Summary:
The Vicksburg Warren School District serves approximately 6,610 students across 14 schools — 10 elementary schools, 2 junior high schools, and 2 high schools — in the Vicksburg, Mississippi area, and holds a 3-star rating ranked #67 out of 134 Mississippi districts. Nearly every school reports about 100% free/reduced-price lunch eligibility, reflecting a high-poverty district. The district exceeds the state graduation rate (92.9% vs. 89.2%), but chronic absenteeism runs at 29.2% compared to the state's 23.9%.
Bovina Elementary is in a class of its own: ranked #10 out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools with 5 stars, it posts extraordinary proficiency rates such as 85.3% in third-grade math and 93.6% in fifth-grade science while serving a 100% poverty population. Bowmar Avenue is another strong performer, with the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.8% and solid ELA scores. At the secondary level, Warren Central High leads with a 93.5% graduation rate and the district's best Algebra I results. Vicksburg High School is the most improved, jumping from the bottom 4% of state high schools to the 28th percentile — and beating Warren Central High in Biology (63.3% vs. 58.6%).
The district's biggest warning sign is chronic absenteeism, especially at the secondary level: more than half of Vicksburg High students are chronically absent, and Warren Central Junior High and Redwood Elementary both exceed 40%. The junior highs are struggling academically, with eighth-grade math proficiency around 34% versus the state's 51.4%. Elementary math gaps are enormous: Bovina's third-grade math proficiency is 85.3%, compared to 14.0% at South Park Elementary and 12.1% at Sherman Avenue Elementary. Warren Central Intermediate and South Park remain persistently low. The takeaway: this is a district of dramatic contrasts, where Bovina proves high achievement is possible in high-poverty schools, and chronic absenteeism is the most urgent challenge for those struggling.
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