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Sykes Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3555 Simpson Street
Jackson, MS 39212
Phone
(601) 371-4303
District
JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
HINDS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
325
Classroom Teachers
23

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

2

(10 is best)

Better than 17.9% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Sykes Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
48%
22%
47%
27%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
45%
24%
44%
15%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
43%
27%
47%
17%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 19 5.8%
Kindergarten 49 15.1%
Grade 1 40 12.3%
Grade 2 49 15.1%
Grade 3 57 17.5%
Grade 4 52 16.0%
Grade 5 50 15.4%
Total 325 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.3% 1.5% 44.6%
Black 77.7% 95.3% 48.4%
Hispanic 22.0% 3.1% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 100.0% 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 100.0% 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 148,789 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,429.2 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.9% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 14.3% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 60,580 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 13.8% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.0% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 28.6% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.2% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.0% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.5% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.9% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 19.7% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 17.7% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,974 $130,480,000 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $677 $12,663,000 4.7%
Staff $832 $15,564,000 5.7%
General Administration $434 $8,122,000 3.0%
School Administration $757 $14,160,000 5.2%
Operation $1,188 $22,232,000 8.2%
Transportation $423 $7,910,000 2.9%
Other $361 $6,763,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,672 $87,414,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,884 $53,961,000 19.8%
Total Expenditures $14,530 $271,855,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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