Summary:
The Quitman County School District in Mississippi operates three schools: Quitman County Elementary School, Quitman County Middle School, and M.S. Palmer High School. The district faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, as evidenced by the stark disparities in academic performance compared to the state average.
Quitman County Elementary School stands out as a bright spot, consistently ranking in the top half of Mississippi elementary schools with a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the state average in 3rd and 4th-grade math proficiency and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4. In contrast, the district's elementary and middle schools consistently underperform the state average on MAAP English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments.
M.S. Palmer High School also performs better than the district's other schools, ranking in the top half of Mississippi high schools with a 3-star rating. The high school outperforms the state average in English II and U.S. History end-of-course exams and maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.4%. However, the high school still lags behind the state average in Algebra I and Biology. The district as a whole faces challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates and 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may be contributing to the academic struggles observed.
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