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Buckatunna School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd., Buckatunna, MS 39322 · (601) 648-2501 · Part of Wayne County School District

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Directions
Students
418
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Buckatunna School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Next stop for Buckatunna kids: Wayne County High School

On the path

Where Buckatunna kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Buckatunna SchoolYou are here
9–12Wayne County High Schoolin Waynesboro

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency35%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd., Buckatunna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten55
Grade 150
Grade 240
Grade 348
Grade 441
Grade 546
Grade 634
Grade 740
Grade 844
Enrollment over time
388’20
390’21
377’22
407’23
418’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 39%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buckatunna School from Buckatunna families.

Other schools in Wayne County School District

The district →
Waynesboro Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
C
491 students16:1
Wayne Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
C
459 students15:1
Clara School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
B
418 students14:1
Beat Four School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waynesboro
C
416 students15:1
Wayne County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Waynesboro
C+
775 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Buckatunna’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.