Iuka Elementary School

Iuka Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Iuka, Mississippi, part of Tishomingo County School District. The school teaches 414 students in grades K through 4.

Iuka Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Tishomingo County School District, a district that educates 2,844 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Iuka Elementary School records that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting Iuka Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Iuka Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.9%, the actual is 61.5%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Tishomingo County indicate the typical household earns roughly $53,040 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Tishomingo County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,844 students), of which Iuka Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Iuka Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Iuka Elementary School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.4%.

Iuka Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Iuka Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 422 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 1% to 5% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.