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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SOUTH FORREST ATTENDANCE CENTER administration to hear?
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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORREST COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280149000220
South Forrest Attendance Center
8 Burborne Street, Brooklyn, MS 39425 · (601) 545-7714 · Forrest County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-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
16.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
414 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 19% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
66.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
53.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -18.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 19 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 53.7% |
| 2023-24 | 66.5% | 72.4% |
% 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
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Forrest Attendance Center
South Forrest Attendance Center's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Forrest Attendance Center this school | 604 | 68.5% | 69.0% |
| Central Elementary School LUCEDALE | 660 | 70.2% | 68.5% |
| Myrtle Attendance Center MYRTLE | 698 | 73.2% | 76.8% |
| Walnut Attendance Center WALNUT | 480 | 73.1% | 61.5% |
| Raleigh Elementary School RALEIGH | 649 | 69.0% | 60.1% |
| Moselle Elementary School Moselle | 554 | 71.5% | 63.9% |
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 Forrest Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Forrest County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #93 of 428 | #5 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #191 of 439 ▼ 123 | #9 of 12 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #64 of 439 ▲ 31 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #95 of 453 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #326 of 408 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #258 of 409 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #337 of 444 | #9 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #275 of 296 | #9 of 9 |
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
604
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 604 | 36.2 | 16.7:1 | 69% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 41.8 | 13.5:1 | 62% (349) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 43.8 | 13.3:1 | 99% (580) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 99% (591) |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 67% (413) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 41 | 15.3:1 | 68% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 67% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 64% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 30 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Forrest Attendance Center.
About South Forrest Attendance Center
South Forrest Attendance Center is a mid-sized elementary school in Mississippi, with an address in Brooklyn. It reported 604 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Federal data list 6 schools in Forrest County School District, with 2,124 students enrolled.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at South Forrest Attendance Center. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 5% Black. In Forrest County overall, about 57% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At South Forrest Attendance Center, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Forrest County, the average is 79%.
South Forrest Attendance Center holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
South Forrest Attendance Center posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.0%, compared with a predicted 59.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Forrest County show that the median household earns about $53,640 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Forrest County, 21 public schools serve about 10,857 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Forrest County Agricultural High School, is about 0.9 miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.2%; South Forrest Attendance Center's is 69.0%, ranking 2nd of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 594 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 604.
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Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Forrest County School District
- Dixie Attendance CenterElementary · 487 students
- North Forrest High SchoolHigh · 349 students
- Earl Travillion Attendance CenterElementary · 261 students
- Rawls Springs Attendance CenterElementary · 214 students
- North Forrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 209 students
Other schools in Brooklyn
- Forrest County Agricultural High SchoolHigh · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Forrest County Agricultural High School0.9 mi · 562
- Dixie Attendance Center13.0 mi · 487
- Perry Central Middle School13.8 mi · 178
- Purvis Lower Elementary14.0 mi · 448
- Stone High School14.3 mi · 740
- Purvis Middle School14.3 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About South Forrest Attendance CenterWhat is the total enrollment at South Forrest Attendance Center?
South Forrest Attendance Center enrolls approximately 604 students in grades PK-08.
Is South Forrest Attendance Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Forrest Attendance Center is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at South Forrest Attendance Center?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at South Forrest Attendance Center.
How diverse is South Forrest Attendance Center?
South Forrest Attendance Center reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees South Forrest Attendance Center?
South Forrest Attendance Center is overseen by Forrest County School District in Forrest County.
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