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Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School is a public school serving 347 students in grades PK-8 in Bolton, MS, which is part of the Hinds County School District. The school has faced significant academic challenges, with consistently low test scores and high chronic absenteeism rates compared to state and district averages.

Bolton-Edwards has struggled with low academic performance for many years, consistently ranking in the bottom third of Mississippi elementary schools based on the SchoolDigger statewide ranking. The school has received a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 years, indicating persistent academic challenges. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 25.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.4% statewide. The school's math and science proficiency rates are also well below state and district levels. Additionally, Bolton-Edwards has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.0% to 27.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other schools in the surrounding area, Bolton-Edwards consistently performs worse on standardized tests. For example, Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle School, which is in the same district, outperforms Bolton-Edwards by a significant margin on both ELA and math assessments. The school's extremely high free/reduced lunch rate, over 99%, coupled with its low test scores, suggests that poverty is a significant factor in the academic struggles of Bolton-Edwards students. This aligns with research showing the strong correlation between socioeconomic status and educational outcomes.

335

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,393

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9700 I-20 West Frontage
Bolton, MS 39041

(601) 866-2522

District: Hinds County School District

Students who attend Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School usually attend:

High:

Raymond High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.2%

Two or more races:

6.0%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2021 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (34% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2021) to 13th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg45%

Mississippi avg51%

Elementary school

333^rd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

173^rd of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Hinds County School District

69^th of 130Hinds County 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	333 of 383	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	300 of 390	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	293 of 377	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	259 of 382	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	229 of 381	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	277 of 397	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	291 of 404	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	250 of 406	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	281 of 394	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	369 of 402	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	331 of 394	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	381 of 408	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	409 of 414	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	350 of 418	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	357 of 403	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	307 of 392	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	297 of 394	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	173 of 266	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	162 of 264	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	123 of 243	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	143 of 257	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	164 of 257	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	146 of 264	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	151 of 252	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.7	129 of 272	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	39.2	161 of 260	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.9	209 of 266	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.0	173 of 264	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.5	219 of 269	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	244 of 270	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.8	192 of 264	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.7	158 of 255	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	145 of 247	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.4	161 of 244	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-12 vs state

Mathematics32%-20 vs state

English Language Arts30%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle 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 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 Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9700 I-20 West Frontage	Bolton	39041	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 866-2522	335	27	12.5	100.0%	15 (4.5%)	292 (87.2%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.0%)	18.8	333^rd of 383 public elementary schools	13.1%		26.3	300^th of 390 public elementary schools	23.1%	33	25.7	19.5	35.5	29.2	27.3	37.2	57.1	13.9	16.1	33.3	42.5	31.3	48.4	48.0	$12,393
Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	417 Palestine Street	Raymond	39154	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 857-0213	453	36	12.6	73.3%	90 (19.9%)	235 (51.9%)	41 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (19.2%)	57.1	167^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.4%		46.4	215^th of 390 public elementary schools	44.9%	48	41.2	41.0	59.1	43.5	17.0	45.8	49.0	48.7	67.4	53.4	52.2	70.8	83.7	66.7	$14,104
Northside Elementary School	Public	2-3	451 Arrow Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 924-7531	683	45	15.1	48.0%	213 (31.2%)	361 (52.9%)	37 (5.4%)	42 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)								(n/a)	68.8						78.9								$9,334
Eastside Elementary School	Public	4-5	453 Arrow Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 924-7261	747	49	15.2	47.9%	250 (33.5%)	378 (50.6%)	44 (5.9%)	44 (5.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	92.2	16^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.3	14^th of 390 public elementary schools	96.4%	2		70.9	75.2					86.6	81.5				84.8		$9,696
Clinton Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	501 Arrow Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 924-5205	746	47	15.8	50.4%	227 (30.4%)	418 (56.0%)	39 (5.2%)	41 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)								(n/a)															$10,344
Bovina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5 Willow Creek Drive	Vicksburg	39183	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 619-4454	340	22	15.2	100.0%	236 (69.4%)	90 (26.5%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	93.8	13^th of 383 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.3	15^th of 390 public elementary schools	96.2%	2	72.8	73.6	79.4	81.4			72.7	84.9	85.3	88.4			91.2		$11,724
Timberlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1980 N. Siwell Road	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 923-2556	295	19	15.3	100.0%	10 (3.4%)	282 (95.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	350^th of 383 public elementary schools	8.6%		20.4	329^th of 390 public elementary schools	15.6%	21	37.5	30.2	36.4				19.5	11.6	15.9				38.6		$13,162
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%)	31.3	270^th of 383 public elementary schools	29.5%		15	349^th of 390 public elementary schools	10.5%	79	30.8	37.7	37.8				25.5	45.9	36.4				78.8		$14,271
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	5331 Clinton Blvd.	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(601) 487-1658	563	27	20.8	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	483 (85.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (13.3%)	24.3	305^th of 383 public elementary schools	20.4%		19.9	333^rd of 390 public elementary schools	14.6%	28	34.2	32.9	24.3	31.8			46.3	37.3	17.6	37.6			58.9		$12,519
Bates Elementary School	Public	K-5	3180 McDowell Rd. Ext.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-1412	482	26	18.3	99.4%	5 (1.0%)	405 (84.0%)	62 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	7	373^rd of 383 public elementary schools	2.6%		7	381^st of 390 public elementary schools	2.3%	8	19.2	27.5	28.0				21.2	18.8	10.2				22.0		$13,079

Frequently Asked Questions about Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School

How many students attend Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School?

Students at Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School are 87% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : Raymond High School

What district is Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School in?

Hinds County School District

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Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Mississippi elementary schools.

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