Pillow Academy vs. Carroll Academy
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School Overview
Top Rankings
Pillow Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Mississippi for:
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Overview
Pillow Academy's leadership in teaching, athletics, and service make it a beacon of excellence in education.
Thirty five years ago the founders of Pillow Academy had a vision of quality education for Greenwood and the surrounding counties.
Pillow Academy's mission, as a college preparatory school, is to educate the whole child in an environment of academic excellence and Christian values, so that each child is challenged to grow and mature in knowledge, wisdom, and service.
Carroll Academy strives to lead students to develop skills and knowledge in the Arts and Sciences and to develop an understanding of their privileges and responsibilities in relation to their family, community, state, nation, and God.
Carroll Academy is a fully accredited member of the Mississippi Private School Association.
Carroll Academy Elementary strives to lead students to develop skills and knowledge in the Arts and Sciences and to develop an understanding of their privileges and responsibilities in relation to their family, community, state, nation, and God.
Our purpose at Carroll Academy Kindergarten is multifold to educate children so that they will develop fully their intellectual, social, and creative capabilities; to instill an enthusiasm for learning; and to develop a sense of resposible participation in society.
We also hope that our students will grow in self-esteem and self-discipline, will meet the academic challenges, and care for the needs of others In addition to the academic challenges at Carroll Academy, the teachers are also committed to building a good foundation in the Christian way of life as well as the social and emotional development of each child.
Grades Offered
PK-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Students Body
Total Students
849 students
325 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
5%
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Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
51
26
Kindergarten Students
153
19
Grade 1 Students
50
18
Grade 2 Students
50
19
Grade 3 Students
50
15
Grade 4 Students
50
20
Grade 5 Students
67
25
Grade 6 Students
50
22
Grade 7 Students
50
14
Grade 8 Students
78
32
Grade 9 Students
50
30
Grade 10 Students
50
31
Grade 11 Students
50
29
Grade 12 Students
50
25
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
78 teachers
26 teachers
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:11
1:13
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling