📍 472 Mt Vernon Avenue, Jackson, Hinds County, 39209
Lake Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 248 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 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lake Elementary School enrolls 248 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2% Two or more races and 1.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 237 | 96% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2% |
| White | 3 | 1.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 248 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 248 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.
Lake 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 27, state house district 67.
Lake 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 248 students, Lake 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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