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Enrollment
547
Elementary
STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOEL E. SMILOW COLLEGIATE·NCES 280019301502
Smilow Collegiate
787 E. Northside Dr., Jackson, MS 39206 · (769) 524-5340 · Hinds County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
21.0:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
547 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (108).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.2%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
29.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.2% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.2% | 22.3% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 Smilow Collegiate
Smilow Collegiate's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smilow Collegiate this school | 547 | 100.0% | 30.2% |
| John Hopkins Elementary School Jackson | 497 | 100.0% | 43.6% |
| Jefferson County Elementary FAYETTE | 512 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| O'Bannon Elementary School Greenville | 543 | 99.4% | 50.5% |
| Walton Elementary School Jackson | 457 | 100.0% | 37.7% |
| Ambition Preparatory Charter School Jackson | 563 | 100.0% | 41.7% |
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 Smilow Collegiate ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #396 of 428 | #22 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #372 of 439 ▲ 27 | #18 of 38 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #334 of 439 ▲ 36 | #17 of 38 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #121 of 453 | #7 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #404 of 408 | #35 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.1% | #384 of 409 | #25 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #6 of 444 | #1 of 39 |
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
547
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 73.7:1
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 | 547 | 26 | 21.0:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 30.7 | 18.5:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 37.1 | 15.3:1 | 100% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 516 | 7 | 73.7:1 | 100% (516) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Smilow Collegiate.
About Smilow Collegiate
Families in Jackson, Mississippi, are served by Smilow Collegiate, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 4, and the school has 547 students. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 446 students, so this school is 23% above average.
Smilow Collegiate is administered by Joel E. Smilow Collegiate.
Smilow Collegiate's enrollment is 97% Black. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 72% share among Hinds County residents. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Smilow Collegiate and a ratio of 21.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Hinds County report 88%.
The allk12 Grade for Smilow Collegiate is D. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Smilow Collegiate is 13.9 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 30.2% actual, 44.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Within Hinds County, the median household income is $49,402, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. In all, Hinds County has 84 public schools and roughly 32,870 students.
The school nearest to Smilow Collegiate is Smilow Prep, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Smilow Collegiate is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Smilow Collegiate has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size. Smilow Collegiate is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, Smilow Collegiate's enrollment climbed 6%, to 547. By 2024-25, the school had 21.0 students per teacher, compared with 73.7 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Smilow Collegiate covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Smilow Prep0.0 mi · 521
- CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 483
- Boyd Elementary School0.3 mi · 424
- Midtown Public Charter School0.6 mi · 420
- McWillie Elementary School0.7 mi · 414
- MS School For The Blind1.0 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Smilow CollegiateWhat is the total enrollment at Smilow Collegiate?
Smilow Collegiate enrolls approximately 547 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Smilow Collegiate serve?
Smilow Collegiate serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Smilow Collegiate have?
Smilow Collegiate employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Smilow Collegiate?
Student demographics at Smilow Collegiate are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 97% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Smilow Collegiate?
Smilow Collegiate is overseen by Joel E. Smilow Collegiate in Hinds County.
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