📍 6382 Hwy 18, Puckett, Rankin County, 39151
Puckett Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Puckett, Rankin County. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rankin Co School Dist school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Puckett Elementary School enrolls 380 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 18% Black or African American and 4.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 293 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 70 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
377 of the school's 380 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 199 qualify for free lunch and 178 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Puckett 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-30, state senate district 35, state house district 77.
Puckett 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 380 students, Puckett 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: Rural - Distant
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