📍 8475 Ms Hwy 15, Ackerman, Choctaw County, 39735
Ackerman Elem is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ackerman, Choctaw County. The school has 487 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Choctaw Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ackerman Elem enrolls 487 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 26% Black or African American and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 342 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 126 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
484 of the school's 487 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 303 qualify for free lunch and 181 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ackerman Elem is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-10, state senate district 15, state house district 35.
Ackerman Elem is one of 5 schools in Choctaw County Schools, based in ACKERMAN, Mississippi. The district serves 1,233 students district-wide and employs 118 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 487 students, Ackerman Elem is larger than the district average of about 247 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote