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Ripley Elementary School

Public Grades K-4
132nd
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of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Mississippi elementary schools
Summary

Ripley Elementary School is a K-4 public elementary school in Ripley, Mississippi, serving 611 students as part of the South Tippah School District. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 84.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch in 2024-2025. The district itself is a strong performer, ranking 33rd out of 134 Mississippi districts, while the school currently ranks 131st out of 377 elementary schools statewide (65th percentile, 3 stars). The student-teacher ratio has risen sharply as well, from 9.8 in 2022-2023 to 15.7 in 2024-2025.

Ripley's biggest academic strength is 3rd grade math, where 73.3% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026 — the highest among nearby comparison schools and well above the state average of 48.8%. Third grade ELA is also competitive at 60.4%. The weak spot is 4th grade ELA, which dropped to 40.5%, about 12 points below the state average and part of a worrying four-year decline. There's also a striking pattern: both ELA and math proficiency drop by roughly 20 points between 3rd and 4th grade, suggesting a difficult transition year.

Compared to nearby schools, Ripley holds its own. It beats New Albany Elementary School in 3rd grade math (73.3% vs. 65.5%) and nearly matches its chronic absenteeism rate (11.8% vs. 10.7%). Ripley also significantly outperforms Ashland Elementary School, which faces 93.9% poverty and 25.1% 3rd grade ELA proficiency. Chalybeate Elementary shows a similar gap between 3rd and 4th grade scores, suggesting the pattern isn't unique to Ripley. Chronic absenteeism has improved dramatically, falling from about 21% to 11.8% — well below the state rate of 23.9%. The main opportunity for Ripley is figuring out why students lose ground by 4th grade, especially in reading, while keeping attendance gains and early-grade math success on track.

611
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,890
Per pupil spending ?
84.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 702 W Terry Street
       Ripley, MS  38663

(662) 837-3684

District: South Tippah School District


Students who attend Ripley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Ripley Middle School
High:    Ripley High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
46.0%
African American:
24.1%
Hispanic:
20.5%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (56% vs 50% meeting standards)
✓Above the Mississippi median (65th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg57%
Mississippi avg50%
132nd of 377
Mississippi public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▼ down 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
33rd of 133South Tippah 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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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202663.5132 of 37765.0%★★★☆☆
202568.4119 of 38368.9%★★★☆☆
202475.387 of 39077.7%★★★★☆
202383.845 of 37788.1%★★★★☆
202261.8147 of 38261.5%★★★☆☆
202169.9105 of 38172.4%★★★★☆
201971.7100 of 39774.8%★★★★☆
201863.5148 of 40463.4%★★★☆☆
201760.9152 of 40662.6%★★★☆☆
201666.3128 of 39467.5%★★★☆☆
201551.2175 of 40256.5%★★★☆☆
201460.7160 of 39459.4%★★★☆☆
201366.6136 of 40866.7%★★★☆☆
201275.491 of 41478.0%★★★★☆
201172.993 of 41877.8%★★★★☆
201065.6135 of 40366.5%★★★☆☆
200971.696 of 39275.5%★★★★☆
200872.898 of 39475.1%★★★★☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics63%+13 vs state
English Language Arts50%~ state avg

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Students at Ripley Elementary School are 46% White, 24% African American, 20% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Ripley Elementary School ranks 132nd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Ripley Elementary School.

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

Middle : Ripley Middle School
High : Ripley High School

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Latest Mississippi data All new data »
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
2023–24 graduation ratesSep 23, 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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