The Fondren community is blessed with excellent public and private schools. The Jackson Public School System operates Boyd Elementary School (Grades 3-5) on Northside Drive, which has been adopted by the Fondren Renaissance Foundation through the JPS Adopt-A-School Partnership program. Nearby McWillie Elementary School (K – 2nd Grade) offers the attractive Montessori program as part of its curriculum. Fondren area students who choose to continue in the public school system, then track through Chastain Middle School and Murrah High School, both outstanding components of our public school system.  

     St. Andrews Episcopal Lower School is located on the school’s south campus at 4120 Old Canton Road in Fondren and is one of the Jackson metro area’s premier private institutions, serving Pre-K through Grade 4.
     St. Richard Catholic School, located at 100 Holly Drive in Fondren, is an extraordinary private school serving Pre-K4 through Grade 6. St. Richard has been selected by the Mississippi Arts Commission as one of its Whole School initiatives, with a concentration on a special arts curriculum.
      St. James Episcopal Church on Oakridge Drive offers the Montessori program on a daily basis to children ages 3 to 5 years old. There are also numerous other private pre-school programs at various churches in the Fondren area, including Woodland Hills Baptist, St. Luke's Methodist and The Privette School at Broadmeadow Methodist.