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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at ANN SMITH ELEMENTARY this year?
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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279001081
Ann E. Smith Elementary
306 S.PEAR ORCHARD ROAD, RIDGELAND, MS 39157 · (601) 856-6621 · Madison County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
550 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 214 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 255 | 36% |
| Grade 2 | 206 | 29% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -17.8pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.8% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.6% | 63.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Ann E. Smith Elementary
Ann E. Smith Elementary's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann E. Smith Elementary this school | 715 | 76.9% | 58.4% |
| Highland Elementary School RIDGELAND | 629 | 79.0% | 57.1% |
| Gorenflo Elementary School Biloxi | 326 | 94.8% | 56.1% |
| Woolmarket Elementary Biloxi | 533 | 73.0% | 71.5% |
| Popp's Ferry Elementary School Biloxi | 608 | 71.5% | 50.1% |
| Lawndale Elementary School Tupelo | 378 | 76.2% | 61.3% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Ann E. Smith Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #180 of 428 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #157 of 439 ▼ 22 | #8 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #240 of 439 ▼ 126 | #10 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #57 of 453 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #210 of 408 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #104 of 409 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.9% | #271 of 444 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #273 of 296 | #13 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
715
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,220
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 715 | 47.5 | 15.1:1 | 77% (550) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 62.5 | 11.8:1 | 73% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 746 | 60.5 | 12.3:1 | 100% (743) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 39 | 18.8:1 | 100% (730) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 38.8 | 19.0:1 | 73% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 36 | 21.4:1 | 75% (579) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 29 | 22.6:1 | 56% (368) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 31% (188) |
| 1990-91 | 1,220 | 55 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ann E. Smith Elementary.
About Ann E. Smith Elementary
Ann E. Smith Elementary is a large elementary school in RIDGELAND, Mississippi, administered by Madison County Schools. Students in pre-K through 2 make up the school's enrollment of 715 students. Elementary schools in Mississippi have about 446 students on average; enrollment here is 60% higher.
A total of 21 schools make up Madison County Schools, with 12,926 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Ann E. Smith Elementary is 58%, a majority. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 8% White, and 5% Asian. That is higher than the 37% Black share among all Madison County residents. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Ann E. Smith Elementary are from different groups.
Ann E. Smith Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, with 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi, 15.9:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Ann E. Smith Elementary. Compared with the 52% average for public schools in Madison County, the school's rate is higher.
Ann E. Smith Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 56% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ann E. Smith Elementary is 2.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.4% actual, 55.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
In Madison County, home to about 111,647 people, the median household earns about $83,441 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Madison County number 34, with about 16,432 students.
Measured in a straight line, Old Town Middle School is about 1.3 miles from Ann E. Smith Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 58.4% is below the 70.5% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Ann E. Smith Elementary is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 715, starting from 733. The school's ratio dropped from 18.8:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Schools
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
Other schools in RIDGELAND
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Old Town Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Madison County PreschoolElementary · 47 students
Nearby schools
- Old Town Middle School1.3 mi · 693
- Highland Elementary School1.7 mi · 629
- Ridgeland High School1.9 mi · 995
- Madison County Preschool2.8 mi · 47
- Rosa Scott2.9 mi · 373
- Madison Avenue Elementary K22.9 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Ann E. Smith ElementaryHow large is Ann E. Smith Elementary?
Ann E. Smith Elementary enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Ann E. Smith Elementary serve?
Ann E. Smith Elementary serves grades PK-02.
How many students per teacher at Ann E. Smith Elementary?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Ann E. Smith Elementary.
How diverse is Ann E. Smith Elementary?
Ann E. Smith Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 28% Hispanic, 58% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ann E. Smith Elementary?
Ann E. Smith Elementary is overseen by Madison County Schools in Madison County.
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