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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000373
Boyd Elementary School
4531 Broadmeadow Street, Jackson, MS 39206 · (601) 987-3504 · Hinds County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
424 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 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
21%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
25.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.8pp 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 13 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.1% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 15.1% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 Boyd Elementary School
Boyd Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Elementary School this school | 424 | 100.0% | 29.4% |
| Rowan Elementary HATTIESBURG | 425 | 99.5% | 71.5% |
| Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences Canton | 378 | 98.9% | 58.0% |
| Lockard Elementary School Indianola | 393 | 100.0% | 67.7% |
| Crestwood Elementary Meridian | 368 | 99.2% | 35.2% |
| 28th Street Elementary Gulfport | 359 | 99.4% | 48.7% |
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 Boyd Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #401 of 428 | #25 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #429 of 439 ▼ 4 | #33 of 38 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #404 of 439 ▲ 19 | #29 of 38 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #195 of 453 | #17 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #288 of 408 | #18 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #333 of 409 | #13 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #50 of 444 | #5 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #135 of 296 | #13 of 22 |
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
424
-22 (-5%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 682
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 424 | 26.2 | 16.2:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 27.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 32.1 | 12.6:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 100% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 28.5 | 17.7:1 | 100% (506) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 410 | 24 | 17.1:1 | 94% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 870 | 40 | 21.8:1 | 81% (705) |
| 1990-91 | 682 | 31 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boyd Elementary School.
About Boyd Elementary School
This page covers Boyd Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 424 students.
Enrollment across the 45 schools in Jackson Public Schools totals 19,765 students.
Black students account for 89% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Hinds County, the Black share is about 72%. A diversity index of 21% means there is a 21% chance two randomly chosen students at Boyd Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Boyd Elementary School totals 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Boyd Elementary School is about 100%. Among public schools in Hinds County, the average eligibility rate is 88%.
Boyd Elementary School scores 14.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 29.4% actual versus 44.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
Hinds County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $49,402 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Public schools in Hinds County number 84, with about 32,870 students.
Boyd Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Smilow Prep, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Boyd Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Boyd Elementary School ranks 6th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.4% against a local average of 42.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 446 to 424, a 5% decline.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Boyd Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Boyd Elementary. Boyd Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Boyd Elementary SchoolGreenville, MS · 298 students
- BOYD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 547 students
- Boyd Elementary SchoolBOYD, TX · 541 students
- BOYD ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 347 students
- Boyd ElementaryBoyd, WI · 68 students
Nearby schools
- Smilow Prep0.3 mi · 521
- Smilow Collegiate0.3 mi · 547
- CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 483
- Midtown Public Charter School0.9 mi · 420
- McWillie Elementary School0.9 mi · 414
- MS School For The Deaf1.1 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Boyd Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Boyd Elementary School?
Boyd Elementary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Boyd Elementary School serve?
Boyd Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Boyd Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Boyd Elementary School.
How diverse is Boyd Elementary School?
Boyd Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 89% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Boyd Elementary School?
Boyd Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.