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Friars Point Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 350 South Street, P.O. Box 600, Friars Point, Coahoma County, 38631

145
Pupils
9.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Friars Point Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Friars Point, Coahoma County. The school has 145 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Coahoma County School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Coahoma County School District

Enrollment & staffing

Friars Point Elementary School enrolls 145 students across grades Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.

Male students
74 (51%)
Female students
71 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
14.9
Student-teacher ratio
9.7:1
Grade span
Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 6.9% White and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American12888%
White106.9%
Hispanic or Latino64.1%
Two or more races1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

145 of the school's 145 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Kโ€“6Title I

Friars Point Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 12, state house district 9.

School district: Coahoma County School District

Friars Point Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Coahoma County School District, based in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi. The district serves 1,009 students district-wide and employs 83 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 145 students, Friars Point Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 252 students per school.

1,009
District students
4
Schools
83
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
12%
Math proficient
37%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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