Stokes Beard Elementary School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 369 students
Franklin Academy
501 3rd Avenue N, Columbus, MS 39701
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
231
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Columbus Municipal School District
Lowndes County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Mississippi elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Franklin Academy
Franklin Academy is a magnet elementary school in Columbus, Mississippi, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Columbus Municipal School District. The school is located in a remote town in Lowndes County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 231 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Mississippi elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 231 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- Columbus Municipal School District
- County
- Lowndes County
- NCES school ID
- 280120000159
Schools near Franklin Academy
All 18 schools in Columbus →
Cook Elementary School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 415 students
Fairview Elementary School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 244 students
Sale Elementary School
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 290 students
New Hope Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 1,191 students
West Lowndes Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 276 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.