📍 151 Boyce-Thompson Drive, Brandon, Rankin County, 39042
Rouse Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brandon, Rankin County. The school has 797 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rankin Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rouse Elementary enrolls 797 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 33% Black or African American and 10% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 442 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 263 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
794 of the school's 797 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 489 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rouse Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-30, state senate district 30, state house district 60.
Rouse Elementary is one of 28 schools in Rankin County School District, based in Brandon, Mississippi. The district serves 18,196 students district-wide and employs 1,431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 797 students, Rouse Elementary is larger than the district average of about 650 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large