📍 411 West Main Street, Okolona, Chickasaw County, 38860
Okolona Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Okolona, Chickasaw County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Okolona Separate School Dist school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Okolona Elementary School enrolls 229 students across grades K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 4.4% White and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 210 | 92% |
| White | 10 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
229 of the school's 229 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 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.
Okolona 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-10, state senate district 8, state house district 22.
Okolona Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Okolona School District, based in OKOLONA, Mississippi. The district serves 512 students district-wide and employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, Okolona Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 128 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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