Parkway Elementary School

Parkway Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary school in Tupelo, Mississippi, operated by Tupelo Public School District. Current enrollment sits at 418 students spanning grades K through 2.

Within Tupelo Public School District, which oversees 12 schools and 7,192 students, Parkway Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Parkway Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Black, at 60% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Parkway Elementary School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lee County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Parkway Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.8%; this one delivers 55.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Lee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,863 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Lee County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,808 students), of which Parkway Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Street Elementary School, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Parkway Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Parkway Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 459 (now 418). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 30% to 23%.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Parkway Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.