Summary:
Zip code 38606 is home to a single middle school: Batesville Junior High School, a public school serving 756 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of the South Panola School District. With 87.83% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, the school serves a predominantly low-income population. Batesville Junior High earns 2 out of 5 stars in the most recent school year, ranking 144th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools, placing it at the 45th percentile statewide.
The school shows notable strengths in specific subject areas. 8th grade science is the strongest subject at 54.3% proficiency, nearly matching the state average of 57.8%, while 7th grade math reached 51.4% proficiency, slightly above the district's 51.0%. The school also demonstrated a strong performance in 8th grade math in the prior year at 53.9%, well above the state average. However, areas of concern include 7th grade English Language Arts, where only 36% of students are proficient, and a dramatic 17.3-point decline in 8th grade math proficiency from 53.9% to 36.6% year over year.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge, with a 33.9% rate that matches the district but is 10 points higher than the state average of 23.9%. The school's district, South Panola School District, ranks 46th out of 134 districts in Mississippi, placing it in the 66th percentile, which is stronger than the school's own 45th percentile ranking. Batesville Junior High has improved its statewide percentile rank from 39th to 45th over three years but has remained at 2 stars. The school closely tracks its district performance in most subjects, but gaps to the state average exceed 10 percentage points in 6th and 8th grade math, suggesting that attendance and poverty-related barriers remain the biggest hurdles to improved achievement.
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