Thomas Street Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Tupelo, Mississippi

Thomas Street Elementary School in Tupelo, Mississippi enrolled 374 students in 2024-25 with 28.6 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 33%

402 students in 2022-23, 376 students in 2023-24, 374 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.8 to 28.6.

Students enrolled at Thomas Street Elementary School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234022023-243762024-25374
Students enrolled at Thomas Street Elementary School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234022023-243762024-25374
Students enrolled at Thomas Street Elementary School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234022023-243762024-25374
Students enrolled at Thomas Street Elementary School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 376, 2024-25: 37402004006002022-234022023-243762024-25374
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340242.89.4
2023-2437639.59.5
2024-2537428.613.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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.

Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.1; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.1; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.1; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.7 to 38.6; This school 13.1; state median 14.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.1state median 14.9U.S. 14.6

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 400 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thomas Street Elementary School enrolled 400 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 400 of the 400 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.4% of students were Black, 29.9% White, 9.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black52.4%
  2. White29.9%
  3. Hispanic9.1%
  4. Two or more races5.6%
  5. Asian2.9%

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.

Elementary schools in Tupelo

8 public elementary schools in Tupelo report 2024-25 enrollment; Thomas Street Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lawhon Elementary School57514.465.4%
Joyner Elementary School44414.161.9%
Parkway Elementary School41813.166.0%
Lawndale Elementary School37811.668.3%
Rankin Elementary School37512.760.3%
Thomas Street Elementary School37413.158.6%
Pierce Street Elementary School34511.355.9%
Carver Elementary School31213.669.9%

All public schools in Tupelo →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thomas Street Elementary School

  1. Parkway Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 418 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Rankin Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 375 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Thomas Street Elementary School with Parkway Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Tupelo Public School District spends per student$13,155 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,155
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiThomas Street Elementary School is the number 246 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#246 of 423
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. 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 Thomas Street Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Thomas Street Elementary School?
    374 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 402 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tupelo, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Street Elementary School?
    13.1 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.
  3. Is Thomas Street Elementary School a Title I school?
    Thomas Street Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Thomas Street Elementary School in?
    Tupelo Public School District, NCES district ID 2804320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280432000818 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
  • 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.

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