Summary:
Zip code 38676, serving the Tunica, Mississippi area, contains just one elementary school: Tunica Elementary School, which enrolls 308 students in grades PK through 5 and operates within the Tunica School District. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5 to 1, the school offers relatively small class sizes, and 99.68% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community.
Tunica Elementary has shown steady improvement in its state ranking, moving from 310th out of 390 Mississippi elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 264th out of 377 in 2025-2026, though it still sits in the bottom third of the state. In 2025-2026, the school outperformed its district in all three math grade levels and in 3rd grade ELA, but trailed state averages in every subject. The closest gaps to state proficiency were in 4th grade math (48.0% vs. 51.5%) and 3rd grade ELA (45.8% vs. 48.5%), while the largest gaps were in 4th grade ELA (34.0% vs. 52.4%) and 5th grade math (32.8% vs. 49.6%).
The school posted dramatic year-over-year gains in 5th grade math (+21.4 points), 5th grade ELA (+16.7 points), and 5th grade science (+13.4 points), suggesting targeted interventions in upper elementary grades are working. However, 3rd grade math dropped 16.7 points and 4th grade ELA fell 13.7 points, highlighting inconsistency across grade levels. Chronic absenteeism stands at 24.4%, slightly above the state average of 23.9% but well below the district's 29.2%. For parents, Tunica Elementary offers small class sizes, steady overall improvement, and district-competitive math performance, but early-grade literacy and math consistency remain important areas to monitor.
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