Mannsdale Elementary School

Mannsdale Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Madison, Mississippi, run under Madison County Schools. The school caters to 578 students in grades K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.

Mannsdale Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by Madison County Schools, a district that serves 12,926 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Mannsdale Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment; the rest consists of 19% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mannsdale Elementary School shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Madison County's rate of about 52%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mannsdale Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 88.9%; this one delivers 87.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Madison County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,441 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Madison County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,432 students), Mannsdale Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Mannsdale Upper Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Mannsdale Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 78.7%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 599 students in 2018 compared to 578 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 15% to 19%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.