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Burnsville Elementary School

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Burnsville Elementary School ranks 206 th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Burnsville Elementary is a public elementary school serving 447 students in grades K-8 in Burnsville, Mississippi, which is part of the Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District. The school faces several key challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, mixed academic performance on state assessments, and a high-poverty student population with over 75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Burnsville Elementary's test scores on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) exams are generally on par with or slightly above the district average in English Language Arts, but more variable in mathematics, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others are significantly below. The school's 5th and 8th grade science proficiency rates are also below the district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools, Tishomingo Elementary generally outperforms Burnsville Elementary, particularly in mathematics, while other nearby schools like Kossuth Elementary, Anderson Elementary, and Hills Chapel School have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

Burnsville Elementary's statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating have declined over the past several years, from a high of 93 out of 404 schools and 4 stars in 2017-2018 to a ranking of 206 out of 383 schools and 2 stars in 2024-2025, suggesting a concerning trend of declining academic performance. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, coupled with its extremely high free/reduced lunch rates, may indicate that it faces significant challenges in serving its high-poverty student population, which could be contributing to the school's mixed academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates.

410

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,234

Per pupil spending ?

74.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

23 Washington St.
Burnsville, MS 38833

(662) 427-9226

District: Tishomingo County School District

Students who attend Burnsville Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Tishomingo County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Two or more races:

12.2%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 32nd percentile in 2024 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2025) from a 32nd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Science scores 16 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg52%

Mississippi avg51%

Elementary school

206^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

94^th of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Tishomingo County School District

42^nd of 130Tishomingo 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
2025	46.4	206 of 383	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	266 of 390	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	228 of 377	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.1	224 of 382	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	232 of 381	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.0	122 of 397	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.6	93 of 404	77.0%	★★★★☆
2017	63.5	134 of 406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.8	196 of 394	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.8	183 of 402	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.5	198 of 394	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.9	130 of 408	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	107 of 414	74.2%	★★★★☆
2011	63.9	150 of 418	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	136 of 403	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	77.0	78 of 392	80.1%	★★★★☆
2008	69.5	107 of 394	72.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	94 of 266	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	170 of 264	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	145 of 243	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	119 of 257	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	118 of 257	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.6	71 of 264	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	81 of 252	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.0	72 of 272	73.5%	★★★★☆
2016	51.1	125 of 260	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.0	83 of 266	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.4	60 of 264	77.3%	★★★★☆
2013	71.0	74 of 269	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	77.6	44 of 270	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	60.1	117 of 264	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.9	107 of 255	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.5	45 of 247	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	39 of 244	84.0%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%+9 vs state

Science44%-16 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Burnsville Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	46.4	206^th of 383 public elementary schools	46.2%		32.9	266^th of 390 public elementary schools	31.8%	60	57.4	68.0	35.3	65.2	59.6	42.5	45.8	48.0	11.7	37.0	70.2	40.4	32.3	53.2	$10,234
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%)	63.4	144^th of 383 public elementary schools	62.4%		72.6	100^th of 390 public elementary schools	74.4%	44	57.6	57.9					52.2	59.4							$10,295
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%)	63.2	145^th of 383 public elementary schools	62.1%		61.8	148^th of 390 public elementary schools	62.1%	3	50.0	51.1					66.0	62.4							$10,466
Corinth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1910 Droke Road	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Corinth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-5245	1,071	69	15.5	69.0%	425 (39.7%)	310 (28.9%)	206 (19.2%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (11.5%)	42.4	223^rd of 383 public elementary schools	41.8%		41.2	239^th of 390 public elementary schools	38.7%	16	44.6	52.0					38.3	49.1							$11,379
Biggersville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	571 A Highway 45 South	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-6593	354	26	13.8	77.7%	274 (77.4%)	56 (15.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.2%)	48.8	197^th of 383 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.8	153^rd of 390 public elementary schools	60.8%	44	56.4	35.8	52.6	44.6			66.6	49.0	34.2	55.3			57.9		$9,932
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%)	57.1	166^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.9	152^nd of 390 public elementary schools	61.0%	14	33.4	67.9	59.1	73.1	25.0	45.8	14.3	46.4	40.9	50.0	46.4	54.2	86.3	66.7	$13,312
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%)	71.1	106^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.3%		70.7	109^th of 390 public elementary schools	72.1%	3	73.7	51.3	50.0	52.4	51.1	63.1	78.9	62.1	50.0	73.8	59.5	52.7	71.0	68.5	$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%)	71.2	105^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.6%		79.4	65^th of 390 public elementary schools	83.3%	40	45.6	53.0					75.6	82.0							$8,941
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%)	76.7	71^st of 383 public elementary schools	81.5%		71.7	103^rd of 390 public elementary schools	73.6%	32	63.6	50.4					78.6	74.5							$10,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Burnsville Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Burnsville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Burnsville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Tishomingo County High School

What is the racial makeup of Burnsville Elementary School?

Students at Burnsville Elementary School are 85% White, 12% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Burnsville Elementary School a good school?

Burnsville Elementary School ranks 206^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Burnsville Elementary School in?

Tishomingo County School District

How many students attend Burnsville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Burnsville Elementary School.

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