Summary:
Beaumont, Mississippi is served by a single school, South Perry Elementary School, a K–5 campus with 234 students in the Perry County School District. The school maintains a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio, while 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a highly economically disadvantaged population. Chronic absenteeism is 18.0%, which is better than both the district (22.9%) and state (23.9%) averages, suggesting relatively strong attendance engagement.
Academically, South Perry Elementary shows clear bright spots. In 2025-2026, 5th grade science led the way with 62% proficiency, beating the district’s 60% and closing in on the state’s 71.5%. Upper-grade literacy has also improved substantially: 4th grade ELA jumped from 33.3% to 48.1% proficiency, and 5th grade ELA rose from 34.3% to 44.8% between the last two school years. The school also outperformed its district in most subjects tested in 2025-2026, including 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade ELA, 4th and 5th grade math, and 5th grade science, despite the district including other campuses across Perry County.
However, math is a major concern. Only 22.5% of 3rd graders and 24.1% of 5th graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026, far below state averages of 48.8% and 49.6%. The 3rd grade math score fell sharply by nearly 20 percentage points year over year, and the school’s state ranking slipped from the 44th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 24th percentile in 2025-2026, with a 1-star rating in the two most recent years. Even so, the school’s improved ELA scores, strong science results, low chronic absenteeism, and favorable class sizes provide building blocks for future growth, making it a school with clear strengths and equally clear areas needing attention.
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