Van Winkle Elementary School

Van Winkle Elementary School is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in Jackson, Mississippi, operated by Jackson Public Schools, with 275 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so Van Winkle Elementary School sits 38% below that benchmark.

Within Jackson Public Schools, which oversees 35 schools and 16,870 students, Van Winkle Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Van Winkle Elementary School shows that nearly all students (91%) are Black; the rest is composed of 9% multiracial. By comparison, Hinds County as a whole is about 72% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hinds County runs at roughly 88%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hinds County) shows that 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. Van Winkle Elementary School is one of 84 public schools in Hinds County (combined enrollment of about 32,870 students).

Clausell Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Van Winkle Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 22%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 275 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Van Winkle Elementary School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.