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GPE School

Q: Is GPE School a good school?

GPE School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Mississippi elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend GPE School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended GPE School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of GPE School?

Students at GPE School are 96% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

Public Grades K-5

342^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 383 Mississippi Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Mississippi elementary schools

Summary

Goodman Pickens Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Goodman, MS, part of the Holmes County Consolidated School District. With 205 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.7, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance.

Goodman Pickens Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 23% to 50% across different grade levels and subjects, while the state averages were 49.4% to 66.3%. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 32.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. All of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

When compared to nearby schools in the Holmes County Consolidated School District, such as William Dean Junior Elementary and Durant Elementary, Goodman Pickens Elementary performs worse, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. The school also lags significantly behind schools in the higher-performing Madison County School District and Attala County School District, such as Luther Branson School and Long Creek Attendance Center, which have much higher proficiency rates.

191

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,433

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3877 Highway 51 South
Goodman, MS 39079

(662) 468-3351

District: Holmes County Consolidated

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.8%

White:

2.1%

American Indian:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — <1st percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a <1st-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg36%

Mississippi avg54%

342^nd of 383

Mississippi public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 22 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Holmes County Consolidated

113^th of 130Holmes County Consolidated 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	342 of 383	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	346 of 390	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	311 of 377	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	364 of 382	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	380 of 381	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	268 of 397	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-16 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

English Language Arts28%-24 vs state

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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
GPE School	Public	K-5	3877 Highway 51 South	Goodman	39079	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 468-3351	191	15	12.7	100.0%	4 (2.1%)	183 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16.1	342^nd of 383 public elementary schools	10.7%		15.2	346^th of 390 public elementary schools	11.3%	4	30.0	23.0	30.7		33.3	26.9	26.9		50.0	$15,433
Durant Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 West Madison Street	Durant	39063	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 653-3176	242	15	16.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	34.6	262^nd of 383 public elementary schools	31.6%		15	348^th of 390 public elementary schools	10.8%	86	38.9	35.5	33.3		57.4	48.4	16.7		64.3	$15,007
Long Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9534 Hwy 429	Sallis	39160	Attala County	Attala County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-1630	199	19	10.5	98.5%	7 (3.5%)	183 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	39.9	232^nd of 383 public elementary schools	39.4%		56.6	170^th of 390 public elementary schools	56.4%	62	33.3	36.0	45.0	48.2	33.3	40.0	35.0	75.8	55.0	$14,035
William Dean Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Rockport Road	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 834-3003	426	24	17.7	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	420 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	18.5	335^th of 383 public elementary schools	12.5%		20.1	331^st of 390 public elementary schools	15.1%	4	25.9	26.7	30.0		42.7	14.6	40.0		53.3	$14,035
Camden Elementary	Public	K-5	4784 Hwy 43 North	Camden	39045	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 468-2833	99	15	6.7	92.9%	5 (5.1%)	90 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	74.8	84^th of 383 public elementary schools	78.1%		63.9	141^st of 390 public elementary schools	63.8%	57	68.4	47.1	71.4		89.5	52.9	71.4		71.5	$25,991
Linwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	3439 Vaughan Road	Vaughan	39179	Yazoo County	Yazoo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 673-9191	178	13	13.3	98.3%	10 (5.6%)	161 (90.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	24	307^th of 383 public elementary schools	19.8%		25.7	302^nd of 390 public elementary schools	22.6%	5	22.6	50.0	40.0		25.9	75.1	24.0		32.0	$18,429
Luther Branson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3903 Highway 16 E	Canton	39046	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-2743	151	19	8.0	95.4%	6 (4.0%)	140 (92.7%)	5 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87.2	35^th of 383 public elementary schools	90.9%		85.6	43^rd of 390 public elementary schools	89.0%	8	91.3	59.1	77.3		73.9	63.6	81.8		90.9	$22,969

Frequently Asked Questions about GPE School

How many students attend GPE School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 191 students attended GPE School.

What district is GPE School in?

Holmes County Consolidated

Is GPE School a good school?

GPE School ranks in the bottom 10.7% of Mississippi elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of GPE School?

Students at GPE School are 96% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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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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