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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255000920
Saltillo Elementary School
424 South 3rd Street, SALTILLO, MS 38866 · (662) 869-2211 · Lee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- C-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
13.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
387 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 227 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 242 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 227 | 33% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
46.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 49.1% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Saltillo Elementary School
Saltillo Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saltillo Elementary School this school | 696 | 55.6% | 56.5% |
| Newton County Elementary School Decatur | 882 | 61.8% | 71.8% |
| Reeves Elementary Long Beach | 453 | 57.8% | 71.1% |
| Lafayette Elementary School Oxford | 776 | 53.1% | 72.5% |
| Lafayette Upper Elementary School Oxford | 803 | 52.8% | 69.9% |
| Saltillo Primary School SALTILLO | 704 | 53.7% | 57.6% |
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 Saltillo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #202 of 428 | #8 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #251 of 439 ▼ 9 | #12 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #176 of 439 ▲ 8 | #7 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #66 of 453 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #120 of 408 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #211 of 409 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.6% | #390 of 444 | #16 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #150 of 296 | #5 of 13 |
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
696
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-39% since 2000-01, when it was 1,148
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 696 | 50.1 | 13.9:1 | 56% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 51 | 13.4:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 50 | 13.5:1 | 100% (672) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 100% (691) |
| 2017-18 | 810 | 48.1 | 16.8:1 | 53% (430) |
| 2015-16 | 805 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 53% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 768 | 48 | 16.0:1 | 46% (354) |
| 2000-01 | 1,148 | 59 | 19.5:1 | 57% (655) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saltillo Elementary School.
About Saltillo Elementary School
Saltillo Elementary School serves students in SALTILLO, Mississippi, as a large elementary school. Enrollment stands at 696 students, covering grades 3 through 5. The school is 56% larger than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Lee County counts 13 schools and 6,343 students, including Saltillo Elementary School.
White students are 73% of those enrolled at Saltillo Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. In Lee County overall, about 63% of residents are White. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Saltillo Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 50.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is higher. Roughly 56% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 66% for public schools in Lee County.
Saltillo Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Saltillo Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.5% and a predicted 66.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that the median household earns about $67,863 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Lee County has 34 public schools with about 14,808 students, including Saltillo Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Saltillo Elementary School is closest to Saltillo High School, about 1.5 miles away. Saltillo Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Saltillo Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 56.5% versus a 56.4% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (694) and 2024-25 (696).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Saltillo Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Mooreville High SchoolHigh · 445 students
Other schools in SALTILLO
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Saltillo High School1.5 mi · 939
- Saltillo Primary School1.6 mi · 704
- Guntown Middle School5.4 mi · 674
- Early Childhood Education Center6.7 mi · 322
- Carver Elementary School6.9 mi · 312
- Joyner Elementary School7.2 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Saltillo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Saltillo Elementary School?
Saltillo Elementary School enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 03-05.
Is Saltillo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saltillo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saltillo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saltillo Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Saltillo Elementary School?
Saltillo Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 2% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Saltillo Elementary School public or private?
Saltillo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.