Summary:
South Delta School District contains a single elementary school, South Delta Elementary School, serving grades PK–5 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, with 234 students and a 100% free/reduced lunch rate. Despite being in a district ranked near the bottom of Mississippi, the school is showing measurable improvement.
In the 2025–2026 school year, South Delta Elementary School jumped to the 20th percentile statewide (rank 303 out of 377), up from the 9th–10th percentile in prior years, and earned 1 star after two years at 0 stars. The biggest gains came in 5th grade ELA, which rose from 25.9% to 50% proficient, and 5th grade science, which rose from 48.1% to 63.4%. In math, the picture is mixed: 4th grade improved by 14.4 points to 30%, but 3rd grade dipped slightly to 28.2% and 5th grade remains critically low at 20%. All grade levels still trail state averages, but the gaps in ELA and science have narrowed substantially.
One of the school’s bright spots is attendance: chronic absenteeism is 23.2%, almost matching the state average of 23.9% and far better than the district figure of 34.1%. Since this is the only elementary campus, the school’s results also represent the district’s results. The low 13:1 student-teacher ratio may help the school continue its upward trajectory. While math is the clear priority for improvement, the recent gains in multiple subjects show that high poverty does not prevent progress.
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