S.V. Marshall Elementary School in Lexington, Mississippi on DonorsChoose

{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"S.V. Marshall Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":83.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9887350,"projectId":9227717,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for investing in our classroom library. These new texts are helping me teach real, transferable reading skills: how to choose \"just-right\" books, build stamina, and talk about what we read with evidence. With the mix of graphic novels, high-interest nonfiction, biographies, and poetry, we're practicing strategies like figuring out unknown words with context clues and word parts, noticing text features (headings, captions, diagrams), tracing cause and effect, and comparing how different authors present the same topic. Several of the science-themed books are also strengthening our content literacy—students are learning to read charts, interpret diagrams, and connect claims to evidence, which spills over into our lab work.\r\n\r\nReading time in our room now looks joyful and structured. Students book-shop once a week, then settle into daily independent reading while I confer one-on-one or in small groups. Partners engage in quick \"turn-and-talks\" to summarize, ask questions, and make predictions, and we conclude with a brief share where readers highlight a favorite line or showcase a text feature they've noticed. Because the collection finally reflects a wide range of interests and levels, more students are finishing books and recommending them to one another!\r\n\r\nA few readers deserve a special shout-out. \"R.\", who used to avoid reading altogether, raced through a graphic novel and asked for the sequel the same day it was returned. \"C.\", a fast but sometimes careless reader, is slowing down to annotate captions and sidebars in our nonfiction animal series. And \"F.\", who is brilliant but anxious, found a quiet confidence in poetry—he volunteered to read a stanza aloud for the first time this year. Your generosity didn't just put books on shelves; it put the right books in the right hands at the right moment. We're grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1744290659353,"projectUrl":"project/readers-are-leaders/9227717/","projectTitle":"Readers Are Leaders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lacey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9887350"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_96401","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":208,"numTeachers":37,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":99,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":0,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"5.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":16.3,"schoolId":96401,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about S.V. Marshall Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"S.V. Marshall Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/mississippi/holmes-county-consolidated-school-district/s-v-marshall-elementary-school/96401"}

About this school

S.V. Marshall Elementary School is a rural public school in Lexington, Mississippi that is part of Holmes County Consolidated School District. It serves 208 students in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 5.6:1. Its teachers have had 23 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 5

208 Students

37 Teachers

12572 Highway 12

Lexington, MS 39095 View local requests

http://www.holmes.k12.ms.us/svme/index.htm

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

Give to this school

Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

S.V. Marshall Elementary School Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Coats

Ms. Lacey

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. Each classroom request for funding was created by a classroom teacher and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works

S.V. Marshall Elementary School Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

99%

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

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

S.V. Marshall Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.