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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432000814
Lawhon Elementary School
140 Lake Street, Tupelo, MS 38804 · (662) 841-8910 · Lee County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
431 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 151 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 149 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Tupelo Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
48.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -4.2pp 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 48 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 48.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 52.6% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Lawhon Elementary School
Lawhon Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawhon Elementary School this school | 575 | 75.0% | 57.0% |
| Lawndale Elementary School Tupelo | 378 | 76.2% | 61.3% |
| Parkway Elementary School Tupelo | 418 | 74.9% | 55.3% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School Tupelo | 374 | 66.8% | 50.1% |
| Harrison Central Elementary Gulfport | 465 | 76.3% | 72.3% |
| Northeast Elementary School Meridian | 730 | 77.8% | 45.0% |
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 Lawhon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #196 of 428 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #230 of 439 ▼ 14 | #11 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #223 of 439 ▲ 9 | #13 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #105 of 453 | #4 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #155 of 408 | #14 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #94 of 409 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #284 of 444 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.7% | #39 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
575
+78 (+16%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 575 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 75% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 42.6 | 12.5:1 | 71% (380) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 43.6 | 12.1:1 | 99% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 99% (494) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 37.6 | 13.9:1 | 69% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 73% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 64% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 776 | 47 | 16.5:1 | 42% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 729 | 39 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawhon Elementary School.
About Lawhon Elementary School
Lawhon Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Tupelo, Mississippi. The school offers grades 2 through 5 and enrolls 575 students. That puts enrollment 29% larger than the 446-student average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Tupelo Public School District includes 12 schools. Together they enroll 7,192 students.
More than half of the students at Lawhon Elementary School are Black (57%). The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Lee County's population at about 30%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lawhon Elementary School scores 59%.
Its ratio of 14.4:1 is based on 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. The rate at public schools in Lee County averages 66%, lower than here.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Lawhon Elementary School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lawhon Elementary School is 56.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%.
Census data for Lee County show median household income comes to about $67,863, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 14,808, Lawhon Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Carver Elementary School is about 1.9 miles from Lawhon Elementary School. The five-mile area around Lawhon Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 57.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 16% rise, from 497 to 575. The ratio was 13.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary School1.9 mi · 312
- Milam Elementary School1.9 mi · 456
- Early Childhood Education Center2.1 mi · 322
- Tupelo Middle School2.4 mi · 1,070
- Pierce Street Elementary School2.5 mi · 345
- Joyner Elementary School2.9 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Lawhon Elementary SchoolHow large is Lawhon Elementary School?
Lawhon Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Lawhon Elementary School serve?
Lawhon Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
How many students per teacher at Lawhon Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Lawhon Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Lawhon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lawhon Elementary School are roughly 29% White, 8% Hispanic, 57% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lawhon Elementary School in?
Lawhon Elementary School is part of Tupelo Public School District.
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