Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280120000152
Stokes Beard Elementary School
311 Martin Luther King Dr, Columbus, MS 39701 · (662) 241-7270 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
369 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 68% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Stokes Beard Elementary School→Columbus Middle School
Based on grade levels within Columbus Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.2pp 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 31 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.9% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 29.4% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Stokes Beard Elementary School
Stokes Beard Elementary School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stokes Beard Elementary School this school | 369 | 100.0% | 38.4% |
| McLeod Elementary School Jackson | 343 | 99.7% | 29.1% |
| Robinsonville Elementary School Robinsonville | 380 | 99.7% | 54.0% |
| Revive Collegiate Jackson | 367 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Green Elementary School Jackson | 365 | 100.0% | 37.2% |
| North Jackson Elementary School Jackson | 346 | 100.0% | 52.4% |
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 Stokes Beard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lowndes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #351 of 428 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #364 of 439 ▲ 10 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #376 of 439 ▼ 24 | #7 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #258 of 453 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #161 of 408 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #381 of 409 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #29 of 444 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #134 of 296 | #3 of 7 |
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
369
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 211
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 369 | 25.5 | 14.4:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 353 | 27.2 | 13.0:1 | 100% (353) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 19 | 18.4:1 | 100% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 25.5 | 17.3:1 | 100% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 18 | 25.3:1 | 100% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 92% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 74% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 211 | 14 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stokes Beard Elementary School.
About Stokes Beard Elementary School
Students in Columbus, Mississippi, attend Stokes Beard Elementary School, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 369 students.
Stokes Beard Elementary School is run by Columbus Municipal School District, whose 7 schools enroll 3,011 students.
Stokes Beard Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 96% Black. That compares with about 44% Black among all Lowndes County residents. Stokes Beard Elementary School has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stokes Beard Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. It compares with 75% for public schools in Lowndes County.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Stokes Beard Elementary School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Stokes Beard Elementary School is 5.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.4% versus 44.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In Lowndes County (population about 57,838), median household income is about $53,812, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Stokes Beard Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in Lowndes County, which together enroll about 8,512 students.
Of nearby public schools, MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Its average proficiency rate of 38.4% is below the 39.8% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Stokes Beard Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 349 to 369. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.4:1 in 2020-21, and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,838
Census ACS
Median income
$53,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus Municipal School District
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 865 students
- Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Sale Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Franklin AcademyElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Columbus
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 1,191 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 865 students
- New Hope High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- New Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Nearby schools
- MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE1.0 mi · 240
- Columbus High School1.2 mi · 865
- Fairview Elementary School1.3 mi · 244
- Franklin Academy1.4 mi · 231
- Cook Elementary School1.8 mi · 415
- Sale Elementary School1.9 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stokes Beard Elementary School?
Stokes Beard Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stokes Beard Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stokes Beard Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Stokes Beard Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Stokes Beard Elementary School.
How diverse is Stokes Beard Elementary School?
Stokes Beard Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Stokes Beard Elementary School?
Stokes Beard Elementary School is overseen by Columbus Municipal School District in Lowndes County.
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