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Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019801514
Davis Elementary School
400 Cotton Street, Greenwood, MS 38930 · (662) 455-7425 · Leflore County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
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
15.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
377 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 9% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
29.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Elementary School this school | 377 | 100.0% | 34.6% |
| Ida Greene Elementary School Belzoni | 398 | 100.0% | 18.4% |
| Stern Elementary School Greenville | 303 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| J. E. Johnson Elementary School PRENTISS | 335 | 99.1% | 43.1% |
| Vicksburg Intermediate Vicksburg | 387 | 100.0% | 47.3% |
| Boyd Elementary School Greenville | 298 | 100.0% | 40.9% |
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 Davis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Leflore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #382 of 428 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #377 of 439 ▼ 21 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #383 of 439 ▲ 12 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #250 of 453 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #246 of 408 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #239 of 409 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #12 of 444 | #1 of 7 |
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
377
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 377 | 24.2 | 15.6:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 27.8 | 13.5:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 29.9 | 13.7:1 | 100% (408) |
| 2020-21 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 100% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis Elementary School.
About Davis Elementary School
The public elementary school Davis Elementary School is located in Greenwood, Mississippi. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 377 students in 2024-25.
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District counts 3,718 students in its 12 schools, and Davis Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Davis Elementary School, about 73 are Black. It is also 26% multiracial. Among Leflore County residents, the Black share is about 74%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
The school has 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.6 students per teacher. The 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is close to this figure. Of all students at Davis Elementary School, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Leflore County is similar, at 100%.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Davis Elementary School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 44.1% for a school in Mississippi with Davis Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Davis Elementary School posts 34.6%.
In Leflore County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $35,277, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 28% of residents are in poverty. There are 16 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,921, Davis Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Davis Elementary School is Leflore Legacy Academy, located about 0.1 miles away. Davis Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 28.8% on proficiency, and Davis Elementary School is above that at 34.6%.
The NCES locale for Davis Elementary School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Davis Elementary School enrolled 372; in 2024-25, 377. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.3:1).
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Leflore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,141
Census ACS
Median income
$35,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Leflore Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Leflore County High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Greenwood High School/VotechHigh · 633 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Bankston Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Other Davis Elementary schools
23 other US public schools in 17 states are named Davis Elementary. Davis Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 24.
- Davis Elementary SchoolIRVING, TX · 831 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolSouthampton, PA · 785 students
- Davis ElementaryCOLLEGE PLACE, WA · 698 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 643 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolMarietta, GA · 635 students
Nearby schools
- Leflore Legacy Academy0.1 mi · 203
- Greenwood Middle School0.6 mi · 278
- Greenwood High School/Votech0.7 mi · 633
- Threadgill Primary School1.0 mi · 207
- Threadgill Elementary1.4 mi · 295
- Bankston Elementary School1.5 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Davis Elementary SchoolHow large is Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Davis Elementary School serve?
Davis Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Davis Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Davis Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Davis Elementary School?
Davis Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 73% Black, 26% Two or more.
Is Davis Elementary School public or private?
Davis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
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