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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 364 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TATE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280423000801
Strayhorn Elementary School
3402 Highway 4 West, Sarah, MS 38665 · (662) 562-8637 · Tate County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
14.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
283 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (58).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
50.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 56.4% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Strayhorn Elementary School
Strayhorn Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strayhorn Elementary School this school | 407 | 69.5% | 57.0% |
| Pelahatchie Elementary Pelahatchie | 385 | 70.6% | 58.5% |
| Moselle Elementary School Moselle | 554 | 71.5% | 63.9% |
| Iuka Elementary School Iuka | 414 | 66.7% | 61.5% |
| South Hancock Elementary School Bay St. Louis | 480 | 73.8% | 61.0% |
| Waveland Elementary School WAVELAND | 460 | 69.8% | 67.9% |
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 Strayhorn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #197 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #199 of 439 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #200 of 439 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #216 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #131 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #207 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #326 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #140 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
407
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 333
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 407 | 28.9 | 14.1:1 | 70% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 29.9 | 13.4:1 | 73% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 29.2 | 13.9:1 | 99% (403) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 99% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 482 | 26.6 | 18.1:1 | 73% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 72% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 72% (424) |
| 2000-01 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 69% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 333 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strayhorn Elementary School.
About Strayhorn Elementary School
Located in Sarah, Mississippi, Strayhorn Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 407 students.
The district, Tate County School District, has 2,004 students enrolled across 5 schools.
More than half of the students at Strayhorn Elementary School are White (73%). Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
Strayhorn Elementary School lists 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.1 students per teacher. The school's 14.1:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 70% of the student body. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Tate County.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Strayhorn Elementary School outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Strayhorn Elementary School would score about 59.4%. It scores 57.0%, 2.4 points below that figure.
For Tate County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $69,704 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Strayhorn Elementary School, Tate County has 11 public schools.
The closest school to Strayhorn Elementary School is Strayhorn High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Its average proficiency rate of 57.0% is above the 44.6% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 426 in 2020-21 to 407 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.2:1 in 2020-21, and 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
Strayhorn Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Tate County School District
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 507 students
- East Tate ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Strayhorn High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Coldwater Elementary SchoolElementary · 213 students
- Senatobia-Tate Career Technical CenterHigh
- COLDWATER HIGH SCHOOLCombined
Nearby schools
- Strayhorn High School0.1 mi · 404
- Senatobia Elementary School9.9 mi · 879
- Senatobia Middle School10.4 mi · 407
- Senatobia High School10.4 mi · 468
- Coldwater Elementary School10.6 mi · 213
- Como Primary School13.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Strayhorn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Strayhorn Elementary School?
Strayhorn Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Strayhorn Elementary School serve?
Strayhorn Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Strayhorn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Strayhorn Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Strayhorn Elementary School?
Strayhorn Elementary School reports a student body of 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Strayhorn Elementary School in?
Strayhorn Elementary School is part of Tate County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.