Best Elementary Schools in Mississippi

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 382)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
342	GPE School	Public	K-5	3877 Highway 51 South	Goodman	39079	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 468-3351	191	15	12.7	100.0%	4 (2.1%)	183 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,433							16.1	15.2	346	4		280019501503
343	Davis Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 Cotton Street	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7425	377	24	15.5	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	277 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.7%)	$11,414							16	20.5	327	16		280019801514
344	Newton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 W. Tatum Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-3979	367	24	15.4	75.2%	18 (4.9%)	277 (75.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	66 (18.0%)	$12,280							16	20.6	325	19		280318001137
345	South Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6530 Nailor Road	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 636-1271	351	22	15.7	99.4%	112 (31.9%)	212 (60.4%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.1%)	$11,488							15.9	27.7	292	53		280447001094
346	Wayne Central School	Public	PK, KG-8	1022 Azalea Drive	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2205	459	31	14.8	99.3%	57 (12.4%)	373 (81.3%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	$10,938							15.1	16.5	340	6		280453000849
347	Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	802 Marshall Road	North Carrollton	38947	Carroll County	Carroll County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 237-6840	391	27	14.6	84.1%	126 (32.2%)	228 (58.3%)	21 (5.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	$11,350							14.9	19.6	336	11		280093000105
348	A. W. Watson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	880 Anthony St.	Port Gibson	39150	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 437-5070	531	33	16.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	445 (83.8%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (14.7%)	$13,257							14.1	20.3	330	18		280102001213
349	South Delta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	138 Weathers Avenue	Rolling Fork	39159	Sharkey County	South Delta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 873-4849	234	18	13	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	234 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,331							13.9	12.9	352	3		280396000752
350	Timberlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1980 N. Siwell Road	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 923-2556	295	19	15.3	100.0%	10 (3.4%)	282 (95.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$13,162							13.7	20.4	329	21		280219000416
351	Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Forest Avenue	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3519	365	21	17.2	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	357 (97.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$13,060							13.7	30.5	275	76		280219000388

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP English Language Arts, MAAP Mathematics, MAAP Science test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
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