Summary:
The city of Anguilla, Mississippi has only one school serving grades 6-8, South Delta Middle School, which is part of the South Delta School District. This school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Mississippi middle schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 18.9% of 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 46.7%.
South Delta Middle School faces several challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% in the 2022-2023 school year and a student population where 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating very high poverty levels in the community. The school's student-teacher ratio of 14.6 is slightly lower than the state average, but this has not translated into improved academic outcomes for the students.
Overall, the data suggests that significant interventions and support are needed to improve the educational experience and outcomes for the students of South Delta Middle School. The consistently low performance, high poverty levels, and other challenges faced by the school indicate that the community it serves is in need of additional resources and targeted efforts to address the root causes of the school's struggles and provide a better learning environment for its students.
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