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Oak Forest Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

345^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Oak Forest Elementary School, serving 436 students in grades K-5 in the Jackson, MS area, operates within the Jackson Public Schools district — a system ranked 112th out of 134 Mississippi districts — and serves a student body where 100% of children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school itself ranks 345th out of 377 elementary schools statewide (8th percentile), placing it in the low-performing range by state standards. But the data reveals a far more nuanced picture than that single ranking suggests.

The most striking positive at Oak Forest Elementary School is attendance. In 2023-2024, the chronic absenteeism rate fell to just 16.5% — dramatically below the district's 30.1%, the state's 23.9%, and rates at nearby schools like Bates Elementary (45.6%) and Clausell Elementary (43.8%). This represents a stunning turnaround from 52.3% in 2020-2021. Academically, 5th grade ELA proficiency (51.3%) is the highest among all nearby schools, surpassing Ambition Preparatory Charter School (43.7%) and John Hopkins Elementary (50.8%), while nearly matching the state average of 55.8%.

The school also shows a pattern where upper grades outperform lower grades — 3rd grade ELA proficiency sits at just 14.5%, while 5th grade reaches 51.3% — suggesting students build skills as they progress. However, scores fluctuate considerably from year to year, and the student-teacher ratio has risen to 18.8, up from 14.7 the prior year, putting added strain on instruction. Oak Forest remains a low-performing school with real challenges, but its remarkable attendance gains and 5th grade reading strength highlight that the school is heading in a promising direction for families.

436

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,377

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1831 Smallwood Drive
Jackson, MS 39212

(601) 371-4330

District: Jackson Public Schools

Students who attend Oak Forest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bailey APAC Middle School
	Northwest Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.5%

Hispanic:

1.8%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

Mississippi avg54%

345^th of 377

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

109^th of 133Jackson 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
2026	12.0	345 of 377	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	359 of 380	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	330 of 380	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	321 of 358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	335 of 355	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	337 of 352	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	335 of 354	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	320 of 351	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	353 of 406	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	329 of 394	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	287 of 402	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.9	244 of 394	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	14.0	385 of 408	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	374 of 414	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	342 of 418	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.3	263 of 403	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	285 of 392	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	273 of 394	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science46%-25 vs state

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-32 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 (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
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	359^th of 380 public elementary schools	5.5%	14	14.5	27.7	51.3			8.7	21.2	29.2			46.4	$14,377
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%)	10.4	356^th of 377 public elementary schools	5.6%		7	370^th of 380 public elementary schools	2.6%	14	27.3	25.7	30.0			25.2	27.1	18.6			45.7	$13,079
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	373^rd of 380 public elementary schools	1.8%	6	16.8	17.5	28.0			19.1	25.4	26.0			52.0	$12,543
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	371^st of 380 public elementary schools	2.4%	6	17.3	18.4	28.2			2.9	7.9	0.0			30.8	$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) 371-4336	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	8.7	364^th of 377 public elementary schools	3.4%		7.5	366^th of 380 public elementary schools	3.7%	2	19.1	37.3	33.9			14.2	12.0	18.9			47.2	$12,438
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	350^th of 380 public elementary schools	7.9%	22	27.0	22.7	40.0			11.1	11.4	16.7			43.3	$13,432
Timberlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1980 North 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%)	26.5	296^th of 377 public elementary schools	21.5%		13.7	347^th of 380 public elementary schools	8.7%	51	41.1	45.0	38.0			21.3	36.7	30.0			62.0	$13,162
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	369^th of 380 public elementary schools	2.9%	29	11.9	13.2	32.0			35.7	21.1	40.0			44.0	$13,595
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	362^nd of 380 public elementary schools	4.7%	3	22.6	31.0	30.0			17.8	28.2	14.3			38.6	$12,947
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	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%)	30.9	273^rd of 377 public elementary schools	27.6%		24.3	303^rd of 380 public elementary schools	20.3%	30	49.4	33.3	43.7	23.8	31.0	48.1	29.5	28.7	43.3	39.5	65.7	$12,519

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Forest Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Oak Forest Elementary School?

Students at Oak Forest Elementary School are 97% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Oak Forest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 436 students attended Oak Forest Elementary School.

Is Oak Forest Elementary School a good school?

Oak Forest Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.5% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Oak Forest Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Oak Forest Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bailey APAC Middle School
Middle : Northwest Middle School

What district is Oak Forest Elementary School in?

Jackson Public Schools

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2024–25 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 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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