Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000400
McLeod Elementary School
1616 Sandlewood Place, Jackson, MS 39211 · (601) 987-3597 · Hinds County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
342 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
22.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
-190 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 22.0:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
95%
was 97%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About McLeod Elementary School
Set in Jackson, Mississippi, McLeod Elementary School is a modestly sized elementary-level community, overseen by Jackson Public Schools. It educates 343 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 446.
McLeod Elementary School is one of 35 schools operated by Jackson Public Schools, a district that works with 16,870 students overall.
In terms of who attends, McLeod Elementary School reports that nearly all students (95%) are Black. Other groups include 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, McLeod Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Hinds County's rate of about 88%.
After controlling for student poverty, McLeod Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.3%; this one comes in at 29.1%, -15.2 points off the demographic line.
In the area at large, Hinds County reports that the typical household earns roughly $49,402 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. McLeod Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).
Revive Collegiate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McLeod Elementary School.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McLeod Elementary School has fell 36%, going from 533 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the McLeod Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Revive Collegiate0.5 mi · 367
- Spann Elementary School1.3 mi · 433
- Midtown Public Charter School1.8 mi · 420
- McWillie Elementary School1.8 mi · 414
- Casey Elementary School2.1 mi · 308
- CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About McLeod Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McLeod Elementary School?
McLeod Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does McLeod Elementary School serve?
McLeod Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at McLeod Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at McLeod Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at McLeod Elementary School?
Student demographics at McLeod Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 1% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is McLeod Elementary School public or private?
McLeod Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.