Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000392
John Hopkins Elementary School
170 John Hopkins Rd, Jackson, MS 39209 · (601) 923-2540 · Hinds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
17.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
497 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
35.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +22.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 23 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.5% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 12.4% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 John Hopkins Elementary School
John Hopkins Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Hopkins Elementary School this school | 497 | 100.0% | 43.6% |
| Jefferson County Elementary FAYETTE | 512 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| 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% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School Jackson | 436 | 100.0% | 35.4% |
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 John Hopkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #321 of 428 | #13 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #334 of 439 ▲ 92 | #13 of 38 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #333 of 439 ▲ 33 | #16 of 38 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #146 of 453 | #9 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #368 of 408 | #29 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.2% | #399 of 409 | #35 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #57 of 444 | #12 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #28 of 90 | N/A |
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
497
+170 (+52%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 890
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 497 | 28.3 | 17.5:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 21.7 | 12.8:1 | 100% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 23.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 22.4 | 20.0:1 | 100% (449) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 97% (486) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 81% (527) |
| 1990-91 | 890 | 41 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Hopkins Elementary School.
About John Hopkins Elementary School
John Hopkins Elementary School, located in Jackson, Mississippi, is a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 497 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Jackson Public Schools counts 45 schools and 19,765 students, including John Hopkins Elementary School.
Black students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Hinds County, the Black share is about 72%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 3%.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at John Hopkins Elementary School, giving a ratio of 17.5:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 15.9:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hinds County averages 88%, lower than here.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, John Hopkins Elementary School outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, John Hopkins Elementary School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 43.6%. Predicted: 44.1%.
In Hinds County, median household income comes to about $49,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. The county's public schools total 84, with about 32,870 students.
Ambition Preparatory Charter School is about 0.8 miles from John Hopkins Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. John Hopkins Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment figures are 327 for 2020-21 and 497 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. By 2024-25, the school had 17.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Ambition Preparatory Charter School0.8 mi · 563
- RAINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.9 mi · 211
- Clinton Junior High School2.0 mi · 862
- Clinton Park Elementary School2.2 mi · 746
- Eastside Elementary School2.5 mi · 747
- Northside Elementary School2.5 mi · 683
Frequently asked questions
About John Hopkins Elementary SchoolHow large is John Hopkins Elementary School?
John Hopkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John Hopkins Elementary School serve?
John Hopkins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John Hopkins Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at John Hopkins Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John Hopkins Elementary School?
At John Hopkins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is John Hopkins Elementary School in?
John Hopkins Elementary School is part of Jackson Public Schools.
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