📍 699 W. Mcdowell Road, Jackson, Hinds County, 39204
Key Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 199 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Key Elementary School enrolls 199 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Black or African American, 1% White and 1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 195 | 98% |
| White | 2 | 1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 199 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 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.
Key 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 28, state house district 71.
Key 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 199 students, Key Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 323 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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