Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280162000249
Stern Elementary School
522 MCallister Street, Greenville, MS 38701 · (662) 378-1821 · Washington County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
16.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
303 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 67 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (67) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
27.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 27.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.5% | 27.5% |
% 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
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Stern Elementary School
Stern Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stern Elementary School this school | 303 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| Boyd Elementary School Greenville | 298 | 100.0% | 40.9% |
| KCSD Lower Elementary School SCOOBA | 285 | 98.9% | 49.5% |
| George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School CLARKSDALE | 299 | 98.0% | 24.2% |
| Green Hill Intermediate SARDIS | 264 | 98.9% | 30.6% |
| J. E. Johnson Elementary School PRENTISS | 335 | 99.1% | 43.1% |
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 Stern Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #385 of 428 | #10 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #380 of 439 ▲ 1 | #11 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #393 of 439 ▲ 25 | #11 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #323 of 453 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #341 of 408 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #243 of 409 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #38 of 444 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #218 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
303
+84 (+38%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 303 | 17.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 186 | 14.2 | 13.1:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 15.8 | 11.1:1 | 100% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 100% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 16.2 | 20.4:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 281 | 20 | 14.1:1 | 98% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 88% (407) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stern Elementary School.
About Stern Elementary School
Families in Greenville, Mississippi, are served by Stern Elementary School, a small elementary school. Its enrollment is 303 students, spread over grades 1 through 5. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students, which makes this school 32% below average.
Greenville Public School District is made up of 11 schools with 3,385 students in all.
The student body at Stern Elementary School is 74% Black. It is also 24% multiracial. Among Washington County residents, the Black share is about 72%. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Stern Elementary School are from different groups.
Stern Elementary School lists 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 100% of the student body. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Washington County.
Stern Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.1% for Stern Elementary School. The school posts 34.2%, 9.9 points below the prediction.
The county, Washington County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $42,165, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 22%. The county's public schools total 25, with about 6,329 students.
Stern Elementary School's nearest public school is Greenville High School (about 0.5 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Stern Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 84 students, from 219 to 303. Students per teacher increased from 12.2 in 2020-21 to 16.9 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Stern Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,765
Census ACS
Median income
$42,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
6,329 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenville Public School District
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Akin Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Weddington Elementary SchoolElementary · 249 students
Other schools in Greenville
- Greenville High SchoolHigh · 836 students
- O'Bannon Elementary SchoolElementary · 543 students
- O'Bannon High SchoolHigh · 474 students
- T.L. Weston Middle SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolElementary · 298 students
- Coleman Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Greenville High School0.5 mi · 836
- Webb Elementary School0.7 mi · 230
- Coleman Middle School0.8 mi · 287
- ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 121
- Boyd Elementary School1.1 mi · 298
- T.L. Weston Middle School1.3 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Stern Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Stern Elementary School?
Stern Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades 01-05.
Is Stern Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stern Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Stern Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Stern Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stern Elementary School?
At Stern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 74% Black, 24% Two or more.
Is Stern Elementary School public or private?
Stern Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenville Public School District.
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