Galloway Elementary School

Galloway Elementary School is a close-knit K-5 school in Jackson, Mississippi, operated by Jackson Public Schools. The school teaches 296 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Galloway Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Jackson Public Schools, a district that educates 16,870 students overall.

On demographics, Galloway Elementary School logs that 97% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 72% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hinds County (around 88%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, Hinds County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,402 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Hinds County runs 84 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students), of which Galloway Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Lanier Junior/Senior High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Galloway Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Galloway Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 368 (now 296). Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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