Summary:
Summit, Mississippi is served by two elementary schools — North Pike Elementary School and Summit Elementary School — together educating roughly 981 students in kindergarten through fourth grade across two different districts, North Pike Schools and McComb School District.
North Pike Elementary School is the clear academic leader, ranked 169th out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools in 2025–2026 (55th percentile, 3 stars), compared to Summit Elementary School's 233rd place (38th percentile, 2 stars). North Pike outperformed Summit in 7 of 8 tested subject/grade comparisons and posted a higher average MAAP proficiency of 52.4% versus Summit's 40.7%. North Pike also has lower chronic absenteeism (21.1% vs. 24.2%) and a lower poverty rate, with 70.9% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch compared to Summit's 100%. Both schools have similar student-teacher ratios (15.5:1 and 16.1:1), indicating the achievement gap is tied more to student demographics and school context than class size.
Summit Elementary School, however, stands out as a bright spot within its district. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 24.2% is far better than the McComb School District's rate of 38.6%. Summit also made strong gains in English Language Arts: 3rd-grade proficiency rose from 36.9% to 42.3%, while 4th-grade ELA jumped from 37.7% to 50.0%, tying North Pike and nearly matching the state average. The overall performance gap between the two schools narrowed from about 15.8 points to 7.6 points over the past year, though North Pike's 4th-grade math advantage widened to 20.4 points. One concern for North Pike is its 3rd-grade math score, which fell sharply from 57.4% to 44.7%, its largest single-year drop. Summit's state ranking improved 46 places year over year, while North Pike slipped slightly after improving the prior year.
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