📍 200 Lewers Drive, Como, Panola County, 38619
Como Primary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Como, Panola County. The school has 266 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Panola School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Como Primary enrolls 266 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 2.6% Two or more races and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 250 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.6% |
| White | 6 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
266 of the school's 266 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 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.
Como Primary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 11, state house district 11.
Como Primary is one of 6 schools in North Panola, based in SARDIS, Mississippi. The district serves 1,103 students district-wide and employs 93 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 266 students, Como Primary is larger than the district average of about 184 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant