Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences

Set in Canton, Mississippi, Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences is a modestly sized elementary school, part of Canton Public Schools. It instructs 378 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within Canton Public Schools, which oversees 7 schools and 3,157 students, Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences shows that 90% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 8% Hispanic. By comparison, Madison County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Madison County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.6%, the actual is 58.0%, a residual of +13.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Madison County put the typical household earns roughly $83,441 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Madison County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,432 students), Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences is one campus in the mix.

Nichols Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Reuben B. Myers Arts & Sciences's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 462 (now 378). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 3% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.