Summary:
Foxworth, Mississippi, is served by three public schools within the Marion County School District: West Marion Primary School (PK–4, 435 students), West Marion Middle School (5–8, 355 students), and West Marion High School (9–12, 347 students), together enrolling 1,137 students in an area where over 99% qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. The district as a whole ranks 61st of 134 in Mississippi (54th percentile, 3 stars), but that average hides sharp differences between schools.
The clear bright spots are the district's bookends. West Marion Primary School earns a 4-star rating (74th percentile) with 86.4% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to 53.3% statewide, and 70.0% proficient in 3rd-grade ELA versus 48.5% statewide. West Marion High School is improving rapidly, jumping from 111th to 67th in state rankings in two years, now at the 70th percentile, driven by strong Biology (84.9% vs. 63.1%) and Algebra I (77.9% vs. 66.0%) proficiency. The middle link is the concern: West Marion Middle School sits at just the 42nd percentile with a 2-star rating, and proficiency plummets in 6th-grade math (25.9% vs. 52.7%) and 7th-grade math (33.3% vs. 57.7%).
Patterns across the three schools suggest math is a district strength, while literacy lags beyond 3rd grade, particularly in 4th-grade ELA, middle-school ELA, and English II. Student-teacher ratios improve at higher grades (19.7 at primary, 15.9 at middle, 11.6 at high), but class size alone doesn't explain the middle school's struggles. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at the high school (32.7%) and the graduation rate (83.7%) trails the state. The bottom line: families will find a strong early-learning experience and a rising high school, but the middle-school years deserve close attention.
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