Elementary Schools in North Bolivar Consolidated School District

North Bolivar Consolidated is home to two elementary schools — Casper E Hall and I. T. Montgomery Elementary School — serving grades PK through 6 in the Mississippi Delta, with a combined enrollment of 379 students and nearly all students (98–99%) qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The district itself ranks 85th out of 134 Mississippi districts (2 stars), yet both schools have bright spots worth noting.

Casper E Hall is the higher-performing school overall, ranking 177th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools (53rd percentile, 3 stars) in 2025–2026, up from the 49th percentile two years earlier. It is an attendance standout, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.5% — far below the district average of 18.7% and the state average of 23.9%. Casper also outpaces I.T. Montgomery in average ELA proficiency by about 16 percentage points (53.0% vs. 36.8%), including especially strong 5th grade ELA (76.2% proficient vs. 55.8% statewide). I. T. Montgomery Elementary School is the standout in math and science. It improved from the 26th percentile (1 star) in 2023–2024 to the 41st percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, and it outperforms the state in 5th grade math (60.0% vs. 49.6%) and 6th grade math (56.3% vs. 52.7%). Its 5th grade science proficiency is an impressive 90% vs. 71.5% statewide.

Together, these schools reveal a district with complementary strengths: Casper leads in English Language Arts, while I.T. Montgomery leads in math and science. Both schools far exceed the state average in 5th grade science (85.7% and 90.0% vs. 71.5%). Attendance is a bright spot at both schools, with I.T. Montgomery's 16.1% rate also below state and district averages. Casper does show notable grade-level swings — 4th grade ELA dipped to 30% while 5th grade ELA reached 76.2% — suggesting cohort-specific challenges. I.T. Montgomery made the bigger three-year ranking jump (26th to 41st percentile, climbing from 1-star to 2-star). Perhaps most importantly, both schools prove that high poverty does not prevent state-beating performance, posting multiple scores above Mississippi averages and improving their state rankings over the past three years.