Summary:
The 38671 zip code area in Mississippi is home to 5 elementary schools that are part of the Desoto County School District, which is ranked 34 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The data reveals that while some schools in this area, such as Desoto Central Elementary School, consistently outperform the district and state averages in academic proficiency, others, like Southaven Elementary, struggle to meet those benchmarks.
Desoto Central Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, ranking 161 out of 383 Mississippi elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has outperformed the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency for most grade levels in recent years, and it has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (38.41%) among the schools in the data set. In contrast, Southaven Intermediate School, while consistently ranked in the top 200 elementary schools in Mississippi, has a 2-star rating and the highest student-teacher ratio (13.8) in the area.
The data also reveals that all schools in the 38671 zip code area have a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%, which is higher than the state average. This is an area of concern that the Desoto County School District may need to address, as high absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic achievement. Additionally, the data suggests an inverse relationship between free/reduced lunch rates and academic performance, with the higher-performing schools generally having lower rates of students receiving free or reduced-price meals.
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