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Hills Chapel School

Q: Is Hills Chapel School a good school?

Hills Chapel School ranks 99 th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

99^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Hills Chapel School is a PK–8 public school in Booneville, MS, serving 398 students in the Prentiss County School District, which is rated 4 stars and ranks 24th out of 134 Mississippi districts. The school has been a consistently solid performer, earning 4-star ratings in 8 of the past 10 published years and currently ranking 98th out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools (74th percentile).

Hills Chapel's clearest strength is mathematics, especially in grades 5–7: 5th grade math proficiency reached 86.1% in 2025–2026, far above the state average of 49.6% and well ahead of nearby Burnsville Elementary (27.5%) and Tishomingo Elementary (39.3%). Sixth and 7th grade math also shine at 77.1% and 75.6% respectively. Science is another bright spot, with 5th grade scores of 83.4% versus a 71.5% state average. The school's small class sizes (11.7 students per teacher) and dramatically improved chronic absenteeism (11.3% in 2023–2024, down from 25.9% two years earlier and about half the state average) likely contribute to these results. Among similarly high-poverty peers like Burnsville and Baldwyn Elementary, Hills Chapel outperforms by wide margins across most grade levels and subjects.

The main concern is a sharp drop in 3rd grade English Language Arts, from 73.7% proficiency in 2024–2025 to just 28.2% in 2025–2026—likely a single weak cohort given small class sizes, but worth monitoring closely. Eighth grade is also a relative soft spot: math proficiency (59.5%) trails Marietta Elementary (63.7%) and even Burnsville (63.2%), and 8th grade science (66.7%) lags both. Overall, Hills Chapel is a dependable rural school with strong STEM outcomes in the middle grades, ranking second in its own district behind Marietta Elementary.

398

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,832

Per pupil spending ?

68.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8 Cr 2371
Booneville, MS 38829-7990

(662) 728-5181

District: Prentiss County School District

Students who attend Hills Chapel School usually attend:

High:

New Site High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.2%

Two or more races:

6.0%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (64% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Mississippi median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

Mississippi avg52%

Elementary school

99^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

32^nd of 263

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Prentiss County School District

23^rd of 133Prentiss 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	99 of 377	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	106 of 383	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	109 of 390	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	101 of 377	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	96 of 382	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.7	157 of 381	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	98 of 397	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	107 of 404	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	58.8	159 of 406	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.2	121 of 394	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.3	130 of 402	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.7	67 of 394	83.0%	★★★★☆
2013	65.1	140 of 408	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.1	195 of 414	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	43.3	251 of 418	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	203 of 403	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	94 of 392	76.0%	★★★★☆
2008	61.4	149 of 394	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	32 of 263	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	48 of 266	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	36 of 264	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	39 of 243	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	53 of 257	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.3	70 of 257	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	13 of 264	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.6	21 of 252	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.0	24 of 272	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	79.2	42 of 260	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.9	43 of 266	83.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.4	20 of 264	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	74.9	66 of 269	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.4	73 of 270	73.0%	★★★★☆
2011	61.8	108 of 264	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	42.7	163 of 255	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.1	117 of 247	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	101 of 244	58.6%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science74%+10 vs state

Mathematics70%+18 vs state

English Language Arts54%+7 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Hills Chapel School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Cr 2371	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5181	398	34	11.7	68.1%	371 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	72.1	99^th of 377 public elementary schools	73.7%		71.1	106^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.3%	7	28.2	74.4	55.6	54.3	53.7	57.2	48.7	74.3	86.1	77.1	75.6	59.5	83.4	66.7	$10,832
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	111 Anderson Street	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5465	551	34	16.3	71.9%	354 (64.2%)	123 (22.3%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	71.6	104^th of 377 public elementary schools	72.4%		71.2	105^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.6%	1	60.2	43.5					67.8	70.3							$8,941
Marietta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Cr 4070	Marietta	38856	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-4770	270	24	11.0	67.8%	267 (98.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	78.6	68^th of 377 public elementary schools	82.0%		83.9	48^th of 383 public elementary schools	87.5%	20	46.7	56.0	84.6	51.8	60.0	50.0	66.7	56.0	77.0	88.9	74.3	63.7	88.5	72.7	$10,191
Tishomingo Elementary School	Public	K-8	34 A Monroe St	Tishomingo	38873	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 438-6800	254	25	10.1	79.1%	215 (84.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.4%)	50.2	185^th of 377 public elementary schools	50.9%		57.1	166^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.7%	19	67.7	45.0	57.1	43.5	58.6	29.1	35.5	30.0	39.3	52.1	69.0	51.6	75.0	54.8	$13,312
Baldwyn Elementary	Public	K-4	515 Bender Circle	Baldwyn	38824	Lee County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-1037	279	19	14.6	77.1%	141 (50.5%)	118 (42.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	23.6	309^th of 377 public elementary schools	18.0%		30.4	276^th of 383 public elementary schools	27.9%	33	31.9	39.6					25.5	37.7							$12,878
Burnsville Elementary School	Public	K-8	23 Washington St.	Burnsville	38833	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 427-9226	410	33	12.3	74.4%	349 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	28.6	285^th of 377 public elementary schools	24.4%		46.4	206^th of 383 public elementary schools	46.2%	79	43.2	43.8	51.0	37.5	42.5	55.1	39.1	27.1	27.5	15.6	52.5	63.2	58.8	71.4	$10,234
Alcorn Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	20 Cr 254	Glen	38846	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-3796	510	36	14.1	71.8%	462 (90.6%)	4 (0.8%)	23 (4.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	71.7	102^nd of 377 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.2	145^th of 383 public elementary schools	62.1%	43	46.4	67.9					52.4	72.9							$10,466
Iuka Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Whitehouse Rd	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 423-9290	414	29	14.1	66.7%	358 (86.5%)	7 (1.7%)	22 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	42.2	221^st of 377 public elementary schools	41.4%		63.4	144^th of 383 public elementary schools	62.4%	77	40.2	54.7					27.8	46.5							$10,295
Kossuth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	14 Cr 604	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-2761	570	39	14.6	62.3%	538 (94.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	80.4	61^st of 377 public elementary schools	83.8%		76.7	71^st of 383 public elementary schools	81.5%	10	57.3	58.3					65.7	82.3							$10,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Hills Chapel School

How many students attend Hills Chapel School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 398 students attended Hills Chapel School.

What district is Hills Chapel School in?

Prentiss County School District

What is the racial makeup of Hills Chapel School?

Students at Hills Chapel School are 93% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Hills Chapel School a good school?

Hills Chapel School ranks 99^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hills Chapel School attend?

Students who attend Hills Chapel School usually go on to attend:

High : New Site High School

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