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
281	Holly Springs Intermediate School	Public	4-6	655 South Maury	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Holly Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 252-2329	228	13	17.6	97.4%	14 (6.1%)	201 (88.2%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.8%)	$12,518							29.9	25.3	304	23		280195000336
282	Walnut Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	280 Commerce St.	Walnut	38683	Tippah County	North Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 223-6471	480	35	13.7	73.1%	385 (80.2%)	55 (11.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.2%)	$10,362							29.8	51.4	198	84		280327000640
283	Arlington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	3511 Arlington Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6552	333	22	14.8	85.3%	39 (11.7%)	189 (56.8%)	86 (25.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$13,618							29.1	38.4	250	33		280348000666
284	S.V. Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12572 Highway 12	Lexington	39169	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 235-5226	214	16	13.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	$17,101							28.6	27	296	12		280019501486
285	Friars Point Elementary	Public	K-6	350 South Street	Friars Point	38631	Coahoma County	Coahoma County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 383-0066	133	11	12.2	98.5%	1 (0.8%)	41 (30.8%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (63.9%)	$19,950							28	12.5	355	70		280111000141
286	Franklin Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	501 3rd Avenue N	Columbus	39701	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7150	231	17	13.9	100.0%	13 (5.6%)	195 (84.4%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.8%)	$12,114							27.9	19.7	335	49		280120000159
287	Sale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Warpath Road	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7260	290	18	16.4	100.0%	7 (2.4%)	271 (93.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	$12,394							27.6	26.9	297	10		280120000164
288	East Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	527 East Marion School Road	Columbia	39429	Marion County	Marion County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-7290	298	17	17.8	99.0%	82 (27.5%)	190 (63.8%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.7%)	$12,929							27.5	32.4	268	20		280282001243
289	KCSD Upper Elementary School	Public	4-5	364 John C Stennis Avenue	De Kalb	39328	Kemper County	Kemper County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 743-2432	108	11	9.5	100.0%	1 (0.9%)	99 (91.7%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	$20,372							27.4	23.9	312	23		280231001530
290	West Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	4100 32nd St	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4472	423	27	15.6	100.0%	4 (0.9%)	385 (91.0%)	16 (3.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	$13,480							27.3	28.3	287	3		280291000575

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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