Rouse Elementary

Rouse Elementary is an elementary-level community of big scale in Brandon, Mississippi, run under Rankin County School District, serveing 798 students in grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 446 students per school, that is 79% bigger than typical.

Within Rankin County School District, which oversees 27 schools and 18,196 students, Rouse Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Rouse Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 57%; the rest is composed of 32% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rankin County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Rouse Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 73.9%; this one comes in at 58.9%, -15.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Rankin County put median household income runs about $79,357, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Rouse Elementary is one of 34 public schools in Rankin County (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students).

Brandon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Rouse Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 791 (now 798). Over the same period, the White share fell from 70% to 57%.

On the community side, members of the Rouse Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.