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Enrollment
579
Combined
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280459000859
Stringer Attendance Center
122 COUNTY ROAD 17, STRINGER, MS 39481 · (601) 428-5508 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL579 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
402 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (49).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
53.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
65.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 65.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 66.4% |
% 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
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Stringer Attendance Center
Stringer Attendance Center's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringer Attendance Center this school | 579 | 69.4% | 71.1% |
| Loyd Star Attendance Center BROOKHAVEN | 741 | 67.5% | 57.4% |
| Bogue Chitto School BOGUE CHITTO | 747 | 68.1% | 67.3% |
| Salem Tylertown | 469 | 64.6% | 59.0% |
| Enterprise Attendance Center BROOKHAVEN | 667 | 64.5% | 66.6% |
| Wheeler High School Booneville | 577 | 65.7% | 67.9% |
Matched among Mississippi K-12 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 Stringer Attendance Center ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #5 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #10 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #12 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 579 | #15 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #18 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #10 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #15 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #16 of 20 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
579
+30 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 602
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 579 | 42.7 | 13.6:1 | 69% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 45.9 | 12.7:1 | 69% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 45.9 | 12.7:1 | 99% (581) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 99% (546) |
| 2017-18 | 618 | 39.3 | 15.7:1 | 63% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 610 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 63% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 38 | 16.9:1 | 65% (419) |
| 2000-01 | 616 | 40 | 15.4:1 | 77% (476) |
| 1990-91 | 602 | 33 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stringer Attendance Center.
About Stringer Attendance Center
Stringer Attendance Center is a medium-sized combined-grade school in STRINGER, Mississippi. Enrollment is 579 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 12.
Stringer Attendance Center is part of a district of 4 schools: West Jasper School District, with 1,371 students.
A majority of students at Stringer Attendance Center, 75%, are White. Next come 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 45% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Stringer Attendance Center belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Stringer Attendance Center's 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.6:1. That ratio is over the 11.8:1 average for combined schools in Mississippi. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. Compared with the 90% average for public schools in Jasper County, the school's rate is lower.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stringer Attendance Center falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 71.1% actual against 59.5% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Jasper County, median household income is about $48,660, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. A total of 7 public schools operate in Jasper County, serving about 2,110 students.
The nearest public school is Bay Springs Elementary School, at about 7.4 miles. Stringer Attendance Center has 5 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 50.5%, lower than Stringer Attendance Center's 71.1%.
NCES assigns Stringer Attendance Center the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 549 in 2020-21 and 579 in 2024-25, a 5% increase.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Stringer Attendance Center. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,059
Census ACS
Median income
$48,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Jasper School District
- Bay Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Bay Springs High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Bay Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Bay Springs Elementary School7.4 mi · 370
- Bay Springs Middle School7.4 mi · 181
- Bay Springs High School7.4 mi · 241
- North Jones Elementary School9.9 mi · 854
- Taylorsville Attendance Center10.0 mi · 572
- West Jones High School10.6 mi · 1,587
Frequently asked questions
About Stringer Attendance CenterWhat is the total enrollment at Stringer Attendance Center?
Stringer Attendance Center enrolls approximately 579 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Stringer Attendance Center serve?
Stringer Attendance Center serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stringer Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stringer Attendance Center is approximately 13.6:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stringer Attendance Center?
At Stringer Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 75% White, 4% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Stringer Attendance Center public or private?
Stringer Attendance Center is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Jasper School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.