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Sykes Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 325 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 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sykes Elementary School enrolls 325 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Black or African American, 22% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 247 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.2% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 325 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 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.
Sykes 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.
Sykes 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 325 students, Sykes 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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