Cook Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Columbus, Mississippi
Cook Elementary School in Columbus, Mississippi enrolled 415 students in 2024-25 with 29.2 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 25-29% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 14%
388 students in 2022-23, 423 students in 2023-24, 415 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 29.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 388 | 34.0 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 30.6 | 13.8 |
| 2024-25 | 415 | 29.2 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 391 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cook Elementary School enrolled 391 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 391 of the 391 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent16.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
86.3% of students were Black, 6.0% Hispanic, 4.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black86.3%
- Hispanic6.0%
- White4.3%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian1.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Cook Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Mississippi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 25‑29% | 22% | 41.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 20% (2021-22) | 52.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Columbus
7 public elementary schools in Columbus report 2024-25 enrollment; Cook Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope Elementary School | 1,191 | 14.0 | 52.1% |
| Cook Elementary School | 415 | 14.2 | 99.8% |
| Stokes Beard Elementary School | 369 | 14.5 | 100.0% |
| Sale Elementary School | 290 | 16.5 | 100.0% |
| West Lowndes Elementary | 276 | 11.1 | 98.6% |
| Fairview Elementary School | 244 | 15.4 | 99.6% |
| Franklin Academy | 231 | 14.0 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cook Elementary School
- Franklin AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 231 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 369 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Cook Elementary School with Franklin AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Columbus Municipal School District spends per student$13,944 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,944
- The largest public schools in MississippiCook Elementary School is the number 199 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#199 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cook Elementary School
How many students attend Cook Elementary School?
415 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 388 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbus, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cook Elementary School?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cook Elementary School a Title I school?
Cook Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cook Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Cook Elementary School scored proficient or above: 25-29% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Cook Elementary School in?
Columbus Municipal School District, NCES district ID 2801200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280120000156 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.