Sale Elementary School

Regular School · Columbus, MS

Sale Elementary School is a regular school school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving grades PK–05 with 290 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

290

Teachers (FTE)

17.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

16.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	271	93%
White	7	2%
Hispanic/Latino	6	2%
Two or more races	6	2%
Total enrollment	290	160M / 130F

English Language Learners: 8 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	10-14%	35.7%	118
Reading Proficiency	20-24%	35.3%	118
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	38

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)

-0.36 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

12 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

23.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

24.8% 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.)	290	100%

Contact & Location

520 Warpath Road

Columbus, MS 39702

Phone: (662)241-7260

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

District

COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,491

District enrollment: 3,090

Other Schools in District

Cook Elementary School Elementary
Fairview Elementary School Elementary
Franklin Academy 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 39702) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280120000164

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