Enrollment
389
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280138000205
William J. Berry Elementary School
4035 County Road 8, Heidelberg, MS 39439 · (601) 787-2601 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL389 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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
16.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
389 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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Based on grade levels within East Jasper School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.1pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 38.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 J. Berry Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William J. Berry Elementary School this school | 389 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| Pearl River Elementary School CHOCTAW | 413 | 99.3% | N/A |
| Conehatta Elementary School CONEHATTA | 226 | 98.7% | N/A |
| Bogue Chitto Elementary School PHILADELPHIA | 177 | 98.3% | N/A |
| Greenlee Attendance Center MCCOOL | 356 | 99.2% | 78.8% |
| Ashland Elementary School Ashland | 262 | 93.9% | 41.6% |
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 J. Berry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #273 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #262 of 439 ▲ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #249 of 439 ▲ 97 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 389 | #236 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #301 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #307 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #33 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #85 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
389
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,073
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 389 | 23.8 | 16.3:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 35.8 | 11.0:1 | 100% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 38.6 | 10.3:1 | 100% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 99% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 29.3 | 17.1:1 | 99% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 99% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 97% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 44 | 16.5:1 | 95% (688) |
| 1990-91 | 1,073 | 58 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William J. Berry Elementary School.
About William J. Berry Elementary School
William J. Berry Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Heidelberg, Mississippi. Enrolled students number 389 students, in pre-K through 6.
A total of 3 schools make up East Jasper School District, with 739 students enrolled.
At William J. Berry Elementary School, multiracial students make up 85% of the student body. Smaller groups are 14% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at William J. Berry Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
Teachers at William J. Berry Elementary School total 23.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. The school counts 389 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. That is 10 points above the 90% average for public schools in Jasper County.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, William J. Berry Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, William J. Berry Elementary School is 4.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools.
William J. Berry Elementary School is located in Jasper County, where median household income is about $48,660, about 12% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. William J. Berry Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Jasper County, which together enroll about 2,110 students.
Heidelberg Jr. High School is the closest public school, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line. William J. Berry Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 57.7%, higher than William J. Berry Elementary School's 48.9%.
In the federal locale system, William J. Berry Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 432 in 2020-21 and 389 in 2024-25, a decrease of 43 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.3:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,059
Census ACS
Median income
$48,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Jasper School District
- Heidelberg High SchoolHigh · 246 students
- Heidelberg Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in Heidelberg
- Heidelberg High SchoolHigh · 246 students
- Heidelberg Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Heidelberg Jr. High School1.8 mi · 104
- Heidelberg High School1.8 mi · 246
- North Jones Elementary School13.7 mi · 854
- East Jones Elementary15.8 mi · 794
- Northeast Jones High School15.9 mi · 938
- Stringer Attendance Center15.9 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About William J. Berry Elementary SchoolHow large is William J. Berry Elementary School?
William J. Berry Elementary School enrolls approximately 389 students in grades PK-06.
Is William J. Berry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William J. Berry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William J. Berry Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William J. Berry Elementary School is approximately 16.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at William J. Berry Elementary School?
At William J. Berry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 14% Black, 85% Two or more.
Is William J. Berry Elementary School public or private?
William J. Berry Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Jasper School District.
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