Kosciusko Lower Elem

Kosciusko Lower Elem is a mid-sized elementary campus in KOSCIUSKO, Mississippi, run under Kosciusko School District. The school teaches 403 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Across the 5 schools in Kosciusko School District (1,973 students total), Kosciusko Lower Elem accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Kosciusko Lower Elem logs that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 34% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Attala County as a whole is about 44% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Kosciusko Lower Elem shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.8:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Kosciusko Lower Elem tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.9%.

In the broader community, census data for Attala County shows median household earnings sit near $51,639, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kosciusko Lower Elem is one of 11 public schools in Attala County (combined enrollment of about 2,925 students).

Kosciusko Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Kosciusko Lower Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kosciusko Lower Elem at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 63.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kosciusko Lower Elem has decreased 10%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 42% to 34% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.