Best Public Schools in Flora, MS

Summary:

The city of Flora, Mississippi has only one public school, East Flora Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 233 students. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 18 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

East Flora Elementary's performance has been inconsistent, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 172nd and 258th out of 390-377 elementary schools in recent years. The school's star rating from SchoolDigger has also varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5. While the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages, there are some exceptions, such as the 5th-grade Science proficiency rate being higher than the state average in 2024-2025.

East Flora Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 85.41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.2 to 1, which may provide opportunities for more personalized attention and support. However, the small size of the school, with only 233 students, could also present challenges in terms of resource allocation and program offerings.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
East Flora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4759 Hwy 22 East	Flora	39071	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 879-8724	249	24	10.5	89.6%	56 (22.5%)	182 (73.1%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	42.1	226^th of 383 public elementary schools	41.0%		56.3	172^nd of 390 public elementary schools	55.9%	54	46.9	34.5	61.5	42.8	41.4	38.4	65.4	$18,070

Cities Near Flora

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Madison	5.59 mi	12	1^st
Bentonia	9.14 mi	1	123^rd
Ridgeland	11.5 mi	5	94^th
Jackson	11.53 mi	49	178^th
Clinton	12.28 mi	9

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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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