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Jefferson County Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
233rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools
Better than 39% of Mississippi elementary schools
Summary

Jefferson County Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fayette, Mississippi, serving 423 students in grades PK-4 as part of the Jefferson County School District, which is ranked 107 out of 130 districts in the state.

The school has consistently performed in the bottom quarter of Mississippi elementary schools, with proficiency rates well below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th grade proficiency rates were 32% in ELA and 25% in Math, compared to state averages of 55.9% and 48.3%, respectively. While the school generally outperforms the nearby A.W. Watson Elementary and Morgantown Elementary schools on ELA and Math assessments, it significantly lags behind on Science proficiency.

Additionally, Jefferson County Elementary School faces high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.4% to 23.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 13%. This challenge is not unique to the school, as the nearby A.W. Watson Elementary and Morgantown Elementary schools also have high chronic absenteeism rates. The school's 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population, which is consistent with the broader regional challenges faced by the Jefferson County School District and the nearby Claiborne County School District and Natchez-Adams School District.

512
Students ?
15.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,644
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 430 Hwy 33
       Fayette, MS  39069

(601) 786-6003

District: Jefferson County School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
99.0%
White:
0.4%
Two or more races:
0.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Science scores 33 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school45%
District avg45%
Mississippi avg54%
233rd of 383
Mississippi public elementary schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
107th of 130Jefferson 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)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202539.8233 of 38339.2%★★☆☆☆
202440.0247 of 39036.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.6270 of 37728.4%★☆☆☆☆
202212.2352 of 3827.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.8351 of 3817.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.0373 of 3976.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.5402 of 4040.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201713.7376 of 4067.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.4356 of 3949.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201520.4346 of 40213.9%★☆☆☆☆
201434.8279 of 39429.2%★☆☆☆☆
20139.3399 of 4082.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201218.8381 of 4148.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201125.0351 of 41816.0%★☆☆☆☆
20105.3403 of 4030.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200966.5121 of 39269.1%★★★☆☆
200847.9222 of 39443.7%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts48%-5 vs state
Mathematics45%-7 vs state
Science33%-33 vs state

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High : Jefferson County High

Jefferson County Elementary ranks 233rd of 383 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Jefferson County Elementary are 99% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Jefferson County Elementary.


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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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