Enrollment
331
High
DISTRICT 398 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701422
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
360 L F PACKER DRIVE, RULEVILLE, MS 38771 · (662) 756-4757 · Sunflower County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
331 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 68 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 30% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within Sunflower County Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
17.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -12.0pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +24.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 17 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 are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 30.1% |
% 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School this school | 331 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Aberdeen High School Aberdeen | 312 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| Northside High School SHELBY | 370 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
| Kemper County High School DeKalb | 304 | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
| North Panola High School SARDIS | 329 | 99.1% | 36.6% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #153 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #124 of 199 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #192 of 199 ▼ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #159 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #41 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #164 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #29 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high 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
331
+33 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 331 | 30.1 | 11.0:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 337 | 30.4 | 11.1:1 | 100% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 336 | 26.2 | 12.8:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 100% (298) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 100% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School.
About Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
Located in RULEVILLE, Mississippi, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is a small high school. The school enrolls 331 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Mississippi is about 651, so this school runs 49% smaller than that.
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School sits within Sunflower County Consolidated School District, which has 11 schools and 2,807 students.
The large majority of students at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School, 92%, are Black. Other reported shares: 5% multiracial. Sunflower County's residents are about 73% Black, 19 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Federal data list 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Mississippi is 12.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Sunflower County.
allk12 grades Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.1%. Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School scores 42.1%.
Census estimates describe Sunflower County this way: median household income is about $39,956, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Sunflower County number 13 and enroll about 2,807.
Ruleville Central Elementary is the public school closest to Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 298 in 2020-21 and 331 in 2024-25, an 11% rise.
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Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
- Moorhead Central SchoolElementary · 245 students
Other schools in RULEVILLE
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Ruleville Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
Nearby schools
- Ruleville Central Elementary0.0 mi · 271
- Ruleville Middle School0.4 mi · 131
- A.W. James Elementary5.3 mi · 219
- Drew Hunter Middle5.6 mi · 82
- D.M. Smith Elementary9.6 mi · 233
- Cleveland Central Middle School9.8 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHow large is Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School?
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School enrolls approximately 331 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School serve?
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is approximately 11.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School?
At Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School in?
Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School is part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District.
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