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Pecan Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

365^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Pecan Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving 329 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jackson Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Pecan Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Mississippi elementary schools over the past several years.

Pecan Park Elementary faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.9% to 30.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores are also consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates around 20-30% in English Language Arts and Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 49-56%. Additionally, 100% of Pecan Park Elementary's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

The nearby schools in the Jackson Public School District, such as Dawson Elementary, Walton Elementary, and Isable Elementary, also have low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, the exception is Barack H. Obama Elementary School, a public magnet school in the district, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with proficiency rates above 75% in most subject areas.

510

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,947

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Claiborne Ave
Jackson, MS 39209

(601) 960-5444

District: Jackson Public Schools

Students who attend Pecan Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bailey APAC Middle School
	Northwest Middle School
High:	Provine High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

83.3%

Hispanic:

13.1%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (24% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg54%

365^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

103^rd of 130Jackson Public Schools 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	365 of 383	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	379 of 390	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	337 of 377	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	313 of 382	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	347 of 381	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	255 of 397	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	305 of 404	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.9	282 of 406	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	19.7	338 of 394	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.1	348 of 402	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	243 of 394	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	267 of 408	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	235 of 414	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	266 of 418	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.9	336 of 403	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.4	272 of 392	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.9	281 of 394	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science25%-41 vs state

Mathematics24%-29 vs state

English Language Arts23%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Pecan Park 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
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Ave	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5444	510	31	16.5	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	425 (83.3%)	67 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.7	379^th of 390 public elementary schools	2.8%	14	24.3	23.4	20.5		29.9	29.7	9.6		25.3	$12,947
Clausell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3330 Harley Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5319	231	16	14.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%		29.5	279^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.5%	74	19.6	32.3	31.8		27.4	35.3	27.2		34.1	$13,432
Isable Elementary School	Public	K-5	1716 Isable Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5310	244	15	16.5	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	233 (95.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7.1	372^nd of 383 public elementary schools	2.9%		11	364^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	19.2	24.2	18.9		3.8	0.0	29.7		36.1	$13,595
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1339 Oak Park Drive	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3501	444	27	16.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	436 (98.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5.9	377^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.6%		16.3	343^rd of 390 public elementary schools	12.1%	34	15.5	13.7	26.4		15.5	15.7	16.2		36.7	$13,565
Galloway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 Idlewild Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5313	296	21	14.3	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	287 (97.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.9	355^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	366^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.2%	11	16.7	31.1	34.1		13.9	40.0	14.6		51.2	$14,185
Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	1970 Castle Hill Drive	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4306	434	21	20.8	99.8%	5 (1.2%)	407 (93.8%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	6.5	376^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.8%		2.9	389^th of 390 public elementary schools	0.3%	13	17.6	28.1	24.6		6.6	12.3	26.3		21.0	$12,543
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	750 N. Congress Street	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 960-5334	242	14	16.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.4	10^th of 383 public elementary schools	97.4%		91.5	17^th of 390 public elementary schools	95.6%	7	89.8	76.2	90.0		77.5	73.8	95.0		97.5	$12,759
Walton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Bailey Avenue	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3591	457	28	16.3	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	445 (97.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	22.3	317^th of 383 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.5	328^th of 390 public elementary schools	15.9%	11	33.0	30.2	45.4		22.8	30.1	47.3		43.6	$13,592
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5331 Clinton Blvd.	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(601) 487-1658	563	27	20.8	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	483 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.3%)	24.3	305^th of 383 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.9	333^rd of 390 public elementary schools	14.6%	28	34.2	32.9	24.3	31.8	46.3	37.3	17.6	37.6	58.9	$12,519
Morrison Academic Advancement Center	Public	1-7	1224 Eminence Row	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3695	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Pecan Park Elementary School

Is Pecan Park Elementary School a good school?

Pecan Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.7% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What district is Pecan Park Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Pecan Park Elementary School?

Students at Pecan Park Elementary School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Pecan Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pecan Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School
Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Provine High School

How many students attend Pecan Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Pecan Park Elementary School.

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