Cook Elementary School

Regular School · Columbus, MS

Cook Elementary School is a regular school school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving grades PK–05 with 415 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

415

Teachers (FTE)

29.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	358	86%
Hispanic/Latino	25	6%
White	18	4%
Two or more races	8	2%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	415	223M / 192F

English Language Learners: 18 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	6-9%	35.7%	181
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	35.3%	182
Science Proficiency	25-29%	—	65

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.55 grade levels

Math

-0.11 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

59 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

18.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	415	100%

Contact & Location

2217 7th Street N

Columbus, MS 39701

Phone: (662)241-7180

http://www.columbuscityschools.org/o/ces

District

COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,491

District enrollment: 3,090

Other Schools in District

Fairview Elementary School Elementary
Franklin Academy Elementary
Sale Elementary School Elementary
Stokes Beard Elementary School Elementary
Columbus High School High
MCKELLAR VOCATIONAL CENTER High
Columbus Middle School Middle
CMSD ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL Other

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39701) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280120000156

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