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Key Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Key Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Jackson Public School District in Jackson, Mississippi. With 195 students, the school has faced significant performance challenges, as evidenced by its declining statewide ranking from 4 stars in 2017-2018 to 0 stars in the most recent 2024-2025 school year.

Key Elementary's struggles are evident across several key metrics. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.7% to 30.1% over the past few years, well above the state average. Academically, Key Elementary students perform well below state and district averages on the MAAP assessments for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 8.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 49.4% statewide. The school's test scores have declined over time, with the 5th grade ELA proficiency rate dropping from 39.3% in 2023-2024 to 32.4% in 2024-2025. Additionally, 100% of Key Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Compared to nearby schools, Key Elementary performs significantly worse on most metrics. In 2024-2025, Key's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was just 6.4%, compared to 21.2% at Bates Elementary and 29.9% at Pecan Park Elementary. The school's steady decline in performance over time, from a 4-star rating to 0 stars, highlights the need for comprehensive, evidence-based interventions to address the challenges facing Key Elementary and provide its students with the high-quality education they deserve.

259

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,217

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

699 W McDowell Road
Jackson, MS 39204

(601) 371-4333

District: Jackson Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.8%

Hispanic:

2.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (19% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg54%

374^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

103^rd of 130Jackson 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	374 of 383	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	347 of 390	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	193 of 377	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	223 of 382	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	311 of 381	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.8	91 of 397	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	70 of 404	82.7%	★★★★☆
2017	37.1	259 of 406	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	32.7	258 of 394	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.3	336 of 402	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	58.8	168 of 394	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	17.7	368 of 408	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.1	371 of 414	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.7	276 of 418	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.3	228 of 403	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.2	235 of 392	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.8	239 of 394	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-45 vs state

English Language Arts19%-33 vs state

Mathematics18%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Key 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	699 W 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%)	6.9	374^th of 383 public elementary schools	2.3%		15.1	347^th of 390 public elementary schools	11.0%	27	8.5	18.6	32.4	6.4	34.9	13.5	21.6	$14,217
Shirley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Daniel Lake Blvd	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4309	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	7.5	369^th of 383 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.7	367^th of 390 public elementary schools	5.9%	2	16.3	33.3	27.5	5.1	16.7	16.3	38.8	$12,438
Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	1970 Castle Hill Drive	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4306	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%)	6.5	376^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.8%		2.9	389^th of 390 public elementary schools	0.3%	13	17.6	28.1	24.6	6.6	12.3	26.3	21.0	$12,543
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%)	7.1	372^nd of 383 public elementary schools	2.9%		11	364^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	19.2	24.2	18.9	3.8	0.0	29.7	36.1	$13,595
Oak Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1831 Smallwood Street	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%)	10.1	362^nd of 383 public elementary schools	5.5%		19.8	334^th of 390 public elementary schools	14.4%	28	17.8	39.2	21.2	12.2	29.4	9.1	47.0	$14,377
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%)	13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%		29.5	279^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.5%	74	19.6	32.3	31.8	27.4	35.3	27.2	34.1	$13,432
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
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Ave	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%)	8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.7	379^th of 390 public elementary schools	2.8%	14	24.3	23.4	20.5	29.9	29.7	9.6	25.3	$12,947
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	750 N. Congress Street	Jackson	39202	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%)	94.4	10^th of 383 public elementary schools	97.4%		91.5	17^th of 390 public elementary schools	95.6%	7	89.8	76.2	90.0	77.5	73.8	95.0	97.5	$12,759
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%)	12.9	355^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	366^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.2%	11	16.7	31.1	34.1	13.9	40.0	14.6	51.2	$14,185

Frequently Asked Questions about Key Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Key Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School
Middle : Northwest Middle School
Middle : Peeples Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Key Elementary School?

Students at Key Elementary School are 94% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Key Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

Is Key Elementary School a good school?

Key Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Mississippi elementary schools.

How many students attend Key Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Key Elementary School.

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