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Best Elementary Schools in Sunflower County, MS

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Schools

1,128

Students

Top rankedA.W. James Elementary207^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Lockard Elementary School	Public	K-3	302 College Avenue	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1260	393	23	17.0	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	360 (91.6%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)	44.4						57.6								$12,092
A.W. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 South Blvd	Drew	38737	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 745-8892	219	17	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	207 (94.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	46.1	207^th of 377 public elementary schools	45.1%		39.4	235^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.6%	28	47.0	47.0	48.4				55.9	52.9	38.7				58.1		$15,006
Ruleville Central Elementary	Public	K-5	410 L F Packer Drive	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4276	271	18	14.8	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	259 (95.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13.7	336^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.9%		19.1	331^st of 383 public elementary schools	13.6%	5	32.5	22.4	43.2				35.0	6.1	18.9				50.0		$12,259
Moorhead Central School	Public	K-8	506 Washington Street	Moorhead	38761	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 246-5680	245	18	13.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.5	338^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.4	354^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.6%	16	40.9	30.0	17.2	56.3	26.3	36.7	4.5	10.0	13.8	31.3	57.9	31.0	37.9	50.0	$15,424

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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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