Summary:
The McComb School District in Mississippi is home to three elementary schools: Otken Elementary School, Summit Elementary School, and Kennedy Elementary School. These schools serve students from prekindergarten through 5th grade and face significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism and economic disadvantage among the student population.
Among the three schools, Summit Elementary School stands out as the highest-performing, with a ranking of 279 out of 383 Mississippi elementary schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, the highest among the three schools. Summit Elementary also outperformed the district and state averages in several subject areas, such as 4th grade math and 5th grade English Language Arts.
However, all three schools in the McComb School District face significant challenges, with chronic absenteeism rates of 23.9% for the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, all three schools have 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the student population. While the overall performance of the district is relatively low, the data suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices of the higher-performing school, Summit Elementary, and apply them to the other schools in the district to improve student outcomes.
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