Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERIDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280291000560
Crestwood Elementary
730 Crestwood Dr, Meridian, MS 39301 · (601) 484-4971 · Lauderdale County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
365 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 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
27.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
12.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.8% | 12.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 25.2% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Crestwood Elementary
Crestwood Elementary's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary this school | 368 | 99.2% | 35.2% |
| Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences Canton | 378 | 98.9% | 58.0% |
| Laurel Magnet School Of The Arts LAUREL | 323 | 100.0% | 85.4% |
| West Hills Elementary Meridian | 423 | 100.0% | 44.1% |
| Lockard Elementary School Indianola | 393 | 100.0% | 67.7% |
| Poplar Springs Elementary Meridian | 405 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
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 Crestwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lauderdale County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #381 of 428 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #431 of 439 ▼ 38 | #9 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #391 of 439 ▲ 26 | #9 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #261 of 453 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #312 of 408 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #335 of 409 | #6 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #158 of 444 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #35 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
368
+66 (+22%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 368 | 22.5 | 16.4:1 | 99% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 24.3 | 14.5:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 18.4 | 14.1:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 100% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 23.8 | 14.1:1 | 100% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 95% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 75% (292) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 19 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Elementary.
About Crestwood Elementary
Students in Meridian, Mississippi, attend Crestwood Elementary, a small elementary school. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 368 students enrolled.
Meridian Public Schools includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 4,385 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Crestwood Elementary is Black, at 89%. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 2% White. Lauderdale County's residents are about 41% Black, 48 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crestwood Elementary scores 20%.
The school had 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.4:1. That is in line with the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The school reported 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 75% average for public schools in Lauderdale County.
Crestwood Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 13% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
The model predicts 44.5% for a school in Mississippi with Crestwood Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Crestwood Elementary posts 35.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Lauderdale County show that median household income comes to about $50,817, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 19%. Lauderdale County counts 24 public schools with about 10,325 students.
Magnolia Middle School is about 2.1 miles from Crestwood Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Crestwood Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 36.3%, higher than Crestwood Elementary's 35.2%.
NCES assigns Crestwood Elementary the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 368, from 302 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Crestwood Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Lauderdale County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
71,504
Census ACS
Median income
$50,817
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,325 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meridian Public Schools
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 484 students
- Magnolia Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- West Hills ElementaryElementary · 423 students
- Poplar Springs ElementaryElementary · 405 students
Other schools in Meridian
- Meridian High SchoolHigh · 1,253 students
- West Lauderdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 761 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 608 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- Clarkdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 527 students
Other Crestwood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. Crestwood Elementary is the 12th largest of the 15.
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryRichmond, VA · 635 students
- Crestwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 594 students
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Middle School2.1 mi · 440
- Parkview Elementary2.2 mi · 364
- Carver Elementary School2.2 mi · 506
- Meridian PreK Academy2.3 mi · 142
- Meridian High School2.7 mi · 1,253
- West Hills Elementary3.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood ElementaryHow many students attend Crestwood Elementary?
Crestwood Elementary enrolls approximately 368 students in grades KG-05.
Is Crestwood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crestwood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Crestwood Elementary?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Crestwood Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Crestwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Crestwood Elementary are roughly 2% White, 6% Hispanic, 89% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood Elementary in?
Crestwood Elementary is part of Meridian Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.