Northshore Elementary

Northshore Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary school in Brandon, Mississippi, one of the schools within Rankin County School District. The school teaches 539 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% above the state mean of about 446.

Within Rankin County School District, which oversees 27 schools and 18,196 students, Northshore Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Northshore Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 21% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Rankin County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Northshore Elementary records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Rankin County (around 50%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Rankin County indicate median household earnings sit near $79,357, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northshore Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Rankin County (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students).

Nearest neighbor: Oakdale Elementary, around 2.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Northshore Elementary.

Northshore Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northshore Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 656 (now 539). White enrollment moved from 81% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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