Houston Lower Elementary School

Houston Lower Elementary School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in Houston, Mississippi, part of Chickasaw County School District, enrolling 472 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Houston Lower Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Chickasaw County School District, a district that hosts 2,197 students overall.

On demographics, Houston Lower Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 38% Black, 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Chickasaw County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Houston Lower Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Houston Lower Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, Chickasaw County reports that the typical household earns roughly $43,586 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Chickasaw County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,709 students), Houston Lower Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Houston High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Houston Lower Elementary School.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.