Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 275 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUNICA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280429001185
Tunica Elementary School
690 SCHOOL STREET, TUNICA, MS 38676 · (662) 363-1442 · Tunica County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
307 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 | 20 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
40.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 33.1% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Tunica Elementary School
Tunica Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunica Elementary School this school | 308 | 99.7% | 44.7% |
| Sale Elementary School Columbus | 290 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Wilkinson County Elementary WOODVILLE | 306 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Galloway Elementary School Jackson | 296 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| Quitman County Elementary LAMBERT | 331 | 100.0% | 54.9% |
| Timberlawn Elementary School Jackson | 295 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
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 Tunica Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #306 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #298 of 439 ▲ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #287 of 439 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #317 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #42 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.2% | #370 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #120 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.2% | #47 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
308
-65 (-17%) vs 2020
-74% since 1990-91, when it was 1,180
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 308 | 24.5 | 12.6:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 321 | 23.5 | 13.7:1 | 100% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 27.2 | 12.6:1 | 100% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 100% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 24.5 | 18.0:1 | 100% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 100% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 97% (494) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 39 | 19.0:1 | 89% (662) |
| 1990-91 | 1,180 | 52 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tunica Elementary School.
About Tunica Elementary School
Tunica Elementary School is one of the public schools in TUNICA, Mississippi. It is a small elementary school. It educates 308 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 31% smaller than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Tunica School District runs 5 schools with a combined 1,598 students. Tunica Elementary School is one of them.
Tunica Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% Black. The school is also 3% White. Census figures show Tunica County is about 80% Black. By the diversity index, Tunica Elementary School comes in at 11%.
Its 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Tunica County.
The allk12 Grade for Tunica Elementary School is C. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Tunica Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (44.7%) and its predicted rate (44.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
Across Tunica County, median household income is about $39,364, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Tunica Elementary School is among the 7 public schools in Tunica County.
Nearby, Rosa Fort High is about 1.7 miles away. Tunica Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Tunica Elementary School's average proficiency of 44.7% compares with 44.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Tunica Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 373 to 308. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.6:1 to 12.6:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Tunica County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,475
Census ACS
Median income
$39,364
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tunica School District
- Rosa Fort HighHigh · 438 students
- Robinsonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Tunica Middle SchoolMiddle · 334 students
- Dundee Elementary SchoolElementary · 138 students
- DAVID WILLIAMS JR CAREER &TECH CNTHigh
- TCS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Other schools in TUNICA
- Rosa Fort HighHigh · 438 students
- Tunica Middle SchoolMiddle · 334 students
- DAVID WILLIAMS JR CAREER &TECH CNTHigh
- TCS ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- Rosa Fort High1.7 mi · 438
- Tunica Middle School1.8 mi · 334
- Robinsonville Elementary School7.8 mi · 380
- Dundee Elementary School11.3 mi · 138
- Strayhorn Elementary School14.1 mi · 407
- Strayhorn High School14.1 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About Tunica Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tunica Elementary School?
Tunica Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tunica Elementary School serve?
Tunica Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Tunica Elementary School have?
Tunica Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Tunica Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tunica Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Tunica Elementary School in?
Tunica Elementary School is part of Tunica School District.
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