Summary:
The Louisville Municipal School District in Mississippi is served by just two elementary schools — Fair Elementary (PK–2, 350 students) and Louisville Elementary (3–5, 290 students) — together educating 640 students in a high-poverty area where roughly 88.5% qualify for free or reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism runs well above typical levels.
Since Louisville Elementary is the only tested school, it provides the clearest academic picture. It trails both the district and state in every subject, but showed real progress in ELA (30.2% to 37.2% proficiency) and 5th-grade science (51.3% to 62.9%) in the latest year, while math slipped to 31.7%. The toughest spot is 3rd-grade math at just 18.8% proficiency — a 30-point gap from the state. Fair Elementary has no test scores, but faces early-grade risks: a 25.1% chronic absenteeism rate (above the district's 24.8% and state's 23.9%) and a student-teacher ratio of 20.7 versus 13.1 at Louisville Elementary — a substantial gap for a school serving younger children.
Louisville Elementary's state ranking improved from the 15th to 20th percentile, but it remains a 1-star school — a notable decline from its 2-star, 43rd-percentile standing in 2023–2024. The district overall holds a 3-star rating (69th of 134 Mississippi districts). Science is the relative bright spot, with 5th graders at 62.9% proficiency, just 8.6 points below the state. For parents, the bottom line is that both schools face high poverty and absenteeism challenges, but Louisville Elementary is building momentum in reading and science, while Fair Elementary's early-grade staffing and attendance issues deserve attention as the district works to improve outcomes.
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