Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000394
Key Elementary School
699 W McDowell Road, Jackson, MS 39204 · (601) 371-4333 · Hinds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
259 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
12%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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
19.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -17.0pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.3% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 19.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Key Elementary School
Key Elementary School's state test result (29.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Key Elementary School this school | 259 | 100.0% | 29.5% |
| West Bolivar Elementary Rosedale | 242 | 100.0% | 25.3% |
| Ruleville Central Elementary RULEVILLE | 271 | 100.0% | 41.5% |
| Sale Elementary School Columbus | 290 | 100.0% | 46.0% |
| Isable Elementary School Jackson | 244 | 100.0% | 28.5% |
| West Lowndes Elementary COLUMBUS | 276 | 98.6% | 44.7% |
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 Key Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #400 of 428 | #24 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #412 of 439 ▼ 2 | #26 of 38 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #429 of 439 ▼ 72 | #35 of 38 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #357 of 453 | #30 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #274 of 408 | #17 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #367 of 409 | #19 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #59 of 444 | #14 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #73 of 296 | #8 of 22 |
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
259
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 259 | 16.2 | 16.0:1 | 100% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 15.7 | 12.4:1 | 100% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 199 | 15.5 | 12.8:1 | 100% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | 100% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 18.4 | 18.7:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 98% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 81% (294) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 24 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Key Elementary School.
About Key Elementary School
This page covers Key Elementary School, a small elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 259 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Mississippi enroll around 446, and this school is 42% below that mark.
Jackson Public Schools includes 45 schools. Together they enroll 19,765 students.
The share of Black students at Key Elementary School is 94%. Other groups include 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 72% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Key Elementary School scores 12%.
With 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 15.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Key Elementary School, 100% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Hinds County average 88%.
Key Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 29.5%. Predicted: 44.1%. Difference: 14.6 points.
In the wider Hinds County area, median household income comes to about $49,402, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Hinds County's 84 public schools enroll about 32,870 students and include Key Elementary School.
Key Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Reimagine Prep, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Key Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 259, starting from 255.
This page collects posts and questions about Key Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Key Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Key Elementary. Key Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.
- Key Elementary SchoolOAK PARK, MI · 516 students
- Key Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 391 students
- Key Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 337 students
- Key Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 309 students
- Key Elementary SchoolColumbus, GA · 263 students
Nearby schools
- Reimagine Prep0.3 mi · 457
- Peeples Middle School0.3 mi · 541
- LESTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 168
- WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.1 mi · 301
- Wilkins Elementary School1.1 mi · 434
- SYKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Key Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Key Elementary School?
Key Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Key Elementary School serve?
Key Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Key Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Key Elementary School.
How diverse is Key Elementary School?
Key Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 94% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Key Elementary School?
Key Elementary School is overseen by Jackson Public Schools in Hinds County.
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