Reimagine Prep

Located at 309 W. McDowell Rd., in Jackson, Mississippi, Reimagine Prep is a medium-sized intermediate school that works with 457 students (grades 5 through 8), operated by Reimagine Prep.

Reimagine Prep is a school of Reimagine Prep, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Reimagine Prep logs that nearly all students (97%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 72% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Reimagine Prep higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hinds County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Hinds County shows median household earnings sit near $49,402, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Reimagine Prep is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).

The closest other public school is Key Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Reimagine Prep operates from a metropolitan location. As a public charter, Reimagine Prep runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 413 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 21.8:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Reimagine Prep community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.