📍 814 East Street, Mendenhall, Simpson County, 39114
Mendenhall Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mendenhall, Simpson County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Simpson Co School Dist school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mendenhall Elementary School enrolls 579 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 47% Black or African American and 4.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 270 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
576 of the school's 579 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 485 qualify for free lunch and 91 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mendenhall 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.
Mendenhall Elementary School is one of 9 schools in Simpson County School District, based in Mendenhall, Mississippi. The district serves 2,797 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Mendenhall Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 311 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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