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Barack Obama Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

750 N. Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39202 · (601) 960-5334 · Part of Jackson Public School District

Jackson’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Mississippi school districts

Students
242
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Barack Obama Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 47 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Jackson kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Barack Obama Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 34.8%

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

750 N. Congress Street, Jackson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten28
Grade 140
Grade 242
Grade 349
Grade 442
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
228’20
217’21
239’22
292’23
242’24

Up 6.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Barack Obama Elementary School from Jackson families.

Other schools in Jackson Public School District

The district →

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