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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COVINGTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280129001334
Seminary Elementary
200 Main St., Seminary, MS 39479 · (601) 722-3355 · Covington County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
417 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 106 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Seminary Elementary→Seminary Middle
Based on grade levels within Covington County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
78.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.6% | 78.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 76.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 32 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Seminary Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.5% | #38 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #38 of 439 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #19 of 439 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #201 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #332 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.5% | #291 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #150 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #284 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
420
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 420 | 25.1 | 16.8:1 | 99% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 30.6 | 13.2:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 31.6 | 13.5:1 | 100% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 25.4 | 16.8:1 | 71% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 69% (312) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 60% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seminary Elementary.
About Seminary Elementary
Seminary Elementary runs as a mid-sized elementary school in Seminary, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 420 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 4.
Seminary Elementary is one school in Covington County School District, a system of 7 schools with 2,492 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Seminary Elementary is White, at 84%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 60%. The diversity index for Seminary Elementary is 28%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Seminary Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1, with 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Seminary Elementary. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Covington County.
Seminary Elementary beats its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 32.0 points (76.5% versus 44.5%), a top-10% result in Mississippi on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Covington County, the median household earns about $45,051 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Counting Seminary Elementary, Covington County has 10 public schools.
Seminary Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Seminary High, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 76.5% is above the 61.7% average for nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 420, from 402 in 2020-21.
People who know Seminary Elementary can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Covington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,148
Census ACS
Median income
$45,051
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Covington County School District
- Collins Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Seminary HighHigh · 382 students
- Collins High SchoolHigh · 373 students
- Seminary MiddleMiddle · 365 students
- Mt. Olive Attendance CenterCombined · 282 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Seminary
- Seminary HighHigh · 382 students
- Seminary MiddleMiddle · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Seminary High0.0 mi · 382
- Seminary Middle0.0 mi · 365
- Collins High School5.9 mi · 373
- Collins Elementary School6.4 mi · 474
- Sumrall Elementary School9.6 mi · 960
- Sumrall Middle School10.1 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Seminary ElementaryHow many students attend Seminary Elementary?
Seminary Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-04.
Is Seminary Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seminary Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Seminary Elementary have?
Seminary Elementary employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is Seminary Elementary?
Seminary Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Seminary Elementary?
Seminary Elementary is overseen by Covington County School District in Covington County.
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