Central Elementary School

Regular School · Lucedale, MS

Central Elementary School is a regular school school in Lucedale, Mississippi, serving grades PK–06 with 660 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

660

Teachers (FTE)

41.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	487	74%
Two or more races	118	18%
Hispanic/Latino	28	4%
Black or African American	24	4%
Asian	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	660	354M / 306F

English Language Learners: 13 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	51.0% +15.3pp	35.7%	310
Reading Proficiency	49.0% +13.7pp	35.3%	312
Science Proficiency	80-84%	—	69

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)

-0.23 grade levels

Math

-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

42 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

4.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.6% 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.)	660	100%

Contact & Location

14159 HWY 26 W

Lucedale, MS 39452

Phone: (601)947-2429

http://www.gcsd.us/

District

GEORGE CO SCHOOL DIST

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,157

District enrollment: 4,165

Other Schools in District

Agricola Elementary School Elementary
Benndale Elementary School Elementary
LC Hatcher Elementary School Elementary
LT Taylor Intermediate School Elementary
Rocky Creek Elementary School Elementary
GEORGE COUNTY ALTERNATIVE High
George County High School High
George County Middle School Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 39452) → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Mississippi teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

280156000227

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