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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOLMES COUNTY CONSOLIDATED·NCES 280019501496
William Dean Jr Elementary School
96 Rockport Road, Lexington, MS 39095 · (662) 834-3003 · Holmes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
426 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 126% larger than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
26.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
31.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.7% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.9% | 40.5% |
% 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
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 William Dean Jr Elementary School
William Dean Jr Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Dean Jr Elementary School this school | 426 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
| Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 444 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| Walton Elementary School Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School Jackson | 436 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
| Revive Collegiate Jackson | 367 | 100.0% | N/A |
| Green Elementary School Jackson | 365 | 100.0% | 37.2% |
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 William Dean Jr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #342 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #360 of 439 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #395 of 439 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #193 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #374 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #401 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #9 of 444 |
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
426
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 100% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 28.6 | 14.6:1 | 100% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 29.6 | 15.5:1 | 100% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | 100% (469) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Dean Jr Elementary School.
About William Dean Jr Elementary School
This page covers William Dean Jr Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Lexington, Mississippi. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 426 students enrolled.
Federal data list 7 schools in Holmes County Consolidated, with 2,300 students enrolled.
Black students are 99% of those enrolled at William Dean Jr Elementary School. That compares with about 81% Black among all Holmes County residents. A diversity index of 3% means there is a 3% chance two randomly chosen students at William Dean Jr Elementary School are from different groups.
William Dean Jr Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. At William Dean Jr Elementary School, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Holmes County is similar, at 100%.
On the allk12 Grade, William Dean Jr Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
William Dean Jr Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.8% is 3.3 points below the 44.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Holmes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $32,538, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and roughly 33% of residents are in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,300, William Dean Jr Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, William Dean Jr Elementary School is closest to Holmes County Central High School, about 1.6 miles away. William Dean Jr Elementary School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: William Dean Jr Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 40.8% versus a 44.1% average.
William Dean Jr Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 426, down from 469 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for William Dean Jr Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,191
Census ACS
Median income
$32,538
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,300 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Durant Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolMiddle · 192 students
- GPE SchoolElementary · 191 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Holmes County Central High SchoolHigh · 714 students
- S.V. Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- S.V. Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 214 students
- HOLMES CO CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Holmes County Central High School1.6 mi · 714
- S.V. Marshall Middle School9.6 mi · 321
- S.V. Marshall Elementary School9.6 mi · 214
- Durant Elementary School10.3 mi · 242
- Williams-Sullivan Middle School10.4 mi · 192
- GPE School13.8 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About William Dean Jr Elementary SchoolHow many students attend William Dean Jr Elementary School?
William Dean Jr Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William Dean Jr Elementary School serve?
William Dean Jr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does William Dean Jr Elementary School have?
William Dean Jr Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at William Dean Jr Elementary School?
Student demographics at William Dean Jr Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 99% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is William Dean Jr Elementary School in?
William Dean Jr Elementary School is part of Holmes County Consolidated.
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