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Alumni: what's one memory from BRANDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
743
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383000736
Brandon Elementary
125 Overby Street, Brandon, MS 39042 · (601) 825-4706 · Rankin County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
302 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 376 | 51% |
| Grade 5 | 367 | 49% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Rankin County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 70.5% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Brandon Elementary
Brandon Elementary's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Elementary this school | 743 | 40.6% | 75.8% |
| Rouse Elementary Brandon | 798 | 40.7% | 58.9% |
| StoneBridge Elementary Brandon | 742 | 42.3% | 55.4% |
| Oakdale Elementary Brandon | 566 | 37.1% | 80.3% |
| West Lauderdale Elementary School Meridian | 761 | 46.1% | 63.4% |
| Hernando Hills Elementary Hernando | 770 | 36.6% | 73.8% |
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 Brandon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #43 of 428 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #92 of 439 ▼ 8 | #10 of 19 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #29 of 439 ▲ 21 | #4 of 19 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #49 of 453 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #211 of 408 | #13 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #120 of 409 | #12 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #426 of 444 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #149 of 296 | #9 of 16 |
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
743
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 743 | 49.3 | 15.1:1 | 41% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 51.3 | 14.2:1 | 38% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 100% (738) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 100% (739) |
| 2017-18 | 866 | 45.1 | 19.2:1 | 38% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | 46 | 18.2:1 | 38% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 40 | 21.5:1 | 35% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 935 | 49 | 19.1:1 | 33% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 39 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon Elementary.
About Brandon Elementary
Brandon Elementary is a large elementary school in Brandon, Mississippi, administered by Rankin County School District. The school serves 743 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average about 446 students.
Brandon Elementary falls under Rankin County School District, which has 27 schools enrolling 18,196 students.
A majority of students at Brandon Elementary, 59%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Rankin County, the White share is about 71%. By the diversity index, Brandon Elementary comes in at 56%.
Its teaching staff equals 49.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 41%. That is 9 points below the 50% average for public schools in Rankin County.
Brandon Elementary scores 75.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 74.0%.
Brandon Elementary is located in Rankin County, where median household income is about $79,357, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 34 public schools in Rankin County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,454.
The nearest public school is Brandon Middle School, at about 0.2 miles. Brandon Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Brandon Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
Brandon Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 742 to 743, a small change.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in Brandon
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Pisgah ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other Brandon Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Brandon Elementary. Brandon Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Brandon Elementary - 03Brandon, SD · 728 students
- Brandon ElementaryGoleta, CA · 429 students
- Brandon Elementary SchoolLUFKIN, TX · 386 students
- Brandon ElementaryBRANDON, MN · 107 students
- Brandon ElementaryBrandon, WI · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Brandon Middle School0.2 mi · 1,155
- Brandon High School2.2 mi · 1,609
- Rouse Elementary2.4 mi · 798
- StoneBridge Elementary2.6 mi · 742
- Pearl High School5.9 mi · 1,278
- Northwest Elementary6.0 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brandon Elementary?
Brandon Elementary enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 04-05.
Is Brandon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brandon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Brandon Elementary have?
Brandon Elementary employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Brandon Elementary?
Student demographics at Brandon Elementary are roughly 59% White, 4% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Brandon Elementary in?
Brandon Elementary is part of Rankin County School District.
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