Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000381
Clausell Elementary School
3330 Harley Street, Jackson, MS 39209 · (601) 960-5319 · Hinds County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
231 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 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
4%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
23.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -23.2pp since 2023
Math
27.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.7% | 27.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.9% | 32.3% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Clausell Elementary School
Clausell Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clausell Elementary School this school | 231 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| South Delta Elementary School ROLLING FORK | 234 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Isable Elementary School Jackson | 244 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| Fairview Elementary School Columbus | 244 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
| Sanders Elementary School Hollandale | 246 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| S.V. Marshall Elementary School Lexington | 214 | 100.0% | 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 Clausell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #361 of 428 | #17 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #387 of 439 ▼ 29 | #19 of 38 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #413 of 439 ▼ 138 | #32 of 38 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #392 of 453 | #33 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #147 of 408 | #7 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.3% | #395 of 409 | #32 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #52 of 444 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #51 of 296 | #5 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
231
-55 (-19%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 231 | 16.2 | 14.3:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 228 | 19.8 | 11.5:1 | 100% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 19.2 | 12.0:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 100% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 19.4 | 16.7:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 94% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 443 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 81% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 597 | 24 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clausell Elementary School.
About Clausell Elementary School
Located in Jackson, Mississippi, Clausell Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school reports 231 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Clausell Elementary School is one school in a 45-school district, Jackson Public Schools, which enrolls 19,765 students.
The large majority of students at Clausell Elementary School, 98%, are Black. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 72% share among Hinds County residents. By the diversity index, Clausell Elementary School comes in at 4%.
Clausell Elementary School employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1, higher than at this school. Clausell Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 100%. That is higher than the 88% average for public schools in Hinds County.
Clausell Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.4%, compared with a predicted 44.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Hinds County, median household income is about $49,402, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 84 public schools in Hinds County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,870.
Provine High School is the public school closest to Clausell Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Clausell Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Clausell Elementary School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 231 was 19% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 286.
The Clausell Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Provine High School1.1 mi · 791
- WINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 590
- Wilkins Elementary School1.4 mi · 434
- LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.4 mi · 230
- Pecan Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 510
- Isable Elementary School1.5 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About Clausell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clausell Elementary School?
Clausell Elementary School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Clausell Elementary School serve?
Clausell Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Clausell Elementary School have?
Clausell Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clausell Elementary School?
At Clausell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Clausell Elementary School?
Clausell Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
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