📍 1523 South Pontotoc Rd, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, 38863
South Pontotoc Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County. The school has 789 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Pontotoc Elementary School enrolls 789 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8.2% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 623 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
786 of the school's 789 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 539 qualify for free lunch and 247 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Pontotoc 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 15.
South Pontotoc Elementary School is one of 9 schools in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The district serves 3,465 students district-wide and employs 269 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 789 students, South Pontotoc Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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