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Moorhead Central School

Public Grades K-8

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Moorhead Central School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Sunflower City Cons School District in Moorhead, Mississippi. The school has 220 students and has consistently been ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi elementary schools over the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Moorhead Central School faces significant challenges, including low test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a high-poverty student population. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 7.1% to 45% and 3% to 35%, respectively. Additionally, the school has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.5% to 30.1% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages. All of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Ruleville Central Elementary and Lockard Elementary, Moorhead Central School's performance is significantly lower. These nearby schools have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and better overall performance. Despite the school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.9 to 11.7 in recent years, Moorhead Central School has consistently struggled to improve student outcomes and has been ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi elementary schools for several years.

245

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,424

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

506 Washington Street
Moorhead, MS 38761

(662) 246-5680

District: Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

93.1%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2019 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (20% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg40%

Mississippi avg52%

Elementary school

354^th of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

253^rd of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 29 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Sunflower County Consolidated School District

98^th of 130Sunflower County Consolidated School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	354 of 383	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	323 of 390	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	299 of 377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	338 of 382	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	318 of 381	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	307 of 397	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	253 of 266	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	197 of 243	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	244 of 257	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	227 of 257	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	175 of 264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I80%+13 vs state

Science33%-27 vs state

English Language Arts22%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Moorhead Central School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (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 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 Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Moorhead Central School	Public	K-8	506 Washington Street	Moorhead	38761	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 246-5680	245	18	13.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	13.4	354^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.6%		21	323^rd of 390 public elementary schools	17.2%	31	30.3	15.2	45.0	27.2	12.9	7.1	14.3	3.0	35.0	13.6	6.7	18.5	80.0	50.0	21.4	$15,424
Lockard Elementary School	Public	K-3	302 College Avenue	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1260	393	23	17.0	100.0%	8 (2.0%)	360 (91.6%)	19 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)								(n/a)	60.5						68.9									$12,092
Leflore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Lakeside Drive	Itta Bena	38941	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 581-3038	306	22	13.7	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	245 (80.1%)	33 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.8%)	12.1	358^th of 383 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.6	350^th of 390 public elementary schools	10.3%	8	20.0	31.0	25.0	26.1			14.5	30.9	11.1	56.5				25.0		$10,798
Claudine Brown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	3827 Cr 363	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 459-8005	248	16	15.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	229 (92.3%)	17 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)																$10,239
Ida Greene Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	209 Fourth Street	Belzoni	39038	Humphreys County	Mississippi Achievement School District Of Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 247-6080	398	23	17.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	286 (71.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (27.4%)	8.5	366^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.4%		3.5	386^th of 390 public elementary schools	1.0%	20	14.0	10.6					36.0	21.2								$14,922
McEvans Elementary School	Public	K-6	601 Hwy 61 NORTH	Shaw	38773	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 754-6109	204	17	12.3	100.0%	3 (1.5%)	151 (74.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (23.0%)								(n/a)																$15,446
Ruleville Central Elementary	Public	K-5	410 L F Packer Drive	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4276	271	18	14.8	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	259 (95.6%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	19.1	331^st of 383 public elementary schools	13.6%		21.2	321^st of 390 public elementary schools	17.7%	10	20.4	33.3	33.3				4.1	38.9	21.4					66.6		$12,259
Davis Elementary School	Public	K-6	400 Cotton Street	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7425	377	24	15.5	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	277 (73.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (25.7%)	16	343^rd of 383 public elementary schools	10.4%		20.5	327^th of 390 public elementary schools	16.2%	16	30.4	27.3	23.6	27.3			13.4	14.5	32.7	69.7				32.7		$11,414
Bankston Elementary School	Public	K-6	1312 Grand Boulevard	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-7421	254	20	12.8	99.6%	33 (13.0%)	172 (67.7%)	37 (14.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	25.5	299^th of 383 public elementary schools	21.9%		22	319^th of 390 public elementary schools	18.2%	20	41.5	34.5	27.6	50.0			26.5	46.6	16.7	39.3				36.7		$12,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Moorhead Central School

How many students attend Moorhead Central School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 245 students attended Moorhead Central School.

What is the racial makeup of Moorhead Central School?

Students at Moorhead Central School are 93% African American, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Moorhead Central School in?

Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Is Moorhead Central School a good school?

Moorhead Central School ranks in the bottom 7.6% of Mississippi elementary schools.

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