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
161	DeSoto Central Elementary	Public	3-5	2411 Central Parkway	Southaven	38672	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 349-6234	831	52	16.1	45.4%	263 (31.6%)	365 (43.9%)	91 (11.0%)	43 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (8.2%)	$8,778							58.3	73.1	96	65		280132000998
162	Topeka - Tilton School	Public	K-8	853 Highway 27 South	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-2367	298	24	12.4	80.2%	245 (82.2%)	39 (13.1%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$13,563							58.3	43.2	226	64		280249000485
163	Batesville Middle School	Public	4-5	509 Tiger Drive	Batesville	38606	Panola County	South Panola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 563-1924	474	33	14.2	88.4%	151 (31.9%)	294 (62.0%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$11,605							58.2	65	138	25		280405001250
164	Akin Elementary School	Public	1-5	361 Bowman Blvd	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7161	255	20	12.9	100.0%	10 (3.9%)	198 (77.6%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.7%)	$12,503							57.9	22.2	318	154		280162000236
165	Rankin Elementary School	Public	3-5	1908 Forrest Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8950	375	30	12.6	71.7%	120 (32.0%)	190 (50.7%)	44 (11.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	$14,059							57.7	64.4	139	26		280432000817
166	Tishomingo Elementary School	Public	K-8	34 A Monroe St	Tishomingo	38873	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 438-6800	254	25	10.1	79.1%	215 (84.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.4%)	$13,312							57.1	59.9	152	14		280426000805
167	Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	417 Palestine Street	Raymond	39154	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 857-0213	453	36	12.6	73.3%	90 (19.9%)	235 (51.9%)	41 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (19.2%)	$14,104							57.1	46.4	215	48		280186001608
168	West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4051 15th Street	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 870-1025	492	34	14.5	98.6%	49 (10.0%)	363 (73.8%)	48 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	$11,859							56.9	63.6	142	26		280171000279
169	Martin Bluff	Public	PK, KG-4	1306 Roy's Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8850	410	30	13.8	71.7%	153 (37.3%)	139 (33.9%)	70 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.7%)	$14,086							56.4	74	90	79		280348001236
170	South Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6590 Lakeshore Road	Bay Saint Louis	39520	Hancock County	Hancock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 467-4655	480			73.8%	309 (64.4%)	87 (18.1%)	28 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.4%)	$11,776							55.9	60.3	151	19		280174000280

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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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