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Nora Davis Elementary

Public Grades 2-4

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Nora Davis Elementary School is a public elementary school in Laurel, Mississippi, serving grades 2-4 with a total enrollment of 506 students. The school is part of the Laurel School District, which is ranked 81 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nora Davis Elementary School has consistently low academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.6% of 3rd-grade students and 19.5% of 4th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 49.4% and 52.1%, respectively. In mathematics, the school's performance is also significantly below the state and district averages, with only 21.1% of 3rd-grade students and 36.2% of 4th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 53.3% and 56.6%. The school's academic performance has declined over the past two years, with proficiency rates dropping in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Nora Davis Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.9% to 35.9% over the past two school years, which is significantly higher than the state average of around 15-20% for elementary schools.

In comparison, the Laurel Magnet School of the Arts, a public magnet school in the same district, consistently outperforms Nora Davis Elementary School and the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Several other elementary schools in the Jones County School District, such as Moselle Elementary, South Jones Elementary, and Glade Elementary, also outperform Nora Davis Elementary School in academic achievement, with proficiency rates closer to or above the state averages. These schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates and more favorable student-teacher ratios compared to Nora Davis Elementary.

519

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,657

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1305 Martin Luther King Ave
Laurel, MS 39440

(601) 438-3140

District: Laurel School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

81.5%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2024 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (22% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg32%

Mississippi avg53%

364^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Laurel School District

81^st of 130Laurel 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	364 of 383	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	372 of 390	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics28%-27 vs state

English Language Arts16%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Nora Davis Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Nora Davis Elementary	Public	2-4	1305 Martin Luther King Ave	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 438-3140	519	36	14.6	100.0%	5 (1.0%)	423 (81.5%)	80 (15.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	9.1	364^th of 383 public elementary schools	5.0%		9	372^nd of 390 public elementary schools	4.6%	8	12.6	19.5			21.1	36.2				$10,657
Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1125 North 5th Avenue	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 428-7446	323	20	15.8	100.0%	12 (3.7%)	283 (87.6%)	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	92	17^th of 383 public elementary schools	95.6%		97	3^rd of 390 public elementary schools	99.2%	14	60.5	86.0	90.5	78.0	71.1	90.7	88.1	95.1	78.5	$10,887
Oak Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	1205 Oak Park Avenue	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-5046	405	21	19.2	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	321 (79.3%)	63 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)								(n/a)										$12,259
Glade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	990 Highway 15 South	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-4265	423	35	12.0	78.7%	311 (73.5%)	71 (16.8%)	21 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	64.6	136^th of 383 public elementary schools	64.5%		69	113^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.0%	23	46.5	64.2	56.6	52.6	82.8	77.3	35.8	55.9	58.5	$10,767
East Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	108 Northeast Drive	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 425-9799	794	61	13.0	74.4%	536 (67.5%)	135 (17.0%)	37 (4.7%)	5 (0.6%)	32 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	53.2	180^th of 383 public elementary schools	53.0%		64	140^th of 390 public elementary schools	64.1%	40	62.9	44.6	63.2	32.3	78.1	54.4	43.4	36.6	56.6	$10,076
North Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	650 Trace Road	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 426-6632	854	60	14.2	82.4%	326 (38.2%)	302 (35.4%)	171 (20.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	40.2	231^st of 383 public elementary schools	39.7%		48.9	209^th of 390 public elementary schools	46.4%	22	51.1	27.1	39.1	56.4	40.4	42.6	28.3	60.7	53.7	$9,762
West Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5652 Highway 84 West	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 439-4823	1,114	78	14.3	69.8%	589 (52.9%)	186 (16.7%)	279 (25.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.0%)	52.3	183^rd of 383 public elementary schools	52.2%		58.6	161^st of 390 public elementary schools	58.7%	22	49.0	44.5	56.1	53.7	47.7	52.2	53.0	39.7	65.4	$9,258
South Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	27 Warrior Road	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 477-3577	1,129	77	14.7	62.4%	800 (70.9%)	192 (17.0%)	94 (8.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.3%)	68.4	120^th of 383 public elementary schools	68.7%		66	134^th of 390 public elementary schools	65.6%	14	52.3	53.7	48.9	51.3	66.0	65.6	55.7	73.3	74.1	$9,785
William J. Berry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4035 County Road 8	Heidelberg	39439	Jasper County	East Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 787-2601	389	24	16.3	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	56 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	329 (84.6%)	39.5	234^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.9%		27.6	293^rd of 390 public elementary schools	24.9%	59	43.1	51.9	37.7	40.5	42.3	48.0	28.3	54.8	58.5	$15,845
Moselle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	168 Rayner Road	Moselle	39459	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-7586	554	44	12.4	71.5%	423 (76.4%)	36 (6.5%)	64 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	67.2	126^th of 383 public elementary schools	67.1%		68.2	115^th of 390 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	70.7	60.9	50.0	34.4	84.0	71.9	52.7	49.2	71.1	$10,771

Frequently Asked Questions about Nora Davis Elementary

What district is Nora Davis Elementary in?

Laurel School District

How many students attend Nora Davis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Nora Davis Elementary.

Is Nora Davis Elementary a good school?

Nora Davis Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Nora Davis Elementary?

Students at Nora Davis Elementary are 82% African American, 15% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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