📍 1110 Main Street, P.O. Box 59, Pope, Panola County, 38658
Pope Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pope, Panola County. The school has 531 pupils enrolled. It is part of the South Panola School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pope Elementary School enrolls 531 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 18% Black or African American and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 433 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
528 of the school's 531 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 172 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pope 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-20, state senate district 14, state house district 10.
Pope Elementary School is one of 6 schools in South Panola School District, based in Batesville, Mississippi. The district serves 4,220 students district-wide and employs 332 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 531 students, Pope Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 703 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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