Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEE COUNTY·NCES 280255000498
Verona Elementary School
212 COLLEGE AVE., VERONA, MS 38879 · (855) 473-7529 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
12.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
361 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 17 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
48%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Verona Elementary School→Plantersville Middle School
Based on grade levels within Lee County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +13.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 13.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Verona Elementary School
Verona Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Elementary School this school | 364 | 99.2% | 23.6% |
| 28th Street Elementary Gulfport | 359 | 99.4% | 48.7% |
| Kreole Primary Elementary MOSS POINT | 419 | 99.8% | 35.5% |
| Utica Elem Mid School Utica | 304 | 100.0% | 47.9% |
| Collins Elementary School COLLINS | 474 | 99.4% | 45.8% |
| West Elementary Gulfport | 492 | 98.6% | 61.8% |
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 Verona Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #421 of 428 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #386 of 439 ▲ 39 | #17 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #411 of 439 ▼ 11 | #18 of 18 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #269 of 453 | #10 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #35 of 408 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #189 of 409 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #159 of 444 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #141 of 296 | #3 of 13 |
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
364
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 820
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 364 | 29.5 | 12.3:1 | 99% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 34.1 | 10.7:1 | 70% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 31.7 | 10.2:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 30.5 | 14.1:1 | 100% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 30 | 14.7:1 | 98% (431) |
| 2010-11 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 96% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 750 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 57% (428) |
| 1990-91 | 820 | 49 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verona Elementary School.
About Verona Elementary School
Verona Elementary School is an elementary school in VERONA, Mississippi, according to federal school records. It teaches 364 students in pre-K through 4.
Verona Elementary School is part of a district of 13 schools: Lee County, with 6,343 students.
Black students are 70% of those enrolled at Verona Elementary School. The next largest groups are 10% multiracial, 10% White, and 9% Hispanic. In Lee County overall, about 30% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 99% of students at Verona Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Lee County, the average is 66%.
Verona Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Verona Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.6% is 20.9 points below the 44.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Lee County show that the median household earns about $67,863 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Lee County, 34 public schools serve about 14,808 students.
The closest school to Verona Elementary School is Lawndale Elementary School, located about 1.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Verona Elementary School is behind the 55.7% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Verona Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 364, close to the 365 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 12.3 students per teacher, compared with 13.5 in 2020-21.
The Verona Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lee County
- Saltillo High SchoolHigh · 939 students
- Mooreville Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
- Saltillo Primary SchoolElementary · 704 students
- Saltillo Elementary SchoolElementary · 696 students
- Guntown Middle SchoolMiddle · 674 students
- Shannon High SchoolHigh · 529 students
Other Verona Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Verona Elementary. Verona Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Verona Elementary SchoolBATTLE CREEK, MI · 201 students
- VERONA ELEM.VERONA, MO · 152 students
Nearby schools
- Lawndale Elementary School1.6 mi · 378
- Plantersville Middle School3.0 mi · 241
- Pierce Street Elementary School3.3 mi · 345
- Tupelo Middle School3.4 mi · 1,070
- Tupelo High School3.5 mi · 2,123
- Thomas Street Elementary School3.6 mi · 374
Frequently asked questions
About Verona Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Verona Elementary School?
Verona Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Verona Elementary School serve?
Verona Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Verona Elementary School have?
Verona Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Verona Elementary School?
Verona Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 9% Hispanic, 70% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Verona Elementary School public or private?
Verona Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.