📍 957 W McPherson Drive, Monticello, Lawrence County, 39654
Monticello Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monticello, Lawrence County. The school has 335 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lawrence Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monticello Elementary School enrolls 335 students across grades K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 47% Black or African American and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 157 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 335 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 66 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monticello Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 39, state house district 91.
Monticello Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Lawrence County School District, based in MONTICELLO, Mississippi. The district serves 1,674 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 335 students, Monticello Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 279 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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