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Isable Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Isable Elementary School, located at 1716 Isable Street in Jackson, MS, serves 244 students in grades K-5 as part of the Jackson Public Schools district, where every student qualifies for free/reduced lunch. The school has shown recent signs of improvement, jumping from the 3rd percentile to the 10th percentile in statewide elementary rankings between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, though it remains in the bottom quarter of Mississippi elementary schools with a one-star rating. One bright spot is 5th-grade mathematics, where 40% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026—above the district average of 32.1% and better than every other nearby non-magnet school except Barack Obama Elementary, which posted 89.5%. Science has also shown flashes of strength, including a spike to 58.9% proficiency in 2023-2024.

Reading remains the school's most urgent challenge. Only 11.9% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts in 2025-2026, the lowest rate among nearby elementary schools. Across all grades and years with available data, ELA proficiency has never reached 40%. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically from a peak of 58% in 2020-2021 to 31.9% in 2023-2024, but this still exceeds the state average of 23.9%. Meanwhile, the student-teacher ratio has climbed from 12.6 to 16.5 in just two years, adding pressure on classrooms.

Compared with neighbors like Key Elementary, Galloway Elementary, and Clausell Elementary, Isable ranks higher, though all are in the bottom decile. The most striking comparison is Barack Obama Elementary, just 2.4 miles away, which serves a similarly high-poverty community yet ranks 2nd in the state—proof that strong outcomes are possible in this community. For parents, the key story is a school with real bright spots in math and genuine momentum, but one where early literacy intervention and continued attendance improvements remain critical priorities.

244

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,595

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1716 Isable Street
Jackson, MS 39204

(601) 960-5310

District: Jackson Public Schools

Students who attend Isable Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bailey APAC Middle School
	Blackburn Middle School
	Northwest Middle School
High:	Jim Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.5%

White:

1.6%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (26% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

Mississippi avg54%

340^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

112^th of 134Jackson Public Schools 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	340 of 377	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	372 of 383	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	364 of 390	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	329 of 377	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	367 of 382	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	350 of 381	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	387 of 397	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	396 of 404	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.0	287 of 406	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	331 of 394	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	374 of 402	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	365 of 394	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	393 of 408	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	326 of 414	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.9	299 of 418	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.1	372 of 403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	60.5	159 of 392	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	127 of 394	67.8%	★★★☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science44%-28 vs state

Mathematics31%-19 vs state

English Language Arts17%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)			MAAP Mathematics (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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Isable Elementary School	Public	K-5	1716 Isable Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5310	244	15	16.5	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	233 (95.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12.8	340^th of 377 public elementary schools	9.8%		7.1	372^nd of 383 public elementary schools	2.9%	32	11.9	13.2	32.0	35.7	21.1	40.0	44.0	$13,595
Clausell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3330 Harley Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5319	231	16	14.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	7.5	372^nd of 377 public elementary schools	1.3%		13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%	19	27.0	22.7	40.0	11.1	11.4	16.7	43.3	$13,432
Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	1970 Castle Hill Drive	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(769) 228-0056	434	21	20.8	99.8%	5 (1.2%)	407 (93.8%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	8.4	367^th of 377 public elementary schools	2.7%		6.5	376^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.8%	9	16.8	17.5	28.0	19.1	25.4	26.0	52.0	$12,543
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Avenue	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5444	510	31	16.5	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	425 (83.3%)	67 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	8.5	365^th of 377 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		22.6	31.0	30.0	17.8	28.2	14.3	38.6	$12,947
Key Elementary School	Public	K-5	699 West McDowell Road	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4333	259	16	15.9	100.0%	4 (1.5%)	243 (93.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	2.6	377^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.0%		6.9	374^th of 383 public elementary schools	2.3%	3	17.3	18.4	28.2	2.9	7.9	0.0	30.8	$14,217
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7020 Highway 49 North	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 960-5334	242	14	16.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96.8	2^nd of 377 public elementary schools	99.5%		94.4	10^th of 383 public elementary schools	97.4%	8	85.4	76.6	92.1	85.4	76.6	89.5	97.4	$12,759
Shirley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Daniel Lake Blvd	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4336	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	8.7	364^th of 377 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.5	369^th of 383 public elementary schools	3.7%	5	19.1	37.3	33.9	14.2	12.0	18.9	47.2	$12,438
Galloway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 Idlewild Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5313	296	21	14.3	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	287 (97.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	4.4	376^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.3%		12.9	355^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.3%	21	16.5	12.0	30.9	10.2	8.0	9.1	49.1	$14,185
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1339 Oak Park Drive	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3501	444	27	16.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	436 (98.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8.7	363^rd of 377 public elementary schools	3.7%		5.9	377^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.6%	14	25.7	18.8	32.7	24.3	12.5	23.1	46.1	$13,565
Oak Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1831 Smallwood Drive	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4330	436	23	18.8	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	425 (97.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	12	345^th of 377 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.1	362^nd of 383 public elementary schools	5.5%	17	14.5	27.7	51.3	8.7	21.2	29.2	46.4	$14,377

Frequently Asked Questions about Isable Elementary School

Is Isable Elementary School a good school?

Isable Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.8% of Mississippi elementary schools.

How many students attend Isable Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Isable Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Isable Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Isable Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School
Middle : Blackburn Middle School
Middle : Northwest Middle School
High : Jim Hill High School

What district is Isable Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Isable Elementary School?

Students at Isable Elementary School are 95% African American, 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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