Summary:
The Quitman County School District has a single elementary school, Quitman County Elementary in Lambert, MS, serving grades PK through 4 with an enrollment of 331 students. This rural Mississippi school operates in a district ranked 103rd out of 134 in the state, and every student qualifies for free/reduced lunch, reflecting a 100% poverty rate that is important context for understanding test performance. Because this is the only elementary school in the district, district-level academic data is identical to the school’s own results.
Academically, math is clearly the school’s strongest subject. In the 2024–2025 school year, 3rd grade math proficiency was 62.0% (8.7 points above the state average) and 4th grade math was 65.4% (8.8 points above). In 2025–2026, the school still beat the state but by smaller margins: +4.4 points in 3rd grade and +0.9 points in 4th grade, as math scores fell sharply year-over-year. English Language Arts remains a persistent weakness, with 3rd grade proficiency at 35.5% and 4th grade at 42.8%, both roughly 10 points below state averages. A bright spot is chronic absenteeism: at 19.6%, it is notably better than the district’s 25.7% and the state’s 23.9%, suggesting attendance is not a major obstacle.
The school’s statewide ranking has slipped from the 57th percentile (3 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 44th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, driven largely by math declines and low ELA results. For parents, the key takeaway is that while math performance has historically exceeded state norms, both subjects now need attention, especially literacy. The school’s success in math despite 100% poverty shows potential, but without stabilizing math gains and improving reading outcomes, its overall competitiveness may continue to fade. Class size data is not available, but with 331 students, individualized attention may still be feasible.
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