Summary:
Elementary education in Neshoba County Schools is provided by a single campus, Neshoba Central Elementary School, a large PK–5 school serving 1,419 students in a mostly rural Mississippi community. The district is ranked 3rd out of 134 districts in the state, earning a 5-star rating, and the school itself ranks 44th out of 377 elementary schools (88th percentile) with a 4-star rating. Over the past three years, the school has stayed in the top 20% of Mississippi elementary schools, improving from 69th in 2024-2025 to 44th in 2025-2026.
Academically, Neshoba Central Elementary School significantly outperforms state averages across nearly every subject and grade. In 2025-2026, math proficiency ranged from 67.8% to 73.5%, beating the state by 19 to 22 percentage points, with 4th grade math at 73.5%. Fifth-grade science is the school's strongest subject at 84% proficiency, 12.5 points above the state. English Language Arts is the relative weak spot, though 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade scores of 65.2%, 67.1%, and 61.2% still exceed state averages by 5 to 17 points. These results are especially notable given that 67.51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, showing high performance in a high-poverty context.
The school also posts a chronic absenteeism rate of 18.6%, below both the district (21.9%) and state (23.9%) averages, though nearly one in five students still misses significant school time. With a 16.3:1 student-teacher ratio for its 1,419 students, class sizes remain manageable for such a large campus. Continued focus on 5th-grade literacy and further reducing absenteeism could help this already high-achieving school climb even higher in the rankings. Overall, Neshoba Central Elementary School stands out as a consistently strong choice for elementary education in Mississippi.
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