Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 183 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280396000752
South Delta Elementary School
138 WEATHERS AVENUE, ROLLING FORK, MS 39159 · (662) 873-4849 · Sharkey County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
234 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
South Delta Elementary School→South Delta Middle School
Based on grade levels within South Delta School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
25.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.8% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 24.5% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 South Delta Elementary School
South Delta Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Delta Elementary School this school | 234 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Sanders Elementary School Hollandale | 246 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| Fairview Elementary School Columbus | 244 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
| Weddington Elementary School Greenville | 249 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| Clausell Elementary School Jackson | 231 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| S.V. Marshall Elementary School Lexington | 214 | 100.0% | 48.7% |
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 South Delta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #360 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #398 of 439 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #377 of 439 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #386 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #72 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 0.0% | #407 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #93 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.5% | #3 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
234
-91 (-28%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 234 | 17.9 | 13.1:1 | 100% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 20.7 | 10.7:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 23.1 | 11.9:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 24.2 | 17.4:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 100% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 28 | 17.2:1 | 97% (468) |
| 2000-01 | 805 | 46 | 17.5:1 | 96% (773) |
| 1990-91 | 790 | 40 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Delta Elementary School.
About South Delta Elementary School
South Delta Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in ROLLING FORK, Mississippi. The student body numbers 234 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446, so this school runs 48% smaller than that.
South Delta School District is responsible for 3 schools, South Delta Elementary School included, with 548 students in all.
Black students make up 100% of enrollment at South Delta Elementary School. For comparison, the population of Sharkey County is roughly 76% Black. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 17.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.1:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at South Delta Elementary School is 100%. For comparison, public schools in Sharkey County average 99%.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.1%. South Delta Elementary School scores 37.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Sharkey County, the median household income is $40,000, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 26% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sharkey County is home to 4 public schools and about 548 public school students.
South Delta High School is the public school closest to South Delta Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts South Delta Elementary School at 4th of 8.
NCES describes the area around South Delta Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 234 students in 2024-25, 91 fewer than the 325 it had in 2020-21.
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Sharkey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,872
Census ACS
Median income
$40,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
26%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
548 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Delta School District
- South Delta High SchoolHigh · 176 students
- South Delta Middle SchoolMiddle · 138 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in ROLLING FORK
- South Delta High SchoolHigh · 176 students
- SOUTH DELTA VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- South Delta High School0.9 mi · 176
- South Delta Middle School5.0 mi · 138
- Sanders Elementary School17.5 mi · 246
- Simmons High School17.5 mi · 172
- Simmons Jr. High School17.5 mi · 116
- General Trass High School19.3 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About South Delta Elementary SchoolHow large is South Delta Elementary School?
South Delta Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does South Delta Elementary School serve?
South Delta Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does South Delta Elementary School have?
South Delta Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Delta Elementary School?
At South Delta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 100% Black.
What district is South Delta Elementary School in?
South Delta Elementary School is part of South Delta School District.
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