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Ripley Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–4

702 W Terry Street, Ripley, MS 38663 · (662) 837-3684 · Part of South Tippah School District

Ripley’s School Grade A− better than 81% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
611
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–4
The gist

What stands out about Ripley Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Ripley kids: Ripley Middle School

On the path

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

K–4Ripley Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Ripley Middle School459 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency46%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 34.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

702 W Terry Street, Ripley

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten148
Grade 1133
Grade 2106
Grade 3122
Grade 4102
Enrollment over time
575’20
584’21
557’22
608’23
611’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 24%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ripley Elementary School from Ripley families.

Other schools in South Tippah School District

The district →
Pine Grove High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ripley
B+
573 students12:1
Blue Mountain High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Blue Mountain
B+
295 students9:1
Ripley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ripley
B
459 students13:1
Ripley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ripley
B
465 students12:1

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