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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219001364
Bates Elementary School
3180 McDowell Rd. Ext., Jackson, MS 39204 · (601) 346-1412 · Hinds County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
479 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 79% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
24.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
19.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 19.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.5% | 20.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Bates Elementary School
Bates Elementary School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Elementary School this school | 482 | 99.4% | 23.7% |
| Pecan Park Elementary School Jackson | 510 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
| Crystal Springs Elementary Crystal Springs | 482 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
| Nora Davis Elementary Laurel | 519 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Spann Elementary School Jackson | 433 | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| Waynesboro Riverview School Waynesboro | 491 | 99.4% | 37.9% |
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 Bates Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #420 of 428 | #30 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #418 of 439 ▼ 9 | #28 of 38 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #405 of 439 ▲ 9 | #30 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #158 of 453 | #10 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #383 of 408 | #31 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.7% | #297 of 409 | #10 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #143 of 444 | #33 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.0% | #3 of 90 | N/A |
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
482
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 482 | 26.3 | 18.3:1 | 99% (479) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 29.3 | 14.8:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 29.3 | 14.7:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 100% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 315 | 18.6 | 16.9:1 | 100% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 493 | 22 | 22.4:1 | 91% (447) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bates Elementary School.
About Bates Elementary School
Students in Jackson, Mississippi, attend Bates Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 482 students.
Jackson Public Schools includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 19,765 students.
Federal enrollment data show Bates Elementary School is 84% Black. The school is also 13% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 72%. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bates Elementary School and a ratio of 18.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 99% of enrollment. That is higher than the 88% average for public schools in Hinds County.
After accounting for student poverty, Bates Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.7% is 20.7 points below the 44.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Hinds County census figures show that the median household income is $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. There are 84 public schools in Hinds County, enrolling about 32,870 students in all.
Cardozo Middle School is the public school closest to Bates Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.1%; Bates Elementary School's is 23.7%, ranking 6th of 8.
Bates Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has grown by 28 students since 2020-21, to 482. The school's ratio rose from 16.2:1 to 18.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other Bates Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bates Elementary. Bates Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Bates ElementaryLouisville, KY · 585 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolWOODHAVEN, MI · 379 students
- Bates Elementary SchoolRoslindale, MA · 281 students
- Bates ElementaryCourtland, CA · 82 students
Nearby schools
- Cardozo Middle School0.0 mi · 531
- Forest Hill High School1.3 mi · 1,139
- Oak Forest Elementary School1.5 mi · 436
- Van Winkle Elementary School1.6 mi · 275
- MARSHALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 176
- WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Bates Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bates Elementary School?
Bates Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Bates Elementary School serve?
Bates Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Bates Elementary School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Bates Elementary School.
How diverse is Bates Elementary School?
Bates Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 13% Hispanic, 84% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bates Elementary School in?
Bates Elementary School is part of Jackson Public Schools.
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