Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School

Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School is a modestly sized primary school in Magnolia, Mississippi, operated by South Pike School District. The school teaches 345 students in grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School sits 23% smaller than that benchmark.

South Pike School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,461 students; Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School shows that nearly all students (86%) are Black. Beyond that, the school lists 10% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pike County as a whole is about 54% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pike County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, Pike County reports that the typical household earns roughly $43,814 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pike County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,717 students), Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School has contracted 24%, going from 451 students in 2018 to 345 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.