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Parks Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Parks Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cleveland, Mississippi, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 243 students. The school is part of the Cleveland School District, which is ranked 86 out of 130 districts in Mississippi and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Parks Elementary School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes, as evidenced by its consistently low performance on key metrics compared to the state, district, and nearby schools. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.7% to 25.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are 10-20 percentage points below the state and district averages.

The nearby schools, such as Hayes Cooper Center For Math School Tec, Bell Elementary School, and D.M. Smith Elementary, generally perform better than Parks Elementary School on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. These schools are also part of the Cleveland School District, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Parks Elementary to learn from the practices and strategies of its higher-performing counterparts.

265

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,034

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Terrace Road
Cleveland, MS 38732

(662) 843-3166

District: Cleveland School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.3%

White:

35.5%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (32% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg43%

Mississippi avg53%

326^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Cleveland School District

86^th of 130Cleveland 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
2025	21.1	326 of 383	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	284 of 390	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	306 of 377	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	307 of 382	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	283 of 381	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	272 of 397	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	283 of 404	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	297 of 406	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.3	233 of 394	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.5	299 of 402	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	58.9	166 of 394	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	175 of 408	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.4	127 of 414	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.2	227 of 418	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.5	146 of 403	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.7	178 of 392	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.6	258 of 394	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-16 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

English Language Arts29%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Parks Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 Terrace Road	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-3166	265	17	16.0	100.0%	94 (35.5%)	120 (45.3%)	19 (7.2%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	21.1	326^th of 383 public elementary schools	14.9%		28.8	284^th of 390 public elementary schools	27.2%	42	25.6	18.9	55.0	29.6	36.8	18.9	40.0	37.0	50.0	$13,034
Nailor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Cross Street	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-4528	256	14	18.7	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	245 (95.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$12,045
Pearman Elementary School	Public	1-6	306 Merritt Drive	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-4484	186	12	15.7	100.0%	16 (8.6%)	141 (75.8%)	19 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	10.1	360^th of 383 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.4	356^th of 390 public elementary schools	8.7%	4	40.7	20.5	20.0	20.0	7.4	25.0	14.3	33.3	32.4	$13,390
D.M. Smith Elementary	Public	3-6	715 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-4355	233	18	12.7	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	218 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	24.9	301^st of 383 public elementary schools	21.4%		11.8	360^th of 390 public elementary schools	7.7%	59	17.3	27.8	32.5	20.9	42.7	55.6	35.7	35.4	60.4	$13,039
Bell Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1016 Taylor Street	Boyle	38730	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(662) 843-4572	327	19	17.6	100.0%	115 (35.2%)	175 (53.5%)	11 (3.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	71	108^th of 383 public elementary schools	71.8%		72.9	99^th of 390 public elementary schools	74.6%	9	53.9	53.7	72.2	59.0	46.1	58.5	52.7	92.3	77.8	$11,436
Hayes Cooper Center	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	500 Martin L. King	Merigold	38759	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	Yes	No	No	(662) 748-2734	304	21	14.7	100.0%	139 (45.7%)	132 (43.4%)	20 (6.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.3%)	67.7	121^st of 383 public elementary schools	68.4%		63	144^th of 390 public elementary schools	63.1%	23	41.9	61.3	71.0	86.7	44.2	45.2	83.9	86.7	70.9	$10,835
McEvans Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 Hwy 61 NORTH	Shaw	38773	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 754-6109	204	17	12.3	100.0%	3 (1.5%)	151 (74.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (23.0%)								(n/a)										$15,446
I. T. Montgomery Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 Martin L. King Drive	Mound Bayou	38762	Bolivar County	North Bolivar Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 333-8952	185	15	12.7	99.5%	0 (0.0%)	139 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (24.9%)	43.6	219^th of 383 public elementary schools	42.8%		28.1	289^th of 390 public elementary schools	25.9%	70	39.3	30.4	50.0	38.5	42.8	47.8	50.0	57.7	72.2	$14,831
Ruleville Central Elementary	Public	K-5	410 L F Packer Drive	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4276	271	18	14.8	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	259 (95.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19.1	331^st of 383 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.2	321^st of 390 public elementary schools	17.7%	10	20.4	33.3	33.3		4.1	38.9	21.4		66.6	$12,259
A.W. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 South Blvd	Drew	38737	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 745-8892	219	17	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	207 (94.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	39.4	235^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.6%		55.4	175^th of 390 public elementary schools	55.1%	60	22.2	56.0	34.4		55.6	64.0	31.3		59.4	$15,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Parks Elementary School

How many students attend Parks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Parks Elementary School.

Is Parks Elementary School a good school?

Parks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What district is Parks Elementary School in?

Cleveland School District

What is the racial makeup of Parks Elementary School?

Students at Parks Elementary School are 45% African American, 35% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

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