Best Elementary Schools in Mississippi

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 390)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280348000667	1	Beach Elementary School	Public	K-4	633 Market Street	Pascagoula	39567	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6428	105	8	13.4	100.0%	81 (77.1%)	18 (17.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	$12,218			$594			$11,624	97.6	89.9	21	20
280171000269	2	Bayou View Elementary School	Public	K-5	4898 Washington Avenue	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 865-4625	682	45	15	100.0%	509 (74.6%)	104 (15.2%)	31 (4.5%)	21 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$7,199			$335			$6,864	97.2	97.6	1	1
280246000472	3	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	329	25	13.3	100.0%	28 (8.5%)	276 (83.9%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	$9,033			$2,343			$6,689	97	93.2	12	9
280219000408	4	Ida B. Wells Apac School	Public	4-5	1120 Riverside Drive	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5387	34	5	6.4	100.0%	7 (20.6%)	26 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	$15,013			$885			$14,128	96.7			(n/a)
280279000304	5	Madison Station Elementary School	Public	K-5	459 Reunion Parkway	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 856-6246	1,035	72	14.3	99.7%	719 (69.5%)	161 (15.6%)	9 (0.9%)	121 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	17 (1.6%)	$7,857			$289			$7,568	96.4	97.1	2	3
280177000958	6	North Woolmarket Elementary And Mid	Public	K-8	16237 Old Woolmarket Road	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 396-3674	875	55	15.8	99.7%	642 (73.4%)	78 (8.9%)	92 (10.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.3%)	$7,769			$557			$7,212	96.1	96.3	5	1
280279001007	7	Madison Avenue Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	1209 Madison Avenue	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 856-6609	480	34	14.1	99.4%	339 (70.6%)	80 (16.7%)	14 (2.9%)	34 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$8,326			$233			$8,093	95.8	97	3	4
280383001163	8	Florence Elementary School	Public	3-5	285 Highway 469 North	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-8164	542	35	15.6	99.4%	455 (83.9%)	60 (11.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.8%)	$7,046			$292			$6,754	95.2	95.9	7	1
280177000959	9	West Wortham Elementary And Middle	Public	K-8	20199 West Wortham Road	Saucier	39574	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 831-1276	934	66	14.2	99.7%	776 (83.1%)	58 (6.2%)	32 (3.4%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.8%)	$7,821			$618			$7,203	94.8	93.9	11	2
280177000291	10	Lizana Elementary School	Public	K-6	15341 Lizana School Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 832-1592	382	25	15.1	99.2%	349 (91.4%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$8,211			$617			$7,594	94.1	94.1	9	1

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP English Language Arts, MAAP Mathematics, MAAP Science test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide