📍 3180 McDowell Road Ext, Jackson, Hinds County, 39212
Bates Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson, Hinds County. The school has 430 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 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bates Elementary School enrolls 430 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Black or African American, 9.8% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 373 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.9% |
| White | 7 | 1.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 430 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 430 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.
Bates 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 69.
Bates 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 430 students, Bates Elementary School is larger 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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