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
261	Salem	Public, Alternative	K-12	881 Highway 27 North	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-2580	469	43	10.7	64.6%	315 (67.2%)	104 (22.2%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$11,842							35.1	44.7	221	40		280444000834
262	Durant Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 West Madison Street	Durant	39063	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 653-3176	242	15	16.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$15,007							34.6	15	348	86		280019501495
263	Carver Elementary	Public	4-6	404 Jefferson Street	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1250	250	19	12.9	100.0%	6 (2.4%)	237 (94.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$14,363							34.4	33.3	265	2		280018701433
264	Boyd Elementary School	Public	1-5	1021 South Colorado Street	Greenville	38703	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-2872	298	18	16.3	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	230 (77.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (21.1%)	$11,629							34.2	21	324	60		280162000239
265	Nicholson Elementary	Public	K-6	1887 Hwy 11 South	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-6309	324	22	14.6	84.6%	154 (47.5%)	84 (25.9%)	69 (21.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	$10,841							33.3	40.2	246	19		280363000694
266	Spann Elementary School	Public	K-5	1615 Brecon Dr	Jackson	39211	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3532	433	25	17.2	100.0%	11 (2.5%)	337 (77.8%)	64 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	$13,133							33.3	24.4	309	43		280219000414
267	28th Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3034 46th Avenue	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 867-2140	359	25	14.4	99.4%	22 (6.1%)	277 (77.2%)	28 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	$11,297							32.9	41.6	237	30		280171001349
268	Philadelphia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	406 Stribling Street	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-1623	430	32	13.3	100.0%	37 (8.6%)	349 (81.2%)	11 (2.6%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	$13,061							32	28.6	286	18		280360000691
269	Poplar Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	4101 27th Ave	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4450	405	28	14.5	100.0%	32 (7.9%)	339 (83.7%)	14 (3.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	$14,692							31.6	41.5	238	31		280291000572
270	John Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	170 John Hopkins Rd	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 923-2540	497	28	17.5	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	489 (98.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,271							31.3	15	349	79		280219000392

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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.
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