Neshoba Central Elementary School
Philadelphia, MS · Elementary School · Grades -1-5
Neshoba Central Elementary School is a elementary school in Philadelphia, MS with 1,388 students enrolled and a 26% proficiency rate. Part of Neshoba County School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Neshoba Central Elementary School is a elementary school located in Philadelphia, Mississippi. The school serves 1,388 students in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 26% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Neshoba Central Elementary School is part of the Neshoba County School District in Mississippi. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Neshoba Central Elementary School has 1,388 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Neshoba County School District (1,013 students). Its 26% proficiency rate is 3 percentage points below the district average of 29%. Compared to the Mississippi state average of 30%, the school performs 4 points lower. With a 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Neshoba Central Elementary School has 1,388 students enrolled in grades -1-5. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 26% of students at Neshoba Central Elementary School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Neshoba Central Elementary School is part of the Neshoba County School District in Philadelphia, Mississippi. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.