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Lockard Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–3

302 College Avenue, Indianola, MS 38751 · (662) 884-1260 · Part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Indianola’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
393
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–3
The gist

What stands out about Lockard Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Indianola kids: Robert L Merritt Junior High

On the path

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

K–3Lockard Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–9Robert L Merritt Junior High341 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

302 College Avenue, Indianola

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten102
Grade 183
Grade 2105
Grade 3102
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
378’20
338’21
371’22
382’23
393’24

Up 4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 92%Hispanic 5%White 2%Two or more races 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lockard Elementary School from Indianola families.

Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District

The district →
A.W. James Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Drew
C−
219 students13:1
Rosser Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Moorhead
79 students20:1
Ruleville Central Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ruleville
C−
271 students15:1
Moorhead Central School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Moorhead
D
245 students13:1
Carver Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Indianola
C−
250 students13:1
Ruleville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ruleville
D
131 students11:1

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; Indianola’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.