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
181	Sand Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	39455 Hwy 63 North	Richton	39476	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 881-8012	267	19	14	98.9%	249 (93.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$10,817							53	56.7	169	12		280159000234
182	Pierce Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	1008 Pierce Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8940	345	31	11.2	66.4%	115 (33.3%)	177 (51.3%)	36 (10.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	$14,108							52.8	59.3	156	26		280432000816
183	West Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5652 Highway 84 West	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 439-4823	1,114	78	14.3	69.8%	589 (52.9%)	186 (16.7%)	279 (25.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.0%)	$9,258							52.3	58.6	161	22		280228001237
184	Quitman County Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1018 10th Street	Lambert	38643	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 326-7186	331			100.0%	11 (3.3%)	309 (93.4%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$13,046							52.2	57.9	166	18		280381000732
185	Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-6	10 Archie Smith Road	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 268-2217	214	18	11.9	86.0%	47 (22.0%)	125 (58.4%)	15 (7.0%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.3%)	$12,727							52	56.9	168	17		280149000219
186	Vardaman Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	106 WB Gregg	Vardaman	38878	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 682-7799	624	54	11.5	74.7%	308 (49.4%)	72 (11.5%)	231 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$18,327							52	41.9	232	46		280087001607
187	Brookhaven Elementary School	Public	3-4	300 S Church Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-3139	368	27	13.6	81.0%	103 (28.0%)	229 (62.2%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	$10,289							51.9	40.4	245	58		280084000091
188	Raleigh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	201 White Oak Avenue	Raleigh	39153	Smith County	Smith County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 782-9507	649	39	16.6	69.0%	487 (75.0%)	141 (21.7%)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$8,617							51.6	67.1	125	63		280402001146
189	Strayhorn Elementary School	Public	K-6	3402 Highway 4 West	Sarah	38665	Tate County	Tate County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 562-8637	407	29	14	69.5%	298 (73.2%)	36 (8.8%)	43 (10.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (6.4%)	$10,179							51.5	58.9	157	32		280423000801
190	Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-6	824 Hopewell Road	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-8568	196	16	11.9	98.5%	9 (4.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$15,451							50.6	71.3	104	86		280129000180

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America