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DT Cox Elementary School

Regular School · Pontotoc, MS

DT Cox Elementary School is a regular school school in Pontotoc, Mississippi, serving grades 03–04 with 354 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.8:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
03 – 04
Enrollment
354
Teachers (FTE)
27.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.8:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
No

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 174 49%
Black or African American 84 24%
Hispanic/Latino 75 21%
Two or more races 14 4%
Asian 7 2%
Total enrollment 354 180M / 174F

English Language Learners: 40 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 54.0% +18.3pp 35.7% 347
Reading Proficiency 52.0% +16.7pp 35.3% 347
Science Proficiency S 3

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)
+0.14 grade levels
Math
-0.03 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
41 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
71
20.1% 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.) 354 100%

Contact & Location

304 Clark Street

Pontotoc, MS 38863

Phone: (662)489-2454

http://www.pontotoc.k12.ms.us

District

PONTOTOC CITY SCHOOLS

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,946

District enrollment: 2,302

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

280369000704

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