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Lafayette Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 2

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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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
71 F.D. Buddy East Parkway
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone
(662) 234-5627
District
LAFAYETTE CO SCHOOL DIST
County
LAFAYETTE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
778
Classroom Teachers
65

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

9

(10 is best)

Better than 84.8% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

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

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
45%
76%
42%
89%
48%
    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
12
12
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 116 14.9%
Kindergarten 203 26.1%
Grade 1 226 29.0%
Grade 2 209 26.9%
Total 778 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.9% 76.6% 44.6%
Black 18.7% 20.2% 48.4%
Hispanic 2.7% 2.5% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.7% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 51.7% 48.4% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible 40.5% 38.1% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 11.2% 10.3% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 18,354 2,939,690
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 33.6 62
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.5% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.1% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.7% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,033 1,131,760
Single Parent Households With Children 9.3% 10.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.0% 86.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 29.3% 24.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.5% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.8% 13.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.4% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.7% 16.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.9% 17.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.5% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 8.1% 13.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,102 $17,556,000 56.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $627 $1,803,000 5.8%
Staff $274 $787,000 2.5%
General Administration $371 $1,067,000 3.5%
School Administration $558 $1,606,000 5.2%
Operation $948 $2,726,000 8.8%
Transportation $515 $1,482,000 4.8%
Other $326 $938,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,618 $10,409,000 33.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,010 $2,906,000 9.4%
Total Expenditures $10,730 $30,871,000 100.0%
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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