Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019801511
Bankston Elementary School
1312 Grand Boulevard, Greenwood, MS 38930 · (662) 455-7421 · Leflore County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
253 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 29 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (29).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
37.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 32.6% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Bankston Elementary School
Bankston Elementary School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bankston Elementary School this school | 254 | 99.6% | 38.3% |
| Earl Travillion Attendance Center Hattiesburg | 261 | 96.9% | 31.6% |
| Pass Road Elementary Gulfport | 377 | 99.7% | 63.2% |
| Escatawpa Upper Elementary Moss Point | 342 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary Canton | 366 | 99.7% | 47.9% |
| Leflore Elementary School ITTA BENA | 306 | 100.0% | 32.5% |
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 Bankston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Leflore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #352 of 428 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #363 of 439 ▼ 11 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #312 of 439 ▲ 47 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #363 of 453 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #62 of 408 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #175 of 409 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #125 of 444 | #7 of 7 |
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
254
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 254 | 19.7 | 12.9:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 24.1 | 12.8:1 | 100% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.6 | 13.2:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 21 | 13.5:1 | 100% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bankston Elementary School.
About Bankston Elementary School
In Greenwood, Mississippi, Bankston Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school reports 254 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 43% smaller than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District has 3,718 students spread across 12 schools.
Black students are the majority at Bankston Elementary School, with 68% of enrollment. It is also 15% Hispanic, 13% White, and 4% multiracial. Bankston Elementary School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Bankston Elementary School is 19.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.9:1. That is lower than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. For comparison, public schools in Leflore County average 100%.
Bankston Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Bankston Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.3% is 6.0 points below the 44.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Leflore County, the median household income is $35,277, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 28%. There are 16 public schools in Leflore County, enrolling about 3,921 students in all.
Leflore Legacy Academy is located about 1.4 miles from Bankston Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Bankston Elementary School is ahead of the 28.4% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Bankston Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The school enrolled 254 students in 2024-25, 29 fewer than the 283 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Leflore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,141
Census ACS
Median income
$35,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Leflore Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Leflore County High SchoolHigh · 293 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- Leflore Legacy Academy1.4 mi · 203
- Davis Elementary School1.5 mi · 377
- Greenwood Middle School1.7 mi · 278
- Greenwood High School/Votech1.9 mi · 633
- Threadgill Primary School2.0 mi · 207
- Threadgill Elementary2.5 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Bankston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bankston Elementary School?
Bankston Elementary School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Bankston Elementary School serve?
Bankston Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bankston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bankston Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bankston Elementary School?
At Bankston Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 15% Hispanic, 68% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bankston Elementary School?
Bankston Elementary School is overseen by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District in Leflore County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.