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Mannsdale Upper Elementary

Public Grades 3-5
15th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools
Better than 96% of Mississippi elementary schools
Summary

Mannsdale Upper Elementary is a top-rated school in Madison, MS, serving 578 students in grades 3–5 as part of Madison County Schools, a 4-star district ranked 20th out of 134 in Mississippi.

The school is one of the highest-performing elementary schools in the state. It has earned a 5-star rating and ranked in the top 15 of roughly 380–400 Mississippi elementary schools in every recent year, placing it in the 96th–99th percentile. Across all subjects and grades, about 78% of Mannsdale Upper students score proficient, compared with 70% for the district and 54% statewide. Fifth-grade science is a standout: nearly 89% of students are proficient, well above the state average of 71.5%. While 2025–2026 scores dipped in 3rd-grade math and 5th-grade ELA, 4th-grade scores actually improved, and the school continues to rank in the top 4% of all elementary schools in Mississippi.

Mannsdale Upper also benefits from strong attendance and staffing. Only 9% of students are chronically absent—less than half the district rate of 20.4%—and the student–teacher ratio of 13.7 is favorable compared with nearby schools like Madison Crossing Elementary (15.8) and the adjacent K–2 feeder Mannsdale Elementary School (16.2). Just 13.8% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, a much lower share than Highland Elementary (79%) or East Flora Elementary (90%) in the same district, though comparable to other high-performing Madison County schools. Its closest academic peers are Madison Station Elementary and Madison Avenue Upper, both also ranked among the top 10 elementary schools in Mississippi.

578
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,173
Per pupil spending ?
13.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 371 Mannsdale Road
       Madison, MS  39110

(601) 879-3433

District: Madison County Schools


Students who attend Mannsdale Upper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Germantown Middle
High:    Germantown High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
72.5%
African American:
18.5%
Asian:
4.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2018 → 96th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (78% vs 54% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 4% of Mississippi elementary schools
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school78%
District avg70%
Mississippi avg54%
15th of 377
Mississippi public elementary schools ?
Top 4%▼ down 3 pts since 2018
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Madison County Schools
20th of 133Madison County 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202692.715 of 37796.0%★★★★★
202594.78 of 38097.9%★★★★★
202493.912 of 38096.8%★★★★★
202396.26 of 35898.3%★★★★★
202297.07 of 35598.0%★★★★★
202197.76 of 35298.3%★★★★★
201997.34 of 35498.9%★★★★★
201897.05 of 35198.6%★★★★★
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Science89%+17 vs state
English Language Arts77%+24 vs state
Mathematics77%+27 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mannsdale Upper Elementary

Students at Mannsdale Upper Elementary are 72% White, 19% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Yes! Mannsdale Upper Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools.

Students who attend Mannsdale Upper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Germantown Middle
High : Germantown High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Mannsdale Upper Elementary.

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Latest Mississippi data All new data »
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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