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DT Cox Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–4

304 Clark Street, Pontotoc, MS 38863 · (662) 489-2454 · Part of Pontotoc City Schools

Pontotoc’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Mississippi school districts

Students
354
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–4
The gist

What stands out about DT Cox Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Pontotoc kids: Pontotoc Jr High School

On the path

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

PK–2Pontotoc Elementary School657 students
3–4DT Cox Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Pontotoc Jr High School361 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts52%
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).

304 Clark Street, Pontotoc

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3184
Grade 4170
Enrollment over time
351’20
338’21
307’22
332’23
354’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 24%Hispanic 21%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about DT Cox Elementary School from Pontotoc families.

Other schools in Pontotoc City Schools

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