ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the minimally staffed elementary-level communitys in Greenville, Mississippi, run under GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, with 121 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5. That puts it 73% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

GREENVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS is the operating authority for ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

On the student-mix side, ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that nearly all students (98%) are Black. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household income runs about $42,165, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,329 students), of which ARMSTRONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is Coleman Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 6-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 160 students in 2018 compared to 121 in 2024. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 in 2024.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.