Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000414
Spann Elementary School
1615 Brecon Dr, Jackson, MS 39211 · (601) 987-3532 · Hinds County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
433 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 34% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
51.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.3% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.8% | 33.1% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Spann Elementary School
Spann Elementary School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spann Elementary School this school | 433 | 100.0% | 46.2% |
| Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary Canton | 366 | 99.7% | 47.9% |
| Oak Park Elementary School LAUREL | 405 | 100.0% | 19.0% |
| Nora Davis Elementary Laurel | 519 | 100.0% | 22.9% |
| Bates Elementary School Jackson | 482 | 99.4% | 23.7% |
| Crystal Springs Elementary Crystal Springs | 482 | 100.0% | 41.0% |
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 Spann Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #294 of 428 | #12 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #356 of 439 ▼ 9 | #15 of 38 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #192 of 439 ▲ 102 | #9 of 38 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #189 of 453 | #16 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #356 of 408 | #26 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.0% | #249 of 409 | #7 of 36 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #66 of 444 | #21 of 39 |
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
433
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 433 | 25.1 | 17.2:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 28.1 | 13.5:1 | 100% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 29.1 | 13.6:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 100% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 100% (506) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 22 | 20.2:1 | 87% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 403 | 23 | 17.5:1 | 81% (327) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 22 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spann Elementary School.
About Spann Elementary School
Spann Elementary School sits in Jackson, Mississippi, and is classified as an elementary school. A federal count lists 433 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Jackson Public Schools runs 45 schools with a combined 19,765 students. Spann Elementary School is one of them.
Black students account for 78% of enrollment at Spann Elementary School. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. By the diversity index, Spann Elementary School comes in at 37%.
A ratio of 17.2:1 comes from the school's 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hinds County is 88%.
Spann Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Mississippi public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Spann Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (46.2%) and its predicted rate (44.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
Census estimates describe Hinds County this way: median household income is about $49,402, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Federal data list 84 public schools in Hinds County, with a combined enrollment of about 32,870.
Midtown Public Charter School is the public school closest to Spann Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Spann Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.9% on proficiency, and Spann Elementary School is above that at 46.2%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 439 to 433, a small change. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.1:1 to 17.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Provine High SchoolHigh · 791 students
Nearby schools
- Midtown Public Charter School0.7 mi · 420
- McWillie Elementary School0.8 mi · 414
- CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL1.0 mi · 483
- Revive Collegiate1.0 mi · 367
- Casey Elementary School1.1 mi · 308
- Smilow Prep1.2 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Spann Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Spann Elementary School?
Spann Elementary School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Spann Elementary School serve?
Spann Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spann Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spann Elementary School is approximately 17.2:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spann Elementary School?
Spann Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 15% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Spann Elementary School in?
Spann Elementary School is part of Jackson Public Schools.
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