Parks Elementary School

Set in CLEVELAND, Mississippi, Parks Elementary School is a close-knit primary school, operated by Cleveland School District. It teaches 265 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 41% below the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 446 students.

Across the 8 schools in Cleveland School District (2,793 students total), Parks Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Parks Elementary School reports that 45% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% Black, putting the school's mix considerably less Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Parks Elementary School records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bolivar County indicate median household earnings sit near $39,585, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 27%. Parks Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Bolivar County (combined enrollment of about 4,415 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cleveland Central High School, around 1.3 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Parks Elementary School operates from a town-center location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 343 students in 2018 compared to 265 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 55% to 45%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.