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How has NORTH PIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
781
Elementary
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PIKE SCHOOLS·NCES 280324000634
North Pike Elementary School
1052 Jaguar Trail, Summit, MS 39666 · (601) 276-2646 · Pike County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL781 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.6:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
554 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 171 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (150).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 North Pike Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
59.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 53 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 are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.8% | 59.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.6% | 50.9% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 North Pike Elementary School
North Pike Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pike Elementary School this school | 781 | 70.9% | 54.5% |
| Stone Elementary School Wiggins | 714 | 68.3% | 75.2% |
| New Hope Elementary COLUMBUS | 1,191 | 66.8% | 55.0% |
| Southeast Elementary School Meridian | 562 | 69.4% | 50.4% |
| Columbia Primary School Columbia | 448 | 70.1% | 70.2% |
| Anderson Elementary School Booneville | 551 | 71.9% | 69.5% |
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 North Pike Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #223 of 428 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #154 of 439 ▲ 74 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #181 of 439 ▲ 22 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 781 | #37 of 453 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #245 of 408 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #128 of 409 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.9% | #316 of 444 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #126 of 296 | N/A |
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
781
+143 (+22%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 781 | 50.1 | 15.6:1 | 71% (554) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 55.1 | 14.5:1 | 100% (801) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 55.5 | 14.5:1 | 100% (806) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 100% (635) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 56.6 | 16.8:1 | 71% (673) |
| 2015-16 | 950 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 67% (638) |
| 2010-11 | 980 | 51 | 19.2:1 | 65% (635) |
| 2000-01 | 864 | 42 | 20.6:1 | 57% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 34 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Pike Elementary School.
About North Pike Elementary School
North Pike Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in Summit, Mississippi. Federal data show 781 students enrolled in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
North Pike Schools has a total of 4 schools and 2,135 students, North Pike Elementary School among them.
The student body at North Pike Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Other groups make up 47% Black and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 50.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Mississippi is about 15.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 71%. The rate at public schools in Pike County averages 91%, higher than here.
North Pike Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Mississippi public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Pike Elementary School is 4.3 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 54.5% actual, 58.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Mississippi.
The county, Pike County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $43,814 a year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. Pike County has 20 public schools with about 5,717 students, including North Pike Elementary School.
About 0.1 miles separate North Pike Elementary School from the closest public school, North Pike Upper Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: North Pike Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 54.5% versus a 42.8% average.
The NCES locale for North Pike Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, North Pike Elementary School enrolled 638 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 781. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 15.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,602
Census ACS
Median income
$43,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Pike Schools
- North Pike High SchoolHigh · 687 students
- North Pike Junior HighMiddle · 350 students
- North Pike Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 317 students
- NORTH PIKE CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTEHigh
Other schools in Summit
- North Pike High SchoolHigh · 687 students
- North Pike Junior HighMiddle · 350 students
- North Pike Upper Elementary SchoolMiddle · 317 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- NORTH PIKE CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTEHigh
Nearby schools
- North Pike Upper Elementary School0.1 mi · 317
- North Pike High School0.1 mi · 687
- Summit Elementary School1.9 mi · 200
- Higgins Middle School2.5 mi · 287
- Kennedy Elementary School3.5 mi · 232
- McComb High School3.8 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About North Pike Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Pike Elementary School?
North Pike Elementary School enrolls approximately 781 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does North Pike Elementary School serve?
North Pike Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at North Pike Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at North Pike Elementary School.
How diverse is North Pike Elementary School?
North Pike Elementary School reports a student body of 48% White, 2% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Pike Elementary School?
North Pike Elementary School is overseen by North Pike Schools in Pike County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.