Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432001002
Lawndale Elementary School
1563 Mitchell Road, Tupelo, MS 38801 · (662) 841-8890 · Lee County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest 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
11.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
288 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 134 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 37% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
62%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
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
51.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
60.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.6% | 60.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 56.3% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Lawndale Elementary School
Lawndale Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawndale Elementary School this school | 378 | 76.2% | 61.3% |
| Lawhon Elementary School Tupelo | 575 | 75.0% | 57.0% |
| Thomas Street Elementary School Tupelo | 374 | 66.8% | 50.1% |
| Parkway Elementary School Tupelo | 418 | 74.9% | 55.3% |
| Harrison Central Elementary Gulfport | 465 | 76.3% | 72.3% |
| Pierce Street Elementary School Tupelo | 345 | 66.4% | 60.0% |
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 Lawndale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #158 of 428 | #4 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #148 of 439 ▲ 38 | #3 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #187 of 439 ▲ 50 | #9 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #249 of 453 | #7 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #18 of 408 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #68 of 409 | #5 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.2% | #275 of 444 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #195 of 296 | #8 of 13 |
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
378
-51 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 378 | 32.5 | 11.6:1 | 76% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 35 | 10.5:1 | 76% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 33.8 | 11.4:1 | 99% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 99% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 29.2 | 14.3:1 | 70% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 66% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 65% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawndale Elementary School.
About Lawndale Elementary School
Families in Tupelo, Mississippi, are served by Lawndale Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school serves grades 3 through 5. Enrollment is 378 students.
Tupelo Public School District serves 7,192 students across 12 schools.
More than half of the students at Lawndale Elementary School are Black (55%). Other reported shares: 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 30% Black among all Lee County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 62%.
A staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 11.6:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Lee County is 66%.
Lawndale Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
Lawndale Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.3% and a predicted 56.1%.
In Lee County, home to about 83,034 people, the median household earns about $67,863 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lee County number 34, with about 14,808 students.
Among nearby public schools, Verona Elementary School is closest at about 1.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 54.1%, lower than Lawndale Elementary School's 61.3%.
NCES assigns Lawndale Elementary School the locale Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 13.8:1 to 11.6:1 between 2020-21 and 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
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
Other Lawndale Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lawndale Elementary. Lawndale Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Verona Elementary School1.6 mi · 364
- Pierce Street Elementary School2.0 mi · 345
- Thomas Street Elementary School2.1 mi · 374
- Tupelo Middle School2.1 mi · 1,070
- Tupelo High School2.1 mi · 2,123
- Rankin Elementary School2.6 mi · 375
Frequently asked questions
About Lawndale Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lawndale Elementary School?
Lawndale Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades 03-05.
Is Lawndale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lawndale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawndale Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lawndale Elementary School is approximately 11.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lawndale Elementary School?
At Lawndale Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 11% Hispanic, 55% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lawndale Elementary School?
Lawndale Elementary School is overseen by Tupelo Public School District in Lee County.
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