Elementary Schools in Tunica School District

The Tunica School District in Mississippi serves three elementary schools — Robinsonville Elementary School, Tunica Elementary School, and Dundee Elementary School — all serving grades PK-5 in a high-poverty, rural Mississippi Delta area where nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch. The district ranks 71st out of 134 Mississippi districts, placing it at the 47th percentile with a 2-star rating. Dundee Elementary School is the smallest school with 138 students, while Robinsonville Elementary School is the largest with 380 students, and Tunica Elementary School enrolls 308. The fairest three-way comparison uses 2024-2025 test data, since Dundee does not have newer data.

In the most recent common comparison year, Dundee Elementary School posted the highest average proficiency at 44.5% across all subjects, slightly ahead of Robinsonville Elementary School at 43.8% and well ahead of Tunica Elementary School at 37.9%. Dundee Elementary School also has an extraordinary chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.3%, dramatically lower than the district's 29.2% and the state's 23.9%. Robinsonville Elementary School is the most consistent performer, earning 2 stars in each of the past three ranking years, and posted the district's only score above the state average in any subject — 5th grade science at 74.5% versus the state's 66.3%. Tunica Elementary School has shown the most improvement, climbing from the 21st to the 30th percentile over three years, with its overall proficiency jumping from 37.9% to 43.1% in one year.

Math is the district's biggest weakness, especially at 5th grade, where proficiency rates ranged from 11.4% at Tunica Elementary School to 38.4% at Dundee Elementary School, well below the state's 48.3%. Science is a relative bright spot, with all schools outperforming their own ELA and math results. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at Robinsonville Elementary School, where 32.6% of students are chronically absent, well above the district and state averages. Dundee Elementary School's ranking has been volatile due to its small enrollment, swinging from the 28th to the 56th to the 36th percentile over three years, so its strong results should be viewed with caution. The district's biggest opportunities are reducing chronic absenteeism and targeting 5th grade math proficiency across all three schools.