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McCoy Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
Summary

McCoy Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Yazoo City, Mississippi, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 882 students. The school is part of the Yazoo City Municipal School District, which is ranked 130 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McCoy Elementary School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Mississippi over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 368 out of 383 schools in 2024-2025 to 398 out of 402 schools in 2014-2015. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the entire period. McCoy Elementary School has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.9% to 35.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently well below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 14% in 3rd grade ELA to 32.7% in 5th grade Science, compared to the state averages of 49.4% and 66.3%, respectively. Additionally, McCoy Elementary School has a 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, indicating that all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, and a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.2 to 17.3 in recent years.

In comparison, the nearby Linwood Elementary School and Bentonia Gibbs School, both part of the Yazoo County School District, perform significantly better than McCoy Elementary School on academic measures. For example, in 2024-2025, Bentonia Gibbs School's proficiency rates range from 21.1% to 74.2% across different grade levels and subjects, compared to McCoy Elementary's 14% to 32.7%. The persistent underperformance of McCoy Elementary School, along with the high poverty levels, chronic absenteeism, and high student-teacher ratio, suggest the need for comprehensive interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's challenges.

844
Students ?
27.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,773
Per pupil spending ?
99.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1835 School Dr
       Yazoo City, MS  39194

(662) 746-5800

District: Yazoo City Municipal School District


Students who attend McCoy Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Woolfolk Middle School
High:    Yazoo City High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
86.0%
Two or more races:
12.3%
Asian:
0.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (22% vs 54% meeting standards)
!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Mississippi average
!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg22%
Mississippi avg54%
Not ranked this year
McCoy Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
20257.8368 of 3833.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.6382 of 3902.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.2377 of 3770.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.0382 of 3820.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.7377 of 3811.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.3396 of 3970.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.2398 of 4041.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.3402 of 4061.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.9378 of 3944.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.6398 of 4021.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.0378 of 3944.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20137.5401 of 4081.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.8413 of 4140.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20119.5409 of 4182.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.8399 of 4031.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20099.1382 of 3922.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200817.6346 of 39412.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Science33%-34 vs state
Mathematics24%-29 vs state
English Language Arts18%-35 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about McCoy Elementary School

Students who attend McCoy Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Woolfolk Middle School
High : Yazoo City High School

Students at McCoy Elementary School are 86% African American, 12% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 844 students attended McCoy Elementary School.

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2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025
2023–24 graduation ratesSep 23, 2025


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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