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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SENATOBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
879
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SENATOBIA MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280393000750
Senatobia Elementary School
301 Marvin Street, Senatobia, MS 38668 · (662) 562-9613 · Tate County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL879 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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.
- B-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
17.0:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
583 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 158 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within Senatobia Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -9.0pp since 2023
Math
65.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.5pp 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 65 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 65.3% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 60.8% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Senatobia Elementary School
Senatobia Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senatobia Elementary School this school | 879 | 66.3% | 62.6% |
| North Pike Elementary School Summit | 781 | 70.9% | 54.5% |
| New Hope Elementary COLUMBUS | 1,191 | 66.8% | 55.0% |
| Stone Elementary School Wiggins | 714 | 68.3% | 75.2% |
| Neshoba Central Elementary School PHILADELPHIA | 1,419 | 67.5% | 71.7% |
| Pearl Lower Elementary PEARL | 763 | 69.9% | 70.6% |
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 Senatobia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #147 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #111 of 439 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #201 of 439 ▼ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 879 | #24 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #346 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #59 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #352 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #214 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
879
+83 (+10%) vs 2020
+125% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 879 | 51.6 | 17.0:1 | 66% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 855 | 64.5 | 13.3:1 | 66% (568) |
| 2022-23 | 833 | 65.1 | 12.8:1 | 100% (830) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 100% (793) |
| 2017-18 | 960 | 58.3 | 16.5:1 | 74% (715) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 27 | 16.2:1 | 71% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 69% (327) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 42% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Senatobia Elementary School.
About Senatobia Elementary School
Senatobia Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Senatobia, Mississippi. It teaches 879 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll about 446 students on average.
Senatobia Elementary School belongs to Senatobia Municipal School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,754 students.
Of every 100 students at Senatobia Elementary School, about 51 are multiracial. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 23% White, and 3% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
A staff of 51.6 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.0:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 1.2 students per teacher. By family income, 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Senatobia Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 59% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Senatobia Elementary School would score about 61.0%. It scores 62.6%, 1.6 points above that figure.
In Tate County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $69,704, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county has 11 public schools and about 3,758 students.
Senatobia Middle School, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Senatobia Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Senatobia Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment rose 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.0:1.
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Tate County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,321
Census ACS
Median income
$69,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,758 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Senatobia Municipal School District
- Senatobia High SchoolHigh · 468 students
- Senatobia Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- SEN./TATE CO. OPTIONAL LEARNING CENCombined
Other schools in Senatobia
- Senatobia High SchoolHigh · 468 students
- Senatobia Middle SchoolMiddle · 407 students
- SEN./TATE CO. OPTIONAL LEARNING CENCombined
Nearby schools
- Senatobia Middle School0.6 mi · 407
- Senatobia High School0.8 mi · 468
- Coldwater Elementary School5.1 mi · 213
- Como Primary School6.5 mi · 267
- North Panola Middle School6.6 mi · 243
- East Tate Elementary9.1 mi · 473
Frequently asked questions
About Senatobia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Senatobia Elementary School?
Senatobia Elementary School enrolls approximately 879 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Senatobia Elementary School serve?
Senatobia Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Senatobia Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Senatobia Elementary School.
How diverse is Senatobia Elementary School?
Senatobia Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 3% Hispanic, 24% Black, 51% Two or more.
Is Senatobia Elementary School public or private?
Senatobia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Senatobia Municipal School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.