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Enrollment
422
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATTIESBURG·NCES 280180000314
Woodley Elementary
2006 O FERRELL ST, HATTIESBURG, MS 39401 · (601) 583-8112 · Forrest County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL422 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A-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.
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
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
422 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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 Hattiesburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
66.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 66.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 67.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Woodley Elementary
Woodley Elementary's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodley Elementary this school | 422 | 100.0% | 69.3% |
| Byhalia Elementary School BYHALIA | 515 | 99.4% | 29.3% |
| Hawkins Elementary HATTIESBURG | 283 | 99.6% | 55.7% |
| Hazlehurst Elementary HAZLEHURST | 643 | 99.5% | 42.2% |
| H. W. Byers Elementary HOLLY SPRINGS | 262 | 98.9% | 39.6% |
| Leake Central Elementary School CARTHAGE | 850 | 100.0% | 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 Woodley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Forrest County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #90 of 428 | #4 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #100 of 439 ▲ 4 | #4 of 12 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #100 of 439 ▲ 21 | #5 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 422 | #200 of 453 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #264 of 408 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #107 of 409 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #45 of 444 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #62 of 90 | N/A |
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
422
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 422 | 26.6 | 15.8:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 31.5 | 14.6:1 | 100% (461) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 29.3 | 13.7:1 | 100% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 24.2 | 16.7:1 | 100% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 100% (465) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 94% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 77% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodley Elementary.
About Woodley Elementary
Woodley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in HATTIESBURG, Mississippi. Enrollment totals 422 students across pre-K through 5.
Hattiesburg (8 schools, 3,918 students) runs Woodley Elementary.
More than half of the students at Woodley Elementary are Black (59%). The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Forrest County's population at about 36%. The diversity index for Woodley Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Woodley Elementary, giving a ratio of 15.8:1. The 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is close to this figure. A total of 422 students, or 100%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Forrest County average 79%.
Woodley Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 69.3%, is 25.2 points above the 44.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Mississippi schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Forrest County show that median household income comes to about $53,640, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Forrest County counts 21 public schools with about 10,857 students.
Among nearby public schools, Hattiesburg High School is closest at about 0.9 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Woodley Elementary is 3rd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Woodley Elementary's location as City: Small.
Enrollment rose by 8% across 4 years, from 391 in 2020-21 to 422 in 2024-25.
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Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- N R Burger MiddleMiddle · 525 students
- Rowan ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Grace Christian ElementaryElementary · 367 students
- Hawkins ElementaryElementary · 283 students
Other schools in HATTIESBURG
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Hattiesburg High School0.9 mi · 1,014
- Grace Christian Elementary1.0 mi · 367
- Thames Elementary1.1 mi · 619
- Hawkins Elementary1.5 mi · 283
- Rowan Elementary1.7 mi · 425
- N R Burger Middle2.4 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Woodley ElementaryHow many students attend Woodley Elementary?
Woodley Elementary enrolls approximately 422 students in grades PK-05.
Is Woodley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Woodley Elementary have?
Woodley Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woodley Elementary?
At Woodley Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 27% Hispanic, 59% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Woodley Elementary?
Woodley Elementary is overseen by Hattiesburg in Forrest County.
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