📍 500 Vine Dr., Flowood, Rankin County, 39232
Northwest Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Flowood, Rankin County. The school has 495 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rankin Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwest Elementary School enrolls 495 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 33% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 163 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 11% |
| Asian | 20 | 4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
492 of the school's 495 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 171 qualify for free lunch and 321 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest Elementary School 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 20, state house district 74.
Northwest Elementary School 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 495 students, Northwest Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 650 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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