📍 304 Clark Street, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, 38863
D T Cox Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County. The school has 307 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc City Schools school district. It serves grades 3–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 54% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
D T Cox Elementary School enrolls 307 students across grades 3–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 31% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 148 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
304 of the school's 307 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 223 qualify for free lunch and 81 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
D T Cox Elementary School 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.
D T Cox Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Pontotoc City School District, based in Pontotoc, Mississippi. The district serves 2,400 students district-wide and employs 193 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 307 students, D T Cox Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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