S.V. Marshall Elementary School

S V Marshall Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lexington, Mississippi, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 208 students. The school is part of the Holmes County Consolidated School District, which is ranked 113 out of 130 school districts in the state.

S V Marshall Elementary School faces significant challenges in providing quality education to its students. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 34.1%, which are much higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 25.9% to 35%, compared to the state average of 49.4% to 55.9%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 20% to 45%, compared to the state average of 48.3% to 56.6%.

While S V Marshall Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.8 to 14.3, which could be an asset in providing more personalized attention, the school's academic performance is consistently well below the state averages in Mississippi. The nearby Durant Elementary School and William Dean Junior Elementary School, which are also part of the Holmes County Consolidated School District, generally perform better than S V Marshall Elementary School on academic measures, though they also face high chronic absenteeism rates and have 100% of their students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, similar to S V Marshall Elementary School.