Vicksburg Intermediate

Vicksburg Intermediate is a grades 3–6 school on Dana Road in Vicksburg, MS, serving 387 students as part of the Vicksburg Warren School District. The school has made one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the area, climbing from the 15th percentile statewide in 2022–2023 to the 44th percentile in 2025–2026 — a jump of 111 ranking positions. That places it well ahead of Warren Central Intermediate, which sits at the 15th percentile, and South Park Elementary at the 14th percentile, even though all three schools serve similarly high-poverty populations with 100% free/reduced lunch rates.

Academically, the picture is mixed. The school's biggest challenge is 5th grade math, where only 29% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026 — the lowest among all same-grade schools in the district and well below the state average of 49.6%. This has been a consistent struggle for three straight years. By contrast, 6th grade math tells a very different story: proficiency jumped from 35.5% to 54.4% in a single year, now above both district and state averages. Sixth grade ELA also improved dramatically, from 28.4% to 46%. In most tested subjects and grades, Vicksburg outperforms Warren Central Intermediate, despite both schools having identical poverty levels.

Outside of test scores, chronic absenteeism affects about 24% of students — exactly the state average and better than the district's 29.2%, though higher than nearby Beechwood Elementary (10.5%) and Bowmar Avenue (9.8%). The student-teacher ratio has been rising, from 11.7 to 15.5 over three years, meaning larger class sizes. Vicksburg shares a campus with Dana Road Elementary, a PK–2 school, and student performance is similar between the two, suggesting a smooth transition. While the school's progress is encouraging, it still lags far behind top-performing Bovina Elementary, which posts math proficiency rates of 80–93%. Sustained support for 5th grade math and absenteeism will be key to keeping the upward trend going.