Summary:
Schools in the city of Weir, Mississippi, consist of one school, Weir Elementary School, which serves 142 students in grades PK through 6 in a small community where every student is economically disadvantaged. As the only school in the city, Weir Elementary is part of Choctaw County Schools, a district rated 4 stars and ranked 36th out of 134 districts in Mississippi. The school maintains a notably low student-teacher ratio of 8.5 to 1, and chronic absenteeism is just 14.9%, well below the state rate of 23.9%.
Academically, Weir Elementary has experienced a concerning three-year decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from the 68th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 43rd percentile in 2024-2025 and down to the 37th percentile in 2025-2026. In the most recent school year, average ELA proficiency was 38.3% and math proficiency was 49.2%, both significantly below district averages of roughly 70.8% and 68.4%. Fifth grade science proficiency also slipped from 66.6% to 60.0% in one year, moving from at-par with the state to 11.5 points below. These results indicate that the school's struggles are localized to Weir Elementary rather than systemic across the higher-performing district.
Despite these challenges, there are promising signals. Sixth grade math proficiency reached 66.7% in 2025-2026, well above the state average, and the prior year's 6th graders posted 80% proficiency. However, the same cohort of students dropped 25 percentage points in ELA from 5th to 6th grade, falling from 58.3% to 33.3%. With strong attendance, small class sizes, and high-performing math instruction in upper grades, Weir Elementary has structural assets to build on. But since students must transition to schools outside the city after 6th grade, the elementary years are critical for ensuring they arrive at middle school prepared for the academic demands ahead.
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