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How has GARY ROAD ELEMENTARY changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280186001036
Gary Road Elementary
7241 Gary Road, Byram, MS 39272 · (601) 373-1319 · Hinds County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
488 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 223 | 31% |
| Grade 1 | 257 | 36% |
| Grade 2 | 197 | 27% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Gary Road Elementary→Gary Road Intermediate
Based on grade levels within Hinds County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 51.2% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Gary Road Elementary
Gary Road Elementary's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Road Elementary this school | 717 | 68.1% | 51.4% |
| Gary Road Intermediate Byram | 680 | 79.3% | 56.1% |
| Newton Elementary School Newton | 367 | 75.2% | 35.2% |
| Mamie Martin Elementary BROOKHAVEN | 622 | 82.0% | 57.4% |
| Northeast Elementary School Meridian | 730 | 77.8% | 45.0% |
| Horn Lake Elementary School HORN LAKE | 520 | 72.9% | 39.0% |
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 Gary Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #250 of 428 | #10 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #176 of 439 ▲ 51 | #6 of 38 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #245 of 439 ▼ 18 | #11 of 38 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #56 of 453 | #3 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #371 of 408 | #30 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #346 of 409 | #15 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #340 of 444 | #36 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #166 of 296 | #15 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
717
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 717 | 40.6 | 17.7:1 | 68% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 56.3 | 12.7:1 | 60% (433) |
| 2022-23 | 672 | 52.4 | 12.8:1 | 100% (669) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 100% (678) |
| 2017-18 | 821 | 42.7 | 19.2:1 | 81% (667) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 45 | 20.4:1 | 79% (722) |
| 2010-11 | 930 | 52 | 17.9:1 | 63% (584) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 37 | 21.0:1 | 53% (409) |
| 1990-91 | 890 | 44 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gary Road Elementary.
About Gary Road Elementary
Gary Road Elementary is an elementary school located in Byram, Mississippi, in Hinds County. Students in pre-K through 2 make up the school's enrollment of 717 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll about 446 students on average.
A total of 8 schools make up Hinds County School District, with 4,940 students enrolled.
The share of Black students at Gary Road Elementary is 91%. Other groups make up 5% White and 2% multiracial. Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gary Road Elementary scores 17%.
The school had 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 15.9:1. The school reported 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 88% average for public schools in Hinds County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Gary Road Elementary would score about 60.2%. It scores 51.4%, 8.8 points below that figure.
Looking at the county, Hinds County, median household income comes to about $49,402, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 84, with about 32,870 students.
Gary Road Elementary's nearest public school is Gary Road Intermediate (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Gary Road Elementary is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school grew from 681 students in 2020-21 to 717 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.7:1.
The allk12 page for Gary Road Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Hinds County School District
- Terry High SchoolHigh · 1,127 students
- Byram Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Gary Road IntermediateElementary · 680 students
- Raymond High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Raymond Elementary/Carver MiddleElementary · 453 students
- Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle SchoolElementary · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Gary Road Intermediate0.2 mi · 680
- Byram Middle School0.8 mi · 785
- Forest Hill High School5.0 mi · 1,139
- Oak Forest Elementary School5.5 mi · 436
- Timberlawn Elementary School5.6 mi · 295
- SYKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.8 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Gary Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gary Road Elementary?
Gary Road Elementary enrolls approximately 717 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Gary Road Elementary serve?
Gary Road Elementary serves grades PK-02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gary Road Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gary Road Elementary is approximately 17.7:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gary Road Elementary?
At Gary Road Elementary, the student body is approximately 5% White, 2% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Gary Road Elementary in?
Gary Road Elementary is part of Hinds County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.