📍 1620 Old Highway 15, Ecru, Pontotoc County, 38841
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Ecru, Pontotoc County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary enrolls 285 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 205 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
282 of the school's 285 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 86 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 15.
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary 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 285 students, North Pontotoc Upper Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 385 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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