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What's one thing JEFFERSON CO ELEM SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280222000426
Jefferson County Elementary
430 HWY 33, FAYETTE, MS 39069 · (601) 786-6003 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
512 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 56 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jefferson County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.3% | 47.2% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Jefferson County Elementary
Jefferson County Elementary's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County Elementary this school | 512 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| John Hopkins Elementary School Jackson | 497 | 100.0% | 43.6% |
| Smilow Collegiate Jackson | 547 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| Walton Elementary School Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Johnson Elementary School Jackson | 444 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| William Dean Jr Elementary School Lexington | 426 | 100.0% | 40.8% |
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 Jefferson County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #305 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #247 of 439 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #232 of 439 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #138 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #249 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.9% | #403 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #75 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #88 of 90 |
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
512
+90 (+21%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 20.1:1
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 | 512 | 32.8 | 15.6:1 | 100% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 33.2 | 12.8:1 | 100% (423) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 30.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 21 | 20.1:1 | 100% (422) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 26.7 | 19.1:1 | 100% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 99% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 552 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 99% (546) |
| 2000-01 | 690 | 36 | 19.2:1 | 97% (670) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 39 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson County Elementary.
About Jefferson County Elementary
Jefferson County Elementary, located in FAYETTE, Mississippi, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 512 students, from pre-K through 5.
The district, Jefferson County School District, has 1,083 students enrolled across 3 schools.
The student body at Jefferson County Elementary is 99% Black. Among all residents of Jefferson County, the Black share is about 83%. The school's diversity index is 2%, meaning two students picked at random have a 2% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32.8 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. That is close to the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. About 100% of students, or 512, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
allk12 grades Jefferson County Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jefferson County Elementary is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.8% versus 44.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Across Jefferson County, the median household income is $38,305, about 13% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 33% of residents are in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 7 public schools and roughly 1,083 students.
The nearest public school is Jefferson County Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Jefferson County Elementary ranks 2nd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Jefferson County Elementary grew 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 422 to 512 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 20.1:1 to 15.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Jefferson County Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,068
Census ACS
Median income
$38,305
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
33%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,083 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District
- Jefferson County HighHigh · 331 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- FAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh
- JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- JEFFERSON CO JR HICombined
- JEFFERSON COUNTY UPPER ELEMENTARYCombined
Other schools in FAYETTE
- Jefferson County HighHigh · 331 students
- Jefferson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 240 students
- FAYETTE VOC CENTERHigh
- JEFFERSON COUNTY ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- JEFFERSON CO JR HICombined
- JEFFERSON COUNTY UPPER ELEMENTARYCombined
Nearby schools
- Jefferson County Middle School0.1 mi · 240
- Jefferson County High1.9 mi · 331
- Tensas Elementary School18.2 mi · 154
- Tensas High School18.2 mi · 147
- Port Gibson Middle School18.3 mi · 223
- Morgantown Elementary18.4 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson County ElementaryHow large is Jefferson County Elementary?
Jefferson County Elementary enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jefferson County Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson County Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson County Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson County Elementary is approximately 15.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jefferson County Elementary?
At Jefferson County Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 99% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Jefferson County Elementary public or private?
Jefferson County Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.