1
Which teacher or staff member at PONTOTOC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 506 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONTOTOC CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280369000705
Pontotoc Elementary School
145 Fred Dowdy Street, Pontotoc, MS 38863 · (662) 489-4973 · Pontotoc County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
480 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 224 | 34% |
| Grade 1 | 172 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 216 | 33% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 1% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Pontotoc Elementary School→DT Cox Elementary School→Pontotoc Middle School→Pontotoc Jr High School→Pontotoc High School
Based on grade levels within Pontotoc City School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.8%
MS avg 45.9% . -8.6pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.8% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 74.5% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →
Schools most like Pontotoc Elementary School
Pontotoc Elementary School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc Elementary School this school | 657 | 73.1% | 65.5% |
| Richland Upper Elementary Richland | 480 | 77.9% | 59.6% |
| Back Bay Elementary School Biloxi | 528 | 65.5% | 60.5% |
| Popp's Ferry Elementary School Biloxi | 608 | 71.5% | 50.1% |
| Corinth Elementary School Corinth | 1,071 | 69.0% | 46.9% |
| North Jones Elementary School Laurel | 854 | 82.4% | 52.6% |
Matched among Mississippi elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pontotoc Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #127 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #85 of 439 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #163 of 439 ▼ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #75 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #281 of 408 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #28 of 409 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #300 of 444 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.1% | #15 of 90 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
657
+103 (+19%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 439
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 657 | 41 | 16.0:1 | 73% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 60.5 | 10.4:1 | 73% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 613 | 58 | 10.6:1 | 100% (610) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 99% (551) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 38.3 | 14.0:1 | 71% (384) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 72% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 24 | 22.4:1 | 69% (369) |
| 2000-01 | 601 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 44% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pontotoc Elementary School.
About Pontotoc Elementary School
Pontotoc Elementary School is an elementary school in Pontotoc, Mississippi, according to federal school records. It is open to students in pre-K through 2 and enrolls 657 students. That is 47% bigger than the average of about 446 students for elementary schools in Mississippi.
In Pontotoc City School District, 5 schools enroll a combined 2,400 students.
The student body at Pontotoc Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Enrollment also includes 25% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 27 points below the 75% share among Pontotoc County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. The school has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Mississippi is similar, at 15.9:1. In all, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 88% average for public schools in Pontotoc County is 15 points.
Among Mississippi public elementary schools, Pontotoc Elementary School outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Mississippi, Pontotoc Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.5% actual against a predicted 57.7%.
In Pontotoc County, home to about 31,550 people, median household income comes to about $51,484, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pontotoc County's 14 public schools enroll about 5,865 students and include Pontotoc Elementary School.
Measured in a straight line, Pontotoc High School is about 0.8 miles from Pontotoc Elementary School. The five-mile area around Pontotoc Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. The school's 65.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
A 19% rise took enrollment from 554 in 2020-21 to 657 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Pontotoc Elementary School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,550
Census ACS
Median income
$51,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pontotoc City School District
- Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 712 students
- Pontotoc Jr High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- DT Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Other schools in Pontotoc
- South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 712 students
- South Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- South Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- Pontotoc Jr High SchoolMiddle · 361 students
- DT Cox Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Pontotoc High School0.8 mi · 712
- Pontotoc Jr High School0.8 mi · 361
- Pontotoc Middle School0.9 mi · 316
- DT Cox Elementary School1.8 mi · 354
- South Pontotoc Middle School4.5 mi · 379
- South Pontotoc Elementary School4.5 mi · 776
Frequently asked questions
About Pontotoc Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pontotoc Elementary School?
Pontotoc Elementary School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does Pontotoc Elementary School serve?
Pontotoc Elementary School serves grades PK-02.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pontotoc Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pontotoc Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pontotoc Elementary School?
At Pontotoc Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 20% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pontotoc Elementary School public or private?
Pontotoc Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pontotoc City School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.