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
81	Pass Christian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	270 W. Second Street	Pass Christian	39571	Harrison County	Pass Christian School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 452-5200	378	28	13.7	72.8%	147 (38.9%)	145 (38.4%)	29 (7.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.0%)	$14,690							75.2	73.9	91	10		280351000683
82	Poplarville Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	1 Todd Circle	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 795-3104	432	29	14.8	64.1%	368 (85.2%)	26 (6.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	$9,936							75	66	135	53		280372000710
83	South Pontotoc Elementary School	Public	K-5	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-5925	776	53	14.5	99.6%	618 (79.6%)	59 (7.6%)	63 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	$9,305							75	66.7	130	47		280366001010
84	Camden Elementary	Public	K-5	4784 Hwy 43 North	Camden	39045	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 468-2833	99	15	6.7	92.9%	5 (5.1%)	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	$25,991							74.8	63.9	141	57		280279000988
85	Woodley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2006 O Ferrell St	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-8112	422	27	15.8	100.0%	43 (10.2%)	248 (58.8%)	112 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$11,339							74.5	75.9	81	4		280180000314
86	Bogue Chitto School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	385 West Monticello Street	Bogue Chitto	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 734-2723	747	49	15.2	68.1%	593 (79.4%)	126 (16.9%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	$9,025							74.4	66.9	127	41		280264000512
87	Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Dupont Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6559	245	18	13.2	79.6%	71 (29.0%)	122 (49.8%)	39 (15.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	$15,374							74.2	58.7	160	73		280348000668
88	Enterprise Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Hwy 583 SE	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-7284	667	50	13.3	64.5%	596 (89.4%)	62 (9.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	$9,565							74.2	67.9	120	32		280264000513
89	East Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 South Street	Mathiston	39752	Webster County	Webster County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 263-8373	434	29	14.8	50.2%	358 (82.5%)	44 (10.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.5%)	$10,366							74.2	86.3	38	51		280456000855
90	Bellevue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1760 Old Highway 24	Hattiesburg	39402	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-6724	1,145	83	13.8	63.2%	468 (40.9%)	456 (39.8%)	155 (13.5%)	12 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	49 (4.3%)	$9,934							73.7	70.6	110	20		280240001314

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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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