Smilow Prep

Charter

Regular School · JACKSON, MS

Smilow Prep is a charter regular school school in JACKSON, Mississippi, serving grades 05–08 with 521 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 20:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

521

Teachers (FTE)

26.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

20:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	515	99%
Two or more races	3	1%
Hispanic/Latino	2	0%
White	1	0%
Total enrollment	521	283M / 238F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -27.7pp	35.7%	563
Reading Proficiency	12.0% -23.3pp	35.3%	567
Science Proficiency	20.0%	—	243

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

14% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

181

34.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	521	100%

Contact & Location

787 E. NORTHSIDE DRIVE

JACKSON, MS 39206

Phone: (769)524-5330

http://republiccharterschools.org/our-schools/smilow-prep/

District

JOEL E. SMILLOW PREP

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,177

District enrollment: 577

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39206) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280019201471

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD