Osyka Elementary School

Osyka Elementary School operates as a small elementary-level community in Osyka, Mississippi, part of South Pike School District. Current enrollment sits at 214 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

Osyka Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by South Pike School District, a district that enrolls 1,461 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Osyka Elementary School records that 80% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest looks like 16% White. The wider county runs roughly 54% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Osyka Elementary School shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Osyka Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pike County runs at roughly 91%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Osyka Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Mississippi schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.1%; actual is 70.7%, +26.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, Pike County reports that median household earnings sit near $43,814, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Pike County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,717 students), Osyka Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Kentwood High Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.3 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Osyka Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 24.6%.

Osyka Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Osyka Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 213 (now 214).

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