Summary:
Coffeeville School District is served by a single school, Coffeeville Elementary School, a PK–8 campus in Coffeeville, MS with 257 students and a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio. The school has a 100% free/reduced lunch rate and a chronic absenteeism rate of 38.0%, well above the state’s 23.9%, making poverty and attendance the two biggest challenges facing the district.
Because this is the only school in the district, district-level results are entirely driven by Coffeeville Elementary. In 2025–2026, the school ranks 223rd out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools (41st percentile, 2 stars), down from the 55th percentile three years earlier. Overall proficiency trails the state by 4.4 points in ELA (42.6% vs. 47.0%) and 3.1 points in math (48.9% vs. 52.0%), while science is close to the state average at 63.2% vs. 64.7%. There are notable bright spots: 7th grade math is outstanding at 68.2% proficient versus 57.7% statewide, and 8th grade science has been a consistent strength, reaching 75.0% proficiency in 2024–2025 compared to 54.7% statewide.
Math improved dramatically in several grades between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, especially 8th grade math (25% to 53.8%) and 4th grade math (26.3% to 46.9%). However, upper-grade ELA is a concern: 6th grade ELA sits at 35.7% vs. 48.0% statewide, and 7th grade ELA dropped sharply from 46.1% to 31.8% in one year. Science remains the school’s strongest subject overall. While Coffeeville Elementary shows clear pockets of success, the combination of high chronic absenteeism, high poverty, and inconsistent middle-grade literacy has pushed its overall ranking downward. For parents, the key takeaway is that this school offers a small, personal environment with real academic strengths in math and science, but it faces serious systemic hurdles that will require focused effort on attendance and middle-school reading.
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