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Galloway Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 186 Idlewild Street, Jackson, Hinds County, 39203

329
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Galloway Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 329 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Jackson Public School District

Enrollment & staffing

Galloway Elementary School enrolls 329 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
161 (49%)
Female students
168 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
22.9
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 1.8% Two or more races and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American31796%
Two or more races61.8%
Hispanic or Latino41.2%
White2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

329 of the school's 329 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 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

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Galloway Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 29, state house district 70.

School district: Jackson Public Schools

Galloway Elementary School is one of 54 schools in Jackson Public Schools, based in JACKSON, Mississippi. The district serves 17,429 students district-wide and employs 1,470 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 329 students, Galloway Elementary School is close to the district average of about 323 students per school.

17,429
District students
54
Schools
1,470
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

12%
Reading proficient
39%
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: City - Midsize

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