D.T. Cox Elementary School in Pontotoc, Mississippi on �ǿմ�ý

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D.T. Cox Elementary School

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D.T. Cox Elementary School is a rural public school in Pontotoc, Mississippi that is part of Pontotoc City School District. It serves 332 students in grades 3 - 4 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Its teachers have had 21 projects funded on �ǿմ�ý.

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Grades 3 - 4

332 Students

27 Teachers

304 Clark St

Pontotoc, MS 38863 View local requests

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D.T. Cox Elementary School Demographics

75%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

47%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

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