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
291	Beat Four School	Public	PK, KG-8	5090 Highway 84 West	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2124	416	28	14.8	99.3%	218 (52.4%)	154 (37.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$11,696							27.1	25.1	305	14		280453000846
292	Mendenhall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	814 East Street	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2621	598	37	16.1	86.6%	273 (45.7%)	292 (48.8%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	$11,389							26.9	28.3	288	4		280399000756
293	Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Dogwood St.	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-4383	474	30	15.6	99.4%	83 (17.5%)	320 (67.5%)	41 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	$10,435							26.8	26.8	298	5		280129000176
294	Aberdeen Elementary	Public	K-4	508 W. Commerce St	Aberdeen	39730	Monroe County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 369-4782	346	20	17.4	99.1%	17 (4.9%)	325 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$14,150							26.7	19.1	338	44		280036001372
295	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1043 Pass Road	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 865-4642	482	38	12.7	99.4%	80 (16.6%)	276 (57.3%)	81 (16.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	$10,171							26.7	23.4	313	18		280171000271
296	Coldwater Elementary School	Public	K-6	671 West Street	Coldwater	38618	Tate County	Tate County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 622-5511	213	19	11.3	91.1%	67 (31.5%)	122 (57.3%)	20 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$14,881							26.6	46.6	214	82		280423001499
297	Otken Elementary School	Public	1-4	401 Montana Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-3749	458	29	15.6	100.0%	21 (4.6%)	413 (90.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$13,087							26.2			(n/a)		280288000555
298	Ashland Elementary School	Public	K-6	768 Lamar Road	Ashland	38603	Benton County	Benton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 224-6622	262	18	14.4	93.9%	46 (17.6%)	119 (45.4%)	16 (6.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (30.5%)	$12,289							26.2	25.4	303	5		280060000048
299	Bankston Elementary School	Public	K-6	1312 Grand Boulevard	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7421	254	20	12.8	99.6%	33 (13.0%)	172 (67.7%)	37 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	$12,591							25.5	22	319	20		280019801511
300	Morgantown Elementary	Public	5-6	101 Cottage Home Dr	Natchez	39120	Adams County	Natchez-Adams School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 445-2885	359	27	13.1	100.0%	15 (4.2%)	331 (92.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$15,723							25	29.9	276	24		280303001582

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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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection