Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKOLONA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280339000653
Okolona Elementary School
411 WEST MAIN STREET, OKOLONA, MS 38860 · (662) 447-5406 · Chickasaw County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
238 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Okolona Elementary School→Okolona Middle School
Based on grade levels within Okolona School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.9pp since 2022
Math
37.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.6pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
238
-41 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.8:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
84%
was 92%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Okolona Elementary School
Okolona Elementary School is an elementary school of close-knit scale in OKOLONA, Mississippi, operated by Okolona School District, teacheing 238 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 47% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.
Okolona School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 512 students; Okolona Elementary School is among them.
On demographics, Okolona Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%). The remainder looks like 10% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, Chickasaw County as a whole is about 48% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Okolona Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Chickasaw County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Chickasaw County indicate median household income runs about $43,586, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Chickasaw County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,709 students), Okolona Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Okolona Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Okolona Elementary School has decreased 15%, going from 279 students in 2018 to 238 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share fell from 92% to 84%.
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Chickasaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,915
Census ACS
Median income
$43,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,709 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okolona School District
- Okolona High SchoolHigh · 149 students
- Okolona Middle SchoolMiddle · 125 students
- OKOLONA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in OKOLONA
- Okolona High SchoolHigh · 149 students
- Okolona Middle SchoolMiddle · 125 students
- OKOLONA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Okolona Middle School0.7 mi · 125
- Okolona High School0.7 mi · 149
- Shannon Elementary School8.4 mi · 257
- Shannon Primary School8.5 mi · 249
- Shannon Middle School8.6 mi · 190
- Shannon High School8.6 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Okolona Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Okolona Elementary School?
Okolona Elementary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Okolona Elementary School serve?
Okolona Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Okolona Elementary School have?
Okolona Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okolona Elementary School?
At Okolona Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 1% Hispanic, 84% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Okolona Elementary School?
Okolona Elementary School is overseen by Okolona School District in Chickasaw County.
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