Summary:
Zip code 38641 contains exactly one elementary school, Lake Cormorant Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the DeSoto County School District. The school serves 635 students and holds a modest state ranking of #216 out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 43rd percentile with a 2-star rating. By comparison, the DeSoto County School District ranks #45 out of 134 districts statewide, putting it in the 66th percentile with 3 stars, meaning this school trails the district's overall performance.
Lake Cormorant Elementary shows a mixed academic profile across grade levels and subjects. The school's relative strengths in 2025-2026 include 3rd grade English Language Arts at 51.5% proficient, above both the district (45.8%) and state (48.5%), as well as 4th grade Mathematics at 54.0% proficient, also above district (48.1%) and state (51.5%) averages. On the other hand, 5th grade is a major trouble spot: 5th grade Math proficiency fell to just 35.9%, a 14.9-point drop from the prior year and well below district and state averages. 5th grade Science also collapsed from 74.7% to 53.0% proficiency, a 21.7-point decline, putting it far below the district (70.7%) and state (71.5%).
Perhaps most concerning is the school's steady downward trend in statewide rank over the past three years, moving from #112 in 2023-2024 (71st percentile, 4 stars) to #158 in 2024-2025 (59th percentile, 3 stars) and now to #216 in 2025-2026 (43rd percentile, 2 stars). This decline occurs while the district remains fairly strong. Chronic absenteeism is elevated at 28.0%, higher than both the district (26.4%) and state (23.9%), and with 65.83% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a high-need population. Overall, Lake Cormorant Elementary is best described as a mixed-performing school showing early-grade strengths, upper-grade weaknesses, and a concerning recent decline.
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