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Cook Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Cook Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 423 students in grades PK-5 in the Columbus Municipal School District in Columbus, Mississippi. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom third of Mississippi elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

Cook Elementary faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 18.3% to 30.1% over the past few years, well above the state average. The school's test scores on the MAAP assessments are also consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 34.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.4% statewide. Additionally, 100% of Cook Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

The data suggests that the challenges at Cook Elementary are not unique, as the other elementary schools in the Columbus Municipal School District also have relatively low performance, with most ranking in the bottom third of Mississippi elementary schools. In contrast, elementary schools in the neighboring Lowndes County School District, such as Caledonia Elementary and New Hope Elementary, have significantly higher test scores and performance rankings, highlighting the potential for improvement at Cook Elementary if the right strategies and resources are implemented.

415

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,452

Per pupil spending ?

99.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2217 7th Street N
Columbus, MS 39701

(662) 241-7180

District: Columbus Municipal School District

Students who attend Cook Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Columbus Middle School
High:	Columbus High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.3%

Hispanic:

6.0%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 25th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 25th-percentile peak (2022) to 18th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

Mississippi avg54%

313^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Columbus Municipal School District

119^th of 130Columbus Municipal 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
2025	23.0	313 of 383	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	294 of 390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	285 of 377	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	285 of 382	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	291 of 381	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	361 of 397	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	388 of 404	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	388 of 406	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	354 of 394	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	354 of 402	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	337 of 394	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.4	315 of 408	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.4	267 of 414	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.3	274 of 418	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.8	215 of 403	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	229 of 392	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	252 of 394	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-26 vs state

Mathematics35%-18 vs state

English Language Arts35%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Cook 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Cook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2217 7th Street N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7180	415	29	14.2	99.8%	18 (4.3%)	358 (86.3%)	25 (6.0%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	23	313^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.3%		27.6	294^th of 390 public elementary schools	24.6%	19	34.8	33.4	36.5		21.5	44.4	42.3		40.4	$12,452
Franklin Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	501 3rd Avenue N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7150	231	17	13.9	100.0%	13 (5.6%)	195 (84.4%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	27.9	286^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.3%		19.7	335^th of 390 public elementary schools	14.1%	49	13.3	31.0	40.5		31.1	51.7	35.1		67.5	$12,114
Stokes Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Martin Luther King Dr	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7270	369	26	14.4	100.0%	6 (1.6%)	353 (95.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	17.8	338^th of 383 public elementary schools	11.7%		21.3	320^th of 390 public elementary schools	17.9%	18	16.4	32.5	47.3		19.6	42.5	31.5		39.4	$11,893
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 Airline Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7140	244	16	15.4	99.6%	2 (0.8%)	239 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	18.9	332^nd of 383 public elementary schools	13.3%		35.2	262^nd of 390 public elementary schools	32.8%	70	19.2	44.7	29.5		21.3	50.0	25.0		40.9	$12,216
Sale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Warpath Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7260	290	18	16.4	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	271 (93.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	27.6	287^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.1%		26.9	297^th of 390 public elementary schools	23.8%	10	28.3	34.9	42.5		30.5	39.5	37.5		62.5	$12,394
New Hope Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	199 Enlow Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-4760	1,191	85	14.0	66.8%	603 (50.6%)	527 (44.2%)	13 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (3.8%)	54.4	175^th of 383 public elementary schools	54.3%		52.7	187^th of 390 public elementary schools	52.1%	12	44.9	60.1	59.2		46.5	61.4	46.8		56.2	$10,482
West Lowndes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1000 Gilmer Wilburn Road	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-5050	276	25	11.1	98.6%	3 (1.1%)	268 (97.1%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23.1	312^th of 383 public elementary schools	18.5%		43.4	225^th of 390 public elementary schools	42.3%	87	21.6	34.3	38.5	30.3	37.8	25.7	30.8	54.6	42.3	$15,813
Caledonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9509 Wolfe Rd	Caledonia	39740	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 356-2050	1,070	76	14.0	51.2%	777 (72.6%)	165 (15.4%)	58 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.2%)	86.3	39^th of 383 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.5	25^th of 390 public elementary schools	93.6%	14	65.9	72.2	70.5		75.3	74.1	72.2		79.5	$9,899
East Side Elementary School	Public	PK-K	1039 E Broad Street	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-4691	251	16	15.8	92.4%	28 (11.2%)	207 (82.5%)	9 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)										$11,511
Church Hill Elementary School	Public	1-2	2050 W Church Hill Road	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-5900	379	27	14.1	89.4%	57 (15.0%)	300 (79.2%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)										$11,772

Frequently Asked Questions about Cook Elementary School

How many students attend Cook Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Cook Elementary School.

What district is Cook Elementary School in?

Columbus Municipal School District

Is Cook Elementary School a good school?

Cook Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cook Elementary School?

Students at Cook Elementary School are 86% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Cook Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Columbus Middle School
High : Columbus High School

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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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