Summary:
Zip code 38643 contains one elementary school, Quitman County Elementary, a rural PK–4 campus in Lambert, Mississippi, serving 331 students and belonging to the Quitman County School District. With 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school educates a universally economically disadvantaged population, yet it still outperforms its district and the state on several important measures.
Academically, mathematics is clearly the school's strength. Quitman County Elementary beat the Mississippi state average in math proficiency in both tested years and at both grade levels; in 2024-2025, 62.0% of 3rd graders and 65.4% of 4th graders were proficient in math, roughly 9 points above the state. However, math results fell sharply in 2025-2026, dropping to 53.2% in 3rd grade and 52.4% in 4th grade. English language arts is the bigger concern, as the school trails the state by about 9 to 13 percentage points in both grades. These trends help explain its state ranking decline from the 57th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 44th percentile in 2025-2026, after peaking with a 3-star rating in the previous two years.
Despite the sliding ranking, Quitman County Elementary compares well against its district. The Quitman County School District sits in the 23rd percentile statewide with a 1-star rating, while the school itself ranks in the 44th percentile, suggesting it is among the stronger schools in the district. Chronic absenteeism is another bright spot: at 19.6%, the school's rate is below the district's 25.7% and the state's 23.9%, a positive sign for engagement despite the high-poverty context. For parents, this is a school with proven math ability and good attendance, but with clear room to improve reading proficiency and to stabilize the recent decline in math scores.
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