📍 1831 Smallwood Drive, Jackson, Hinds County, 39212
Oak Forest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 318 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 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Oak Forest Elementary School enrolls 318 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% Black or African American, 1.6% Two or more races and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 308 | 97% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.6% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
318 of the school's 318 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 318 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.
Oak Forest 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 66.
Oak Forest 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 318 students, Oak Forest Elementary School is close to 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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