Crystal Springs Elementary

Located at 213 Newton Street, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, Crystal Springs Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community that enrolls 482 students (grades K through 4), overseen by Copiah County School District.

Within Copiah County School District, which oversees 4 schools and 2,077 students, Crystal Springs Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Crystal Springs Elementary shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Crystal Springs Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Crystal Springs Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Copiah County) records that median household earnings sit near $49,089, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crystal Springs Elementary is one of 7 public schools in Copiah County (combined enrollment of about 3,397 students).

The closest other public school is Crystal Springs High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crystal Springs Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 482 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 6% to 13% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Crystal Springs Elementary community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.