Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000386
Galloway Elementary School
186 Idlewild Street, Jackson, MS 39203 · (601) 960-5313 · Hinds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
296 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
26.4%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 18.8% |
% 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
32.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 Galloway Elementary School
Galloway Elementary School's state test result (32.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galloway Elementary School this school | 296 | 100.0% | 32.6% |
| Timberlawn Elementary School Jackson | 295 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Wilkinson County Elementary WOODVILLE | 306 | 100.0% | 25.5% |
| Tunica Elementary School TUNICA | 308 | 99.7% | 44.7% |
| Sale Elementary School Columbus | 290 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Ruleville Central Elementary RULEVILLE | 271 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
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 Galloway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #391 of 428 | #21 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #404 of 439 ▲ 9 | #23 of 38 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #396 of 439 ▲ 33 | #26 of 38 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #329 of 453 | #27 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #156 of 408 | #9 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #385 of 409 | #26 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #54 of 444 | #9 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #107 of 296 | #11 of 22 |
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
296
-35 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 296 | 20.6 | 14.4:1 | 100% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 24.6 | 12.9:1 | 100% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 22.9 | 14.3:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 17.1 | 21.5:1 | 100% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 100% (341) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 97% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 23 | 19.2:1 | 81% (358) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 22 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galloway Elementary School.
About Galloway Elementary School
Families in Jackson, Mississippi, are served by Galloway Elementary School, a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 296 students. The average among elementary schools in Mississippi is roughly 446 students; this school is 34% smaller than that.
Jackson Public Schools serves 19,765 students across 45 schools.
The large majority of students at Galloway Elementary School, 97%, are Black. The county population is about 72% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Galloway Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 6%.
Federal data list 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Galloway Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. Among elementary schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Galloway Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 88% average for public schools in Hinds County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Galloway Elementary School, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 32.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hinds County, median household income is about $49,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. Galloway Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County, which together enroll about 32,870 students.
Lanier Junior/Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Galloway Elementary School is behind the 47.5% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Galloway Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Federal counts put enrollment at 331 in 2020-21 and 296 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.6:1 to 14.4:1.
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Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other Galloway Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Galloway Elementary. Galloway Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Galloway Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Lanier Junior/Senior High School0.8 mi · 895
- Wells APAC Elementary School1.3 mi · 40
- Walton Elementary School1.3 mi · 457
- Barack Obama Elementary School1.3 mi · 242
- Johnson Elementary School1.3 mi · 444
- Murrah High School1.4 mi · 1,259
Frequently asked questions
About Galloway Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Galloway Elementary School?
Galloway Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Galloway Elementary School serve?
Galloway Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Galloway Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Galloway Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Galloway Elementary School?
At Galloway Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Galloway Elementary School public or private?
Galloway Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Public Schools.
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