Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PANOLA·NCES 280321000627
Como Primary School
200 LEWERS DRIVE, COMO, MS 38619 · (662) 526-0396 · Panola County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
264 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 30% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 30% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 31% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within North Panola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.7% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 24.6% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 Como Primary School
Como Primary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Como Primary School this school | 267 | 98.9% | 24.6% |
| R.H. Bearden Elementary SUMNER | 251 | 98.8% | 33.3% |
| Van Winkle Elementary School Jackson | 275 | 100.0% | 26.8% |
| Ruleville Central Elementary RULEVILLE | 271 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| West Lowndes Elementary COLUMBUS | 276 | 98.6% | 44.7% |
| Threadgill Elementary Greenwood | 295 | 100.0% | 21.6% |
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 Como Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Panola County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #417 of 428 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #383 of 439 ▲ 10 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #420 of 439 ▲ 2 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #348 of 453 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #395 of 408 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #360 of 409 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #171 of 444 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #248 of 296 | 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
267
-57 (-18%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 844
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 267 | 13.6 | 19.6:1 | 99% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 19.3 | 14.5:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 19.1 | 13.9:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 18 | 18.0:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 18.5 | 15.1:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 17 | 17.9:1 | 97% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 21 | 17.3:1 | 88% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 844 | 39 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Como Primary School.
About Como Primary School
Como Primary School is an elementary school in COMO, Mississippi, according to federal school records. It serves 267 students in pre-K through 2. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 40% smaller than that.
The 4 schools in North Panola enroll 1,103 students altogether, Como Primary School among them.
At Como Primary School, Black students make up 93% of the student body. It is also 5% multiracial. Panola County's residents are about 48% Black, 45 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Como Primary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
A ratio of 19.6:1 comes from the school's 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Panola County is 88%.
BeatsExpectations places Como Primary School in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 20.1 points below it (24.6% actual, 44.7% predicted).
Panola County census figures show that median household income is about $45,945, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Como Primary School is among the 13 public schools in Panola County.
Nearby, North Panola Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. Como Primary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Como Primary School's average proficiency of 24.6% compares with 44.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Como Primary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 324 in 2020-21 and 267 in 2024-25, a decrease of 57 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 18.0:1 to 19.6:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,808
Census ACS
Median income
$45,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Panola
- North Panola High SchoolHigh · 329 students
- Green Hill IntermediateElementary · 264 students
- North Panola Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- NORTH PANOLA ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYCombined
- NORTH PANOLA VOC COMPHigh
Other schools in COMO
- North Panola Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- NORTH PANOLA ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYCombined
- NORTH PANOLA VOC COMPHigh
Nearby schools
- North Panola Middle School0.1 mi · 243
- North Panola High School5.7 mi · 329
- Green Hill Intermediate6.3 mi · 264
- Senatobia Elementary School6.5 mi · 879
- Senatobia Middle School6.8 mi · 407
- Senatobia High School7.0 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Como Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Como Primary School?
Como Primary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-02.
What age range does Como Primary School serve?
Como Primary School serves students from grade PK through grade 02.
How many teachers does Como Primary School have?
Como Primary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Como Primary School?
Student demographics at Como Primary School are roughly 2% White, 0% Hispanic, 93% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Como Primary School public or private?
Como Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Panola.
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