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Seminary Elementary

Public Grades K-4

14^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Seminary Elementary is a K-4 public school in Seminary, MS, serving 420 students in the Covington County School District. While the district ranks solidly in the middle of Mississippi (68th out of 134), Seminary Elementary stands out as an academic powerhouse. In 2025-2026, it ranked 14th out of 377 elementary schools statewide—the 96th percentile with a 5-star rating. This is particularly remarkable considering 99.29% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a statistic that typically correlates with average results.

Academically, Seminary dominates the MAAP state assessments. In 3rd grade math, 85.4% of students were proficient vs. 48.8% statewide; in 4th grade math, 81.7% were proficient vs. 51.5% statewide. It also leads the region in ELA. The school outperforms schools in more affluent districts: Sumrall Elementary trails in 4th grade math (55.9% vs. 81.7%) and 4th grade ELA (63.1% vs. 70.7%). The gap is even starker within its own district—Collins Elementary and Hopewell Elementary lag by 40 to 60 percentage points in core subjects.

This success is not a fluke. Seminary has earned a 5-star rating for three consecutive years and climbed state rankings steadily over the past decade. It has also made strides in attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism from 30.9% to 19.3%—lower than the state average and far below its district's 33.6%. This is happening even as the student-teacher ratio rose to 16.7, suggesting strong instructional quality and leadership drive the results. For parents, keep in mind the school only serves K-4, so planning for the 5th-grade transition is important, and while absenteeism improved, roughly 1 in 5 students still miss enough school to warrant attention.

420

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,896

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Main St.
Seminary, MS 39479

(601) 722-3355

District: Covington County School District

Students who attend Seminary Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Seminary Middle
High:	Seminary High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

African American:

7.1%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (76% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Mississippi elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg51%

Mississippi avg50%

14^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 30 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Covington County School District

66^th of 133Covington County School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	14 of 377	96.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.0	24 of 380	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	30 of 380	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	82.5	51 of 358	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	41 of 355	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	17 of 352	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	65 of 354	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	89 of 351	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	124 of 406	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.9	131 of 394	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.2	243 of 402	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	216 of 394	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	64.3	141 of 408	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	141 of 414	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	38.3	283 of 418	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.4	172 of 403	57.3%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics83%+33 vs state

English Language Arts69%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Seminary Elementary	Public	K-4	200 Main St.	Seminary	39479	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 722-3355	420	25	16.7	99.3%	353 (84.0%)	30 (7.1%)	18 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	93	14^th of 377 public elementary schools	96.3%		90	24^th of 380 public elementary schools	93.7%	10	68.0	70.7			85.4	81.7				$10,896
Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Dogwood St.	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-4383	474	30	15.6	99.4%	83 (17.5%)	320 (67.5%)	41 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	22.2	317^th of 377 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.8	292^nd of 380 public elementary schools	23.2%	25	34.7	25.0	44.8	27.9	36.1	18.7	36.2	36.0	62.1	$10,435
Sumrall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	198 Todd Rd.	Sumrall	39482	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 758-4289	960	64	15.0	44.0%	820 (85.4%)	73 (7.6%)	25 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	74.7	85^th of 377 public elementary schools	77.5%		84.7	45^th of 380 public elementary schools	88.2%	40	75.2	63.1	63.8		81.0	55.9	50.7		73.6	$9,949
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-6	824 Hopewell Road	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-8568	196	16	11.9	98.5%	9 (4.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	46.1	209^th of 377 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.6	190^th of 380 public elementary schools	50.0%	19	53.3	32.0	40.9	51.8	60.0	24.0	31.8	62.9	68.2	$15,451
Moselle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	168 Rayner Road	Moselle	39459	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-7586	554	44	12.4	71.5%	423 (76.4%)	36 (6.5%)	64 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	81	59^th of 377 public elementary schools	84.4%		67.2	126^th of 380 public elementary schools	66.8%	67	58.1	69.8	69.9	54.6	63.5	64.4	60.3	70.1	87.3	$10,771
North Forrest Elementary School	Public	K-6	702 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-6466	209	19	10.8	92.3%	47 (22.5%)	133 (63.6%)	14 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.2%)								(n/a)										$15,890
Carver Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	381 Williamsburg Road	Bassfield	39421	Jefferson Davis County	Jeff Davis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 943-5151	252	17	14.4	98.8%	63 (25.0%)	164 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.9%)	55.5	163^rd of 377 public elementary schools	56.8%					(n/a)	57.7	47.7	42.8		55.5	59.5	37.1		74.3	$14,155
Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Archie Smith Road	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 268-2217	214	18	11.9	86.0%	47 (22.0%)	125 (58.4%)	15 (7.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)	52.1	174^th of 377 public elementary schools	53.8%		52	185^th of 380 public elementary schools	51.3%	11	43.5	37.5	56.7	23.5	43.4	58.3	70.0	29.4	80.0	$12,727
Longleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5279 W. 4th Street	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-3858	787	55	14.3	56.5%	292 (37.1%)	356 (45.2%)	49 (6.2%)	30 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.4%)	69	111^th of 377 public elementary schools	70.6%		76.2	75^th of 380 public elementary schools	80.3%	36	59.6	68.7	63.9		56.6	63.5	49.5		66.0	$10,594
South Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Warrior Road	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 477-3577	1,129	77	14.7	62.4%	800 (70.9%)	192 (17.0%)	94 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	67.3	115^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.5%		68.4	120^th of 380 public elementary schools	68.4%	5	49.3	52.6	58.5	56.9	53.5	60.5	57.8	69.3	73.5	$9,785

Frequently Asked Questions about Seminary Elementary

What schools do graduates of Seminary Elementary attend?

Students who attend Seminary Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seminary Middle
High : Seminary High

How many students attend Seminary Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Seminary Elementary.

Is Seminary Elementary a good school?

Yes! Seminary Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 14^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Seminary Elementary?

Students at Seminary Elementary are 84% White, 7% African American, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Seminary Elementary in?

Covington County School District

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2024–25 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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