Enrollment
40
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000408
Wells APAC Elementary School
1120 Riverside Drive, Jackson, MS 39202 · (601) 960-5387 · Hinds County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL40 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
40 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 19 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 53% |
Student demographics
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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
87.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
72.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.5% | 72.5% |
| 2023-24 | 90.3% | 83.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+44.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 45 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Wells APAC Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 40 | #453 of 453 | #40 of 40 |
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
40
-74 (-65%) vs 2020
-75% since 2000-01, when it was 163
Student : Teacher
6.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 40 | 6.2 | 6.4:1 | 100% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 34 | 4.3 | 7.8:1 | 100% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 34 | 5.2 | 6.5:1 | 100% (34) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 100% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 138 | 10.8 | 12.8:1 | 100% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 130 | 17 | 7.7:1 | 100% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 15 | 11.3:1 | 75% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 163 | 22 | 7.4:1 | 81% (132) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells APAC Elementary School.
About Wells APAC Elementary School
The public elementary school Wells APAC Elementary School is located in Jackson, Mississippi. The school reports 40 students in grades 4 through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students.
Jackson Public Schools oversees Wells APAC Elementary School and 44 other schools, with 19,765 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Wells APAC Elementary School is 68% Black. It is also 30% White and 3% Hispanic.
Wells APAC Elementary School employs 6.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 6.4:1. That ratio is under the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 88% average among public schools in Hinds County.
allk12 grades Wells APAC Elementary School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Mississippi with Wells APAC Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 44.1%. Wells APAC Elementary School scores 89.0%.
Within Hinds County, median household income is about $49,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Hinds County number 84 and enroll about 32,870.
Nearest public school: Murrah High School, about 0.1 miles away. The five-mile area around Wells APAC Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Wells APAC Elementary School's average proficiency of 89.0% compares with 43.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Wells APAC Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal counts for Wells APAC Elementary School: 114 students in 2020-21, 40 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Students per teacher fell from 12.7 in 2020-21 to 6.4 in 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Murrah High School0.1 mi · 1,259
- Barack Obama Elementary School1.3 mi · 242
- Galloway Elementary School1.3 mi · 296
- MS School For The Deaf1.4 mi · 67
- MS School For The Blind1.4 mi · 42
- Walton Elementary School1.8 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Wells APAC Elementary SchoolHow large is Wells APAC Elementary School?
Wells APAC Elementary School enrolls approximately 40 students in grades 04-05.
Is Wells APAC Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wells APAC Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Wells APAC Elementary School have?
Wells APAC Elementary School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Wells APAC Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wells APAC Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 3% Hispanic, 68% Black.
Is Wells APAC Elementary School public or private?
Wells APAC Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Public Schools.
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