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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
Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 446
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
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
49
Grade 1
46
Grade 2
61
Grade 3
76
Grade 4
55
Grade 5
54
Grade 6
35
Ungraded
1
Student demographics
White
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 40%
Black
27773%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 45%
Two+
9726%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 6%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17045%
Female
20755%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English 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.

Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

About Davis Elementary School

Davis Elementary School is one of the cozy elementary schools in Greenwood, Mississippi, operated by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, with 377 students on its rolls from grades K through 6.

Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,718 students; Davis Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Davis Elementary School logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder comes out to 26% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Leflore County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Davis Elementary School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Davis Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.6%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Leflore County shows median household earnings sit near $35,277, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 28% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Davis Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Leflore County (combined enrollment of about 3,921 students).

Nearest neighbor: Leflore Legacy Academy, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Davis Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Leflore County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Davis Elementary School
District
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
Address
400 Cotton Street, Greenwood, MS 38930
Phone
(662) 455-7425
County
Leflore County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
377
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
377 (100%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
280019801514
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
Other schools in Greenwood
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Frequently asked questions

About Davis Elementary School
How 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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