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What's the biggest difference between WINONA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
567
Elementary
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINONA-MONTGOMERY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019601493
Winona Elementary School
513 South Applegate Street, Winona, MS 38967 · (662) 283-4129 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL567 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- A-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
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
564 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 8 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
42.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
43.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 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 down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 43.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 52.2% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Winona Elementary School
Winona Elementary School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Elementary School this school | 567 | 99.5% | 52.2% |
| McWillie Elementary School Jackson | 414 | 100.0% | 78.8% |
| Amite County Elementary Liberty | 486 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
| Thames Elementary HATTIESBURG | 619 | 100.0% | 55.6% |
| South Park Elementary VICKSBURG | 351 | 99.4% | 38.9% |
| Wayne Central School Waynesboro | 459 | 99.3% | 36.0% |
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 Winona Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #244 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #272 of 439 ▼ 55 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #272 of 439 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 567 | #107 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #230 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #186 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #132 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
567
-108 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 567 | 37.2 | 15.3:1 | 99% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 43.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 45.5 | 13.8:1 | 100% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 100% (672) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winona Elementary School.
About Winona Elementary School
Winona Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Winona, Mississippi, administered by Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District. Total enrollment is 567 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 6. It has 27% more students than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi (about 446).
The district, Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District, operates 2 schools serving 1,069 students.
At Winona Elementary School, 67% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 27% White and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 45% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
There are 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Winona Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.3:1. It is about the same as the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. By family income, 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 99% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Winona Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
A school with Winona Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Mississippi is predicted to score 44.4%. Winona Elementary School scores 52.2%, 7.8 points above that line.
Montgomery County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $41,748 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Winona Elementary School shares Montgomery County with 2 other public schools.
The closest school to Winona Elementary School is Winona Secondary School, located about 0.8 miles away. Local comparison: Winona Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 52.2% versus a 55.2% average.
NCES describes the area around Winona Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 16%, from 675 to 567. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 16.9 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Winona Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,602
Census ACS
Median income
$41,748
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District
- Winona Secondary SchoolHigh · 502 students
- WINONA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in Winona
- Winona Secondary SchoolHigh · 502 students
- WINONA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other Winona Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Winona Elementary. Winona Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Winona Elementary SchoolWINONA, TX · 582 students
- WINONA ELEM.WINONA, MO · 306 students
- Winona Elementary SchoolLOVELAND, CO · 246 students
- Winona ElemWinona, KS · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Winona Secondary School0.8 mi · 502
- Marshall Elementary School10.7 mi · 391
- J.Z. George High School11.2 mi · 343
- Grenada Middle School20.0 mi · 793
- Grenada High School20.2 mi · 1,026
- Grenada Elementary School20.9 mi · 2,044
Frequently asked questions
About Winona Elementary SchoolHow large is Winona Elementary School?
Winona Elementary School enrolls approximately 567 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Winona Elementary School serve?
Winona Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Winona Elementary School have?
Winona Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Winona Elementary School?
Student demographics at Winona Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 1% Hispanic, 67% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Winona Elementary School?
Winona Elementary School is overseen by Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District in Montgomery County.
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