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Charleston Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

412 E. Chestnut St., Charleston, MS 38921 · (662) 647-2679 · Part of East Tallahatchie School District

Charleston’s School Grade D better than 14% of Mississippi school districts

Students
316
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Charleston Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Charleston kids: Charleston Middle School

On the path

Where Charleston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Charleston Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Charleston Middle School208 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

412 E. Chestnut St., Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten64
Grade 168
Grade 263
Grade 357
Grade 446
Enrollment over time
386’20
333’21
305’22
322’23
316’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 83%White 12%Two or more races 4%Hispanic <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Charleston Elementary School from Charleston families.

Other schools in East Tallahatchie School District

The district →
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Charleston
D−
208 students18:1
Charleston High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Charleston
D
273 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Charleston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.