Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280159000234
Sand Hill School
39455 Hwy 63 North, Richton, MS 39476 · (601) 881-8012 · Greene County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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.
- A-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
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
264 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 26 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 42% larger than its 8th grade class (26).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
50.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 61.3% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sand Hill School
Sand Hill School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill School this school | 267 | 98.9% | 53.0% |
| Clara School Waynesboro | 418 | 99.3% | 61.4% |
| Seminary Elementary Seminary | 420 | 99.3% | 76.5% |
| Leakesville Elem. School Leakesville | 423 | 99.3% | 47.9% |
| Union Elementary School Union | 410 | 99.3% | 66.5% |
| Redwood Elementary REDWOOD | 367 | 100.0% | 66.2% |
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 Sand Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #233 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #221 of 439 ▼ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #207 of 439 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #346 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #128 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #359 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #170 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #112 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
267
-23 (-8%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 270
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 267 | 19.1 | 14.0:1 | 99% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 21.3 | 14.1:1 | 100% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 20.8 | 14.5:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 99% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 72% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 76% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 77% (304) |
| 2000-01 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 71% (221) |
| 1990-91 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Hill School.
About Sand Hill School
Sand Hill School runs as a small elementary school in Richton, Mississippi. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 267 students. The school's enrollment is 40% smaller than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Greene County Schools counts 1,621 students in its 5 schools, and Sand Hill School is one of them.
Most students at Sand Hill School are White: 93% of enrollment. The remaining students are 5% multiracial. Census figures show Greene County is about 71% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Sand Hill School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
The school has about 14.0 students per teacher and 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 99% average for public schools in Greene County.
allk12 grades Sand Hill School a B. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sand Hill School is +8.3 points: 53.0% actual, 44.7% predicted.
Across Greene County, median household income is about $54,276, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Sand Hill School is among the 6 public schools in Greene County.
The closest other public school is Richton High School, about 10.6 miles away. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sand Hill School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Sand Hill School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 290 to 267.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,615
Census ACS
Median income
$54,276
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,621 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greene County Schools
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 446 students
- Leakesville Elem. SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Leakesville Jr. HighMiddle · 325 students
- Mclain Attendance CenterElementary · 160 students
- GREENE COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICALHigh
Other schools in Richton
- Richton Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
- Richton High SchoolHigh · 281 students
Nearby schools
- Richton High School10.6 mi · 281
- Richton Elementary School10.6 mi · 305
- South Perry Elementary School16.4 mi · 234
- Clara School16.5 mi · 418
- Mclain Attendance Center16.9 mi · 160
- Perry Central High School17.3 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Hill SchoolHow large is Sand Hill School?
Sand Hill School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sand Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sand Hill School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sand Hill School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sand Hill School is approximately 14.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sand Hill School?
At Sand Hill School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sand Hill School?
Sand Hill School is overseen by Greene County Schools in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.