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Mannsdale Elementary School
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedWhat this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About 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%.
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.
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.
Madison County at a glance
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