William Dean Jr Elementary School

As an average-sized elementary school in Lexington, Mississippi, William Dean Jr Elementary School hosts 426 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Holmes County Consolidated.

Holmes County Consolidated comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 2,300 students; William Dean Jr Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, William Dean Jr Elementary School records that nearly all students (99%) are Black. By comparison, Holmes County as a whole is about 81% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, William Dean Jr Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Holmes County) logs that median household earnings sit near $32,538, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 33% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Holmes County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,300 students), of which William Dean Jr Elementary School is one.

Holmes County Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.