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Enrollment
385
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280090000102
McNeal Elementary School
364 Martin Luther King Drive, Canton, MS 39046 · (601) 859-3654 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL385 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest 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
17.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
385 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
29.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -13.6pp 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 30 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.6% | 29.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.5% | 43.5% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 McNeal Elementary School
McNeal Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeal Elementary School this school | 385 | 100.0% | 45.3% |
| Oak Park Elementary School LAUREL | 405 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Bates Elementary School Jackson | 482 | 99.4% | 23.7% |
| Spann Elementary School Jackson | 433 | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary Canton | 366 | 99.7% | 47.9% |
| Pecan Park Elementary School Jackson | 510 | 100.0% | 28.0% |
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 McNeal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #301 of 428 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #369 of 439 ▼ 90 | #14 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #360 of 439 ▼ 16 | #14 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 385 | #240 of 453 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #364 of 408 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #314 of 409 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #25 of 444 | #2 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.1% | #61 of 296 | #2 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
385
-45 (-10%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 674
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 385 | 22.2 | 17.4:1 | 100% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 26.5 | 14.8:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 24.7 | 16.6:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 100% (430) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 26.3 | 20.1:1 | 100% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 27 | 20.8:1 | 100% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 95% (539) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 30 | 21.2:1 | 90% (571) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 28 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McNeal Elementary School.
About McNeal Elementary School
McNeal Elementary School sits in Canton, Mississippi, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 385 students.
McNeal Elementary School belongs to Canton Public Schools, a district of 8 schools and 3,419 students.
The student body at McNeal Elementary School is 86% Black. Other groups include 14% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County residents are about 37% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1 at McNeal Elementary School, with 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 100%. Among public schools in Madison County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for McNeal Elementary School is C+. Compared with Mississippi public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
McNeal Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.3% is 1.2 points above the 44.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Madison County (population about 111,647), the median household income is $83,441, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. There are 34 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 16,432 students in all.
The nearest public school is Nichols Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 45.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around McNeal Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 45 fewer students in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canton Public Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Huey L Porter MiddleMiddle · 356 students
Other schools in Canton
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Madison Crossing ElementaryElementary · 761 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
Other McNeal Elementary schools
One other US public school is named McNeal Elementary. McNeal Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Mcneal Elementary SchoolMcNeal, AZ · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Nichols Middle School0.4 mi · 362
- SR1 COLLEGE PREP & STEM ACADEMY0.8 mi · 87
- Canton Elementary School1.7 mi · 411
- Huey L Porter Middle2.8 mi · 356
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences2.9 mi · 378
- Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary2.9 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About McNeal Elementary SchoolHow large is McNeal Elementary School?
McNeal Elementary School enrolls approximately 385 students in grades PK-05.
Is McNeal Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McNeal Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at McNeal Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at McNeal Elementary School.
How diverse is McNeal Elementary School?
McNeal Elementary School reports a student body of 14% Hispanic, 86% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is McNeal Elementary School in?
McNeal Elementary School is part of Canton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.