Brooks Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Duncan, Mississippi

Brooks Elementary School in Duncan, Mississippi enrolled 194 students in 2024-25 with 15.5 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

201 students in 2022-23, 198 students in 2023-24, 194 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.3 to 15.5.

Students enrolled at Brooks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 19401002003002022-232012023-241982024-25194
Students enrolled at Brooks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 19401002003002022-232012023-241982024-25194
Students enrolled at Brooks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 19401002003002022-232012023-241982024-25194
Students enrolled at Brooks Elementary School by school year2022-23: 201, 2023-24: 198, 2024-25: 19401002003002022-232012023-241982024-25194
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2320116.312.3
2023-2419817.611.3
2024-2519415.512.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools

Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.5; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.5; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.5; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 12.5; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 14.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 249 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Brooks Elementary School enrolled 249 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 249 of the 249 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent8.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

96.4% of students were Black, 3.1% of two or more races, 0.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black96.4%
  2. Two or more races3.1%
  3. Hispanic0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Brooks Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2225‑29%23%41.7%
Math, 2022-2340‑44%22% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Brooks Elementary School

  1. I T Montgomery Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 185 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Hayes Cooper Center for Math Sc TecThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 304 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
  3. Compare Brooks Elementary School with I T Montgomery Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Bolivar Cons School Dist spends per student$15,277 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,277
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiBrooks Elementary School is the number 397 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#397 of 423
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Brooks Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Brooks Elementary School?
    194 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 201 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Duncan, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooks Elementary School?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Brooks Elementary School a Title I school?
    Brooks Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Brooks Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Brooks Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-44% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Brooks Elementary School in?
    North Bolivar Cons School Dist, NCES district ID 2800186. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280018601404 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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