📍 145 Fred Dowdy Street, Pontotoc, Pontotoc County, 38863
Pontotoc Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pontotoc, Pontotoc County. The school has 613 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pontotoc City Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pontotoc Elementary School enrolls 613 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 58.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 24% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 309 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 150 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7% |
| Asian | 12 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
610 of the school's 613 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 179 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
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 3, state house district 15.
Pontotoc 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 613 students, Pontotoc Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 480 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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