For the 2025 school year, there are 4 public elementary schools serving 1,393 students in Brookhaven School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Mississippi.
Public Elementary Schools in Brookhaven School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Mississippi public elementary school average of 45%), and reading proficiency score of 34% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public elementary school average of 57% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
7 Schools
696 Schools
# Students
2,537 Students
292,146 Students
# Teachers
206 Teachers
22,730 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Brookhaven School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 72% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#86 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
55%
Graduation Rate
84%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.61
# American Indian Students
3 Students
1,825 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
18 Students
3,105 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
27 Students
13,909 Students
% Hispanic Students
1%
5%
# Black Students
1,639 Students
131,030 Students
% Black Students
64%
45%
# White Students
732 Students
126,881 Students
% White Students
29%
43%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
213 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
117 Students
15,183 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
77
7,573
# Students in K Grade:
173
32,159
# Students in 1st Grade:
202
33,793
# Students in 2nd Grade:
179
33,611
# Students in 3rd Grade:
211
32,438
# Students in 4th Grade:
193
30,795
# Students in 5th Grade:
161
30,335
# Students in 6th Grade:
186
32,213
# Students in 7th Grade:
160
23,550
# Students in 8th Grade:
173
22,135
# Students in 9th Grade:
224
2,283
# Students in 10th Grade:
218
2,206
# Students in 11th Grade:
171
2,153
# Students in 12th Grade:
172
1,810
# Ungraded Students:
37
5,092
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,499 is higher than the state median of $12,205. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,441 is less than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$29 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,499
$12,205
Spending / Student
$11,441
$12,074
Best Brookhaven School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lipsey School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
412 Drury Lane
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-6148
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-6148
Grades: 5-6
| 352 students
Rank: #22.
Brookhaven Elementary School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
300 S Church Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-3139
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-3139
Grades: 3-4
| 410 students
Rank: n/an/a
420 Vivian Merritt Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-0007
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-0007
Grades: PK-2
| 631 students
Rank: n/an/a
Mullins School
Alternative School
711 Martin Luther King Jr. Dri
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7479
Brookhaven, MS 39601
(601) 833-7479
Grades: 2-12
| n/a students
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