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Bankston Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Bankston Elementary School serves 254 students in grades K-6 in Greenwood, MS, as part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, which carries a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom 10% of Mississippi districts. Bankston itself also holds a 1-star rating and ranks 326 out of 377 Mississippi schools (14th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year. Nearly all students (99.6%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, reflecting the high-poverty context of the area. Despite these challenges, the school consistently outperforms its district in reading and math.

In 2025-2026, Bankston's English language arts proficiency exceeded the district average in every tested grade, with 3rd grade at 39.6% versus 27.3% district-wide and 5th grade at 42.5% versus 38.3%. Math proficiency also led the district in all tested grades, with gaps of roughly 8 to 11 percentage points. Among same-district elementary schools like Davis Elementary School and East Elementary School, Bankston posted the highest ELA proficiency in grades 3, 4, and 6, and the highest math proficiency in grades 3, 4, and 5. The school also has the most favorable student-teacher ratio in the area at 12.8:1, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 20.1% is better than the district (23.8%), the state (23.9%), and nearby schools like Threadgill Elementary and Claudine Brown Elementary School.

Science is a relative weakness: 5th grade science proficiency was 42.4% in 2025-2026, below the district average of 49.4% and well behind Davis Elementary School's 63.2%. The school's statewide ranking has slipped from the 30th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026, even though local performance remains relatively strong. This likely reflects small grade-level cohorts — with roughly 30–40 students per grade, a handful of students can dramatically swing scores from year to year. For parents, Bankston offers small classes and strong attendance relative to peers, but proficiency rates remain well below state averages.

254

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,591

Per pupil spending ?

50.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

1312 Grand Boulevard
Greenwood, MS 38930

(662) 455-7421

District: Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.7%

Hispanic:

14.6%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2021 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg26%

Mississippi avg53%

327^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From bottom 28% (2021) to bottom 13% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District

121^st of 133Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	327 of 377	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	298 of 380	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	315 of 380	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	299 of 358	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	265 of 355	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	254 of 352	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-29 vs state

English Language Arts36%-15 vs state

Mathematics27%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Bankston Elementary School	Public	K-6	1312 Grand Boulevard	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7421	254	20	12.8	50.4%	33 (13.0%)	172 (67.7%)	37 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	17.7	327^th of 377 public elementary schools	13.3%		25.5	298^th of 380 public elementary schools	21.6%	29	39.6	26.6	42.5	36.8			23.3	28.8	27.3	31.6				42.4		$12,591
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 Cotton Street	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7425	377	24	15.5	62.9%	2 (0.5%)	277 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.7%)	12.4	344^th of 377 public elementary schools	8.8%		16	340^th of 380 public elementary schools	10.5%	4	21.0	20.4	42.8	29.2			8.6	14.8	16.3	36.6				63.2		$11,414
Threadgill Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1300 Carrollton Avenue	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 644-0685	207	14	14.7	74.4%	0 (0.0%)	207 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$12,069
Threadgill Elementary	Public	2-6	1001 Broad Street	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7440	295	20	14.9	73.9%	2 (0.7%)	271 (91.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.1%)	6.6	373^rd of 377 public elementary schools	1.1%		4.2	377^th of 380 public elementary schools	0.8%	4	24.4	24.7	33.3	13.9			13.7	21.5	17.7	11.1				37.3		$11,047
East Elementary School	Public	3-5	208 Meadowbrook Road	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 459-8013	261	20	13.3	73.2%	4 (1.5%)	229 (87.7%)	14 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	11.2	352^nd of 377 public elementary schools	6.6%		7.3	368^th of 380 public elementary schools	3.2%	16	31.3	22.1	41.6				18.8	16.9	15.3					51.4		$13,025
Claudine Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3827 Cr 363	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 459-8005	248	16	15.3	66.9%	0 (0.0%)	229 (92.3%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																$10,239
Leflore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Lakeside Drive	Itta Bena	38941	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 581-3038	306	22	13.7	66.7%	1 (0.3%)	245 (80.1%)	33 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)								(n/a)																$10,798
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	802 Marshall Road	North Carrollton	38947	Carroll County	Carroll County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 237-6840	391	27	14.6	51.7%	126 (32.2%)	228 (58.3%)	21 (5.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	11.6	350^th of 377 public elementary schools	7.2%		14.9	344^th of 380 public elementary schools	9.5%	6	24.0	27.5	35.5	22.8			22.0	19.6	22.9	21.1				60.5		$11,350
Moorhead Central School	Public	K-8	506 Washington Street	Moorhead	38761	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 246-5680	245	18	13.4	60.4%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.5	338^th of 377 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.4	351^st of 380 public elementary schools	7.6%	13	40.9	30.0	17.2	56.3	26.3	36.7	4.5	10.0	13.8	31.3	57.9	31.0		37.9	50.0	$15,424

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Bankston Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Mississippi elementary schools.

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Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District

What is the racial makeup of Bankston Elementary School?

Students at Bankston Elementary School are 68% African American, 15% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 254 students attended Bankston Elementary School.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026

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2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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