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Lester Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 187 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jackson Public School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lester Elementary School enrolls 187 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 3.7% Two or more races and 1.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 176 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.7% |
| White | 3 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 187 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 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.
Lester 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.
Lester 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 187 students, Lester 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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