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What's something PARKWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432001256
Parkway Elementary School
628 Rutherford Road, Tupelo, MS 38801 · (662) 844-6303 · Lee County
GRADES KG–02ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
313 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 134 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 35% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
59.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 59.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 59.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Parkway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #218 of 428 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #151 of 439 | #4 of 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #213 of 439 | #11 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 418 | #203 of 453 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #70 of 408 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #108 of 409 | #9 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #285 of 444 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #202 of 296 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
418
+41 (+11%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 460
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 418 | 32 | 13.1:1 | 75% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 42.4 | 10.1:1 | 78% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 42.5 | 10.6:1 | 99% (449) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 24 | 15.7:1 | 99% (374) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 33.4 | 13.7:1 | 73% (333) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 71% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 460 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 67% (306) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkway Elementary School.
About Parkway Elementary School
Parkway Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Tupelo, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 418 students in kindergarten through 2.
Tupelo Public School District has a total of 12 schools and 7,192 students, Parkway Elementary School among them.
The largest group at Parkway Elementary School is Black students, at 60%. Enrollment also includes 23% White, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Lee County, the Black share is about 30%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Parkway Elementary School scores 57%.
Parkway Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. The gap from the 15.9:1 average for elementary schools in Mississippi is 2.8 students per teacher. At Parkway Elementary School, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Lee County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Parkway Elementary School's results are 1.4 points below predicted: 55.3% against 56.8%.
The school is in Lee County, where median household income comes to about $67,863, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lee County counts 34 public schools with about 14,808 students.
The closest school to Parkway Elementary School is Thomas Street Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Parkway Elementary School is behind the 58.9% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 418 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 377. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Parkway Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo High SchoolHigh · 2,123 students
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Street Elementary School0.9 mi · 374
- Tupelo High School1.2 mi · 2,123
- Rankin Elementary School1.7 mi · 375
- Pierce Street Elementary School2.1 mi · 345
- Tupelo Middle School2.3 mi · 1,070
- Joyner Elementary School2.6 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Parkway Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Parkway Elementary School?
Parkway Elementary School enrolls approximately 418 students in grades KG-02.
What age range does Parkway Elementary School serve?
Parkway Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 02.
How many students per teacher at Parkway Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Parkway Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Parkway Elementary School?
Student demographics at Parkway Elementary School are roughly 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 60% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Parkway Elementary School public or private?
Parkway Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tupelo Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.