Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 570 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280216000368
Vancleave Upper Elementary
13901 Hwy 57, Vancleave, MS 39565 · (228) 283-3838 · Jackson County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
205 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 170 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 163 | 49% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
69.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 up about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 69.0% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Vancleave Upper Elementary
Vancleave Upper Elementary's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancleave Upper Elementary this school | 333 | 61.6% | 77.3% |
| Iuka Elementary School Iuka | 414 | 66.7% | 61.5% |
| Saucier Elementary SAUCIER | 325 | 68.6% | 76.0% |
| Purvis Upper Elementary Purvis | 377 | 54.6% | 56.4% |
| DeLisle Elementary School PASS CHRISTIAN | 400 | 58.0% | 70.1% |
| Poplarville Upper Elementary POPLARVILLE | 432 | 64.1% | 66.1% |
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 Vancleave Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #34 of 428 | #3 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #42 of 439 ▲ 54 | #5 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #41 of 439 ▲ 19 | #5 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #294 of 453 | #15 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #297 of 408 | #15 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #296 of 409 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.6% | #372 of 444 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #16 of 296 | #2 of 14 |
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
333
-169 (-34%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 333 | 20.5 | 16.3:1 | 62% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 22.4 | 15.4:1 | 57% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 25.4 | 13.8:1 | 99% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 34.2 | 15.8:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 61% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 52% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 41% (246) |
| 1990-91 | 777 | 45 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vancleave Upper Elementary.
About Vancleave Upper Elementary
Vancleave Upper Elementary is a small elementary school in Vancleave, Mississippi. The school serves 333 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
Jackson County School District (13 schools, 8,845 students) runs Vancleave Upper Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Vancleave Upper Elementary is 84% White. The school is also 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 67%. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 16.3:1 comes from the school's 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. The lunch program counts 62% of students at Vancleave Upper Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Vancleave Upper Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Vancleave Upper Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.3%; the prediction is 63.5%.
In Jackson County (population about 145,249), the median household income is $66,201, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 46 public schools in Jackson County, enrolling about 22,712 students in all.
The closest public school to Vancleave Upper Elementary is Vancleave Lower Elementary, about 1.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 77.3% is above the 68.1% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment dropped 34% from its 2020-21 level of 502. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.8:1 in 2020-21, and 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,249
Census ACS
Median income
$66,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County School District
- St. Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- St. Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 946 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- Vancleave High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
- Vancleave Lower ElementaryElementary · 686 students
Other schools in Vancleave
- Vancleave High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- Vancleave Lower ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Vancleave Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- JACKSON COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Vancleave Lower Elementary1.2 mi · 686
- Vancleave High School1.4 mi · 737
- Vancleave Middle School1.5 mi · 562
- Martin Bluff8.9 mi · 410
- Singing River9.5 mi · 416
- St. Martin High School9.6 mi · 1,289
Frequently asked questions
About Vancleave Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Vancleave Upper Elementary?
Vancleave Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Vancleave Upper Elementary serve?
Vancleave Upper Elementary serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Vancleave Upper Elementary have?
Vancleave Upper Elementary employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Vancleave Upper Elementary?
At Vancleave Upper Elementary, the student body is approximately 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Vancleave Upper Elementary in?
Vancleave Upper Elementary is part of Jackson County School District.
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