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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280447000993
Dana Road Elementary
1247 Dana Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180 · (601) 619-2340 · Warren County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
17.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
403 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 30% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 25% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
44.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -17.9pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -14.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 58.8% |
% 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
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Dana Road Elementary
Dana Road Elementary's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dana Road Elementary this school | 403 | 100.0% | 52.2% |
| Vicksburg Intermediate Vicksburg | 387 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| West Elementary School NATCHEZ | 376 | 99.7% | 34.2% |
| Otken Elementary School MCCOMB | 458 | 100.0% | 36.1% |
| Robinsonville Elementary School Robinsonville | 380 | 99.7% | 54.0% |
| Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School Magnolia | 345 | 100.0% | 34.6% |
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 Dana Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #245 of 428 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #266 of 439 ▼ 99 | #6 of 10 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #257 of 439 ▼ 122 | #6 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #221 of 453 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #362 of 408 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #322 of 409 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #100 of 444 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #124 of 296 | #3 of 10 |
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
403
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 403 | 23.3 | 17.3:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 31.2 | 13.9:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 30.6 | 15.1:1 | 100% (463) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 21 | 19.3:1 | 100% (405) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 27.2 | 18.1:1 | 100% (490) |
| 2015-16 | 620 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 100% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 664 | 35 | 19.0:1 | 88% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 61% (420) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dana Road Elementary.
About Dana Road Elementary
Dana Road Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Vicksburg, Mississippi, one of the schools in Vicksburg Warren School District. The school enrolls 403 students, from pre-K through 2.
Vicksburg Warren School District counts 14 schools and 6,610 students, including Dana Road Elementary.
Most students at Dana Road Elementary are Black: 87% of enrollment. Other students are 6% White and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 49% Black share among all Warren County residents. By the diversity index, Dana Road Elementary comes in at 23%.
Dana Road Elementary counts 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.3 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Warren County.
The allk12 Grade for Dana Road Elementary is B. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 55% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Dana Road Elementary would be expected to post about 44.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Warren County, median household income is about $59,401, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Dana Road Elementary is among the 16 public schools in Warren County.
The next-closest public school is Vicksburg Intermediate, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Dana Road Elementary. On proficiency, Dana Road Elementary is ahead of the 45.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Dana Road Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (405) and 2024-25 (403). The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.3:1 to 17.3:1.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,610 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vicksburg Warren School District
- Warren Central HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Warren Central Junior HighMiddle · 525 students
- Vicksburg Junior HighMiddle · 409 students
- Vicksburg IntermediateElementary · 387 students
Other schools in Vicksburg
- Warren Central HighHigh · 1,145 students
- Vicksburg High SchoolHigh · 785 students
- Beechwood ElementaryElementary · 550 students
- Warren Central Junior HighMiddle · 525 students
- Vicksburg Junior HighMiddle · 409 students
- Vicksburg IntermediateElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Vicksburg Intermediate0.0 mi · 387
- Warrenton Elementary2.4 mi · 311
- Vicksburg High School3.4 mi · 785
- Bowmar Avenue4.2 mi · 324
- South Park Elementary4.9 mi · 351
- Warren Central Junior High5.1 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Dana Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Dana Road Elementary?
Dana Road Elementary enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-02.
Is Dana Road Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dana Road Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-02.
How many teachers does Dana Road Elementary have?
Dana Road Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dana Road Elementary?
At Dana Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 87% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Dana Road Elementary public or private?
Dana Road Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Vicksburg Warren School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.