Tishomingo County School District

Summary:

The Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District in Mississippi operates 6 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 42 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the district, Belmont School, an alternative school, has strong performance with a 89.4% 4-year graduation rate and high proficiency rates in several subject areas. However, it also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%. Tishomingo County High School has consistently ranked in the top half of Mississippi high schools, though its ranking has declined slightly from 64th in 2022-2023 to 74th in 2024-2025. Meanwhile, Tishomingo Elementary stands out for its high proficiency rates in science, often significantly exceeding the district and state averages.

The district as a whole faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 25.9% across all schools. Additionally, there is significant variation in performance among the elementary schools, with Tishomingo Elementary's strong science results contrasting with more mixed results at Burnsville Elementary and Iuka Elementary. These insights highlight both the strengths and areas for improvement within the Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District.

District Detail

1620 Paul Edmondson Drive
Iuka, MS 38852

(662) 423-3206

SchoolDigger Rank:
42^nd of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: K-13
Students: 2,844

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Belmont Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	9 School Drive	Belmont	38827	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 454-7924	855	74	11.6	65.4%	670 (78.4%)	14 (1.6%)	118 (13.8%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.4%)								(n/a)	43.8	71.2	41.3	46.2	58.4	70.3	54.0	74.6	45.7	44.6	63.8	74.1	74.5	43.8	43.4	77.7	68.7	71.3	$12,062
Burnsville Elementary School	Public	K-8	23 Washington St.	Burnsville	38833	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 427-9226	410	33	12.3	74.4%	349 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (12.2%)	46.4	206^th of 383 public elementary schools	46.2%		32.9	266^th of 390 public elementary schools	31.8%	60	57.4	68.0	35.3	65.2	59.6	42.5	45.8	48.0	11.7	37.0	70.2	40.4			32.3	53.2			$10,234
Tishomingo Elementary School	Public	K-8	34 A Monroe St	Tishomingo	38873	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 438-6800	254	25	10.1	79.1%	215 (84.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.4%)	57.1	166^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.7%		59.9	152^nd of 390 public elementary schools	61.0%	14	33.4	67.9	59.1	73.1	25.0	45.8	14.3	46.4	40.9	50.0	46.4	54.2			86.3	66.7			$13,312
Tish. County Career And Technical Cent	Public	9-12	1421 Hwy 25 N	Tishomingo	38873	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 438-6689	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tishomingo County Alternative School	Public	5-12	34a Monroe St	Tishomingo	38873	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 438-6800	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Iuka Elementary School	Public	K-4	1500 Whitehouse Rd	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 423-9290	414	29	14.1	66.7%	358 (86.5%)	7 (1.7%)	22 (5.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	63.4	144^th of 383 public elementary schools	62.4%		72.6	100^th of 390 public elementary schools	74.4%	44	57.6	57.9					52.2	59.4											$10,295
Iuka Middle School	Public	5-8	507 West Quitman	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 423-3316	333	25	13.1	64.0%	296 (88.9%)	12 (3.6%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	50.4	131^st of 266 public middle schools	50.8%		45.4	145^th of 264 public middle schools	45.1%	14			71.2	52.7	46.3	34.9			39.7	27.4	49.5	41.9			67.1	50.0			$11,286
Tishomingo County High School	Public	9-12	701 Hwy 72	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 423-7300	578	51	11.4	63.7%	518 (89.6%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.5%)	70.1	74^th of 232 public high schools	68.1%		68.1	72^nd of 228 public high schools	68.4%	2													83.7	57.8			65.6	60.6	$12,940

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Itawamba County	11.69 mi	8	40^th
Prentiss County School District	11.92 mi	7	27^th
Booneville School District	21.76 mi	4	9^th
Baldwyn School District	23.35 mi	3	74^th
Lee County	25.96 mi	15	65^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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