Elementary Schools in Water Valley School District

Summary:

The Water Valley School District in Mississippi has only one elementary school, Davidson Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 219th out of 377 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 275th out of 383 in 2024-2025.

Academically, Davidson Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state averages, particularly in 3rd and 6th grades. However, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is higher than the state average. The school faces challenges with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (76.12%) and a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%.

While there are no other elementary schools in the Water Valley School District to compare Davidson Elementary School to, the data suggests that the school needs to focus on improving its instructional practices, addressing the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population, and tackling the issue of chronic absenteeism in order to improve student outcomes and performance.

District Detail

544 Market Street
Water Valley, MS 38965

(662) 473-2277

SchoolDigger Rank:
72^nd of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 997

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)				MAAP Mathematics (2025)				MAAP Science (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Davidson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	207 Goode Street	Water Valley	38965	Yalobusha County	Water Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 473-1110	599	37	16.2	76.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.4	275^th of 383 public elementary schools	28.2%		37.2	256^th of 390 public elementary schools	34.4%	19	22.6	33.7	52.6	33.8	24.8	38.2	64.9	31.3	70.2	$8,727

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coffeeville School District	12.42 mi	2	38^th
Lafayette County	14.27 mi	5	23^rd
Oxford School District	16.18 mi	7
South Panola School District	17.64 mi	7	52^nd
Calhoun County School District	20.76 mi	6	60^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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