📍 695 Romie Hill Ave., Shannon, Lee County, 38868
Shannon Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shannon, Lee County. The school has 205 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lee County School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shannon Elementary School enrolls 205 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Black or African American, 34% White and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 119 | 58% |
| White | 69 | 34% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 205 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 205 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.
Shannon Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-10, state senate district 8, state house district 16.
Shannon Elementary School is one of 15 schools in Lee County, based in Tupelo, Mississippi. The district serves 6,343 students district-wide and employs 507 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 205 students, Shannon Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 423 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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