Summary:
Zip code 42442 has two public schools in Hopkins County: Southside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5, and South Hopkins Middle School, serving grades 6–8. In 2025–2026, Southside’s reported results averaged 43% proficient, close to the matching state average of 44%; South Hopkins Middle’s nine reportable results averaged 38%, versus 44% for the state. The most important concern is South Hopkins Middle’s substantial eighth-grade literacy gaps, especially in writing.
Southside’s standout was fourth-grade science: 47% proficient, 7 percentage points above the state and 5 points above the district. Its clearest shortfall was fourth-grade math, at 31%—12 points below the state. South Hopkins Middle stood out in eighth-grade Editing and Mechanics, with 52% proficient, 10 points above the state. Its lowest result was eighth-grade writing: 26%, 22 points below the state; eighth-grade reading was also 11 points below. The schools serve different grades, so these are comparisons with grade-specific benchmarks, not a like-for-like school ranking.
Results moved farther from state benchmarks overall: Southside’s average gap shifted from 5 points above the state in 2024–2025 to 1 point below in 2025–2026, while South Hopkins Middle’s moved from about 1 point below to 6 points below. Southside’s fourth-grade math fell 19 points, though science rose 11; the middle school’s seventh-grade math fell 17 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile for Southside declined from 63 to 48 over three years; South Hopkins Middle’s was 32 in 2025–2026, down from 46 the year before. As context, 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible rates were 67% at Southside and 57% at South Hopkins Middle; student-teacher ratios were 14.8 and 12.2, respectively. These figures describe different school profiles and do not explain achievement results.
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