📍 13901 Hwy 57, Vancleave, Jackson County, 39565
Vancleave Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vancleave, Jackson County. The school has 351 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Vancleave Upper Elementary enrolls 351 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 325 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 351 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 203 qualify for free lunch and 145 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vancleave Upper Elementary 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-40, state senate district 51, state house district 109.
Vancleave Upper Elementary is one of 14 schools in Jackson County School District, based in Vancleave, Mississippi. The district serves 8,845 students district-wide and employs 584 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 351 students, Vancleave Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 632 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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