease of 16 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.4:1 to 13.4:1.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,191
Census ACS
Median income
$32,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Durant Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- GPE SchoolElementary · 191 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 426 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- HOLMES CO CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- S.V. Marshall Middle School0.0 mi · 321
- Holmes County Central High School8.5 mi · 714
- William Dean Jr Elementary School9.6 mi · 426
- Humphreys County High School17.5 mi · 427
- Ida Greene Elementary School17.6 mi · 398
- O.M. McNair Middle School17.6 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolHow large is S.V. Marshall Elementary School?
S.V. Marshall Elementary School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-05.
Is S.V. Marshall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
S.V. Marshall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at S.V. Marshall Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at S.V. Marshall Elementary School is approximately 13.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is S.V. Marshall Elementary School?
S.V. Marshall Elementary School reports a student body of 97% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees S.V. Marshall Elementary School?
S.V. Marshall Elementary School is overseen by Holmes County Consolidated in Holmes County.
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