Summary:
The 38683 zip code area is home to two schools, Walnut Attendance Center and Chalybeate Elementary School, both part of the North Tippah School District. While Walnut Attendance Center serves grades K-12 as an alternative school, Chalybeate Elementary focuses on grades PK-8 as a traditional elementary school.
Chalybeate Elementary stands out as a strong performer, with several grade levels exceeding the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on state assessments. In contrast, Walnut Attendance Center has a mixed academic performance, with some grade levels meeting or exceeding the district and state, while others fall behind. However, Walnut Attendance Center boasts a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.4%, despite a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%.
Both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, around 24%, which may be an area for the district to focus on improving. Additionally, the significant difference in free/reduced lunch rates between the two schools (62.45% at Walnut Attendance Center and 75.62% at Chalybeate Elementary) suggests that Chalybeate Elementary serves a more economically disadvantaged student population, which could contribute to the performance differences. The lower student-teacher ratio at Chalybeate Elementary (11.7) compared to Walnut Attendance Center (13.1) may also be a factor in the school's stronger academic performance.
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