Elementary Schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Summary:

The Sunflower City Consolidated School District in Mississippi operates five elementary schools serving grades K-5: Lockard Elementary School, Ruleville Central Elementary School, Moorhead Central School, A.W. James Elementary School, and Rosser Early Learning Center.

Lockard Elementary School stands out with the highest proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd grade students, significantly exceeding the district and state averages. A.W. James Elementary School also excels, with the highest proficiency rates in Mathematics for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students compared to other schools in the district. These high-performing schools may benefit from their relatively low student-teacher ratios.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with all schools reporting high chronic absenteeism rates and 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The schools in the Sunflower City Consolidated School District are generally ranked in the bottom third of Mississippi elementary schools, suggesting broader, district-level issues that need to be addressed to improve educational outcomes for all students.

District Detail

196 Martin Luther King Drive
Indianola, MS 38751

(662) 887-5501

SchoolDigger Rank:
98^th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,807

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Lockard Elementary School	Public	K-3	302 College Avenue	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1260	393	23	17.0	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	360 (91.6%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)	60.5						68.9									$12,092
A.W. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 South Blvd	Drew	38737	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 745-8892	219	17	12.6	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	207 (94.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	39.4	235^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.6%		55.4	175^th of 390 public elementary schools	55.1%	60	22.2	56.0	34.4				55.6	64.0	31.3					59.4		$15,006
Ruleville Central Elementary	Public	K-5	410 L F Packer Drive	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4276	271	18	14.8	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	259 (95.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19.1	331^st of 383 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.2	321^st of 390 public elementary schools	17.7%	10	20.4	33.3	33.3				4.1	38.9	21.4					66.6		$12,259
Moorhead Central School	Public	K-8	506 Washington Street	Moorhead	38761	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 246-5680	245	18	13.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.4	354^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.6%		21	323^rd of 390 public elementary schools	17.2%	31	30.3	15.2	45.0	27.2	12.9	7.1	14.3	3.0	35.0	13.6	6.7	18.5	80.0	50.0	21.4	$15,424

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cleveland School District	9.31 mi	10	86^th
West Bolivar Consolidated School District	14.79 mi	5	123^rd
North Bolivar Consolidated	14.84 mi	3	83^rd
West Tallahatchie School District	19.21 mi	3	117^th
Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	20.88 mi	15	126^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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