First Presbyterian Day School
Private · Grades K–6 · 471 students
Barack Obama Elementary School
750 N. Congress Street, Jackson, MS 39202
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
242
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Jackson Public Schools
Hinds County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
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 Barack Obama Elementary School
Barack Obama Elementary School is a magnet elementary school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades K–5. It is part of Jackson Public Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Hinds County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 242 students were enrolled, with about 16.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Mississippi elementary school (14.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 371 Mississippi elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 242 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Jackson Public Schools
- County
- Hinds County
- NCES school ID
- 280219001052
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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.