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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38732

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At a glance

Schools

2,162

Students

Top rankedParks Elementary School272^nd of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Parks Elementary School up 54 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

D.M. Smith Elementary 12.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

1★

0★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 38732 in Cleveland, MS is served by 6 public schools — four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school — enrolling 2,162 students, all within the Cleveland School District. The district ranks 89th out of 134 districts in Mississippi with a 2-star rating, and every school in the area serves a nearly universal high-poverty population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 99.53% to 100%.

Among elementary schools, Parks Elementary School is the strongest, ranking 271st of 377 (28th percentile) and posting 6th grade ELA and math scores above state averages. D.M. Smith Elementary is the most improved, climbing from the 8th to the 24th percentile over two years and matching the state average in 5th grade science (70.7%). At the other end, Pearman Elementary School ranks 375th of 377 (1st percentile), with 3rd grade math proficiency at just 10% and a 40-point gap versus the district in 6th grade math. Cleveland Central Middle School sits in the 23rd percentile but shows a dramatic math drop-off from 52.8% in 7th grade to 22.1% in 8th grade. Cleveland Central High School is the most concerning secondary option, ranking in the 9th percentile with a 78.2% graduation rate and 38.7% chronic absenteeism — the highest in the district. Nailor Elementary School, serving PK-2, has no state test scores but the highest student-teacher ratio in the area (18.7).

Chronic absenteeism varies widely, from 13% at Pearman to 38.7% at the high school, with only two schools below the state average of 23.9%. Notably, Pearman's low absenteeism does not translate into academic success, suggesting that instructional quality and supports matter as much as attendance. While the overall picture is challenging, D.M. Smith and Parks demonstrate that high-poverty schools here can reach state-competitive levels in specific subjects. For parents, Parks Elementary School and D.M. Smith Elementary are the strongest elementary choices, while Pearman Elementary School and Cleveland Central High School are the most urgent priorities for intervention.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Cleveland Vocational Technical Complex	Public	8-12	601 Third Street	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 843-8818	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nailor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Cross Street	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-4528	256	14	18.7	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	245 (95.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)								(n/a)																		$12,045
Parks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1301 Terrace Road	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-3166	265	17	16.0	100.0%	94 (35.5%)	120 (45.3%)	19 (7.2%)	10 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.3%)	31.1	272^nd of 377 public elementary schools	27.9%		21.1	326^th of 383 public elementary schools	14.9%	54	40.0	48.3	44.1	54.2			28.6	37.9	14.7	54.2					47.1			$13,034
Pearman Elementary School	Public	1-6	306 Merritt Drive	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-4484	186	12	15.7	100.0%	16 (8.6%)	141 (75.8%)	19 (10.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	5.5	375^th of 377 public elementary schools	0.5%		10.1	360^th of 383 public elementary schools	6.0%	15	26.6	21.4	28.0	14.7			10.0	21.4	16.3	20.5					34.9			$13,390
Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	601 Third Street	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 846-6478	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cleveland Central Middle School	Public	7-8	601 Lucy Seabery Dr	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2338	423	26	16.5	99.5%	67 (15.8%)	319 (75.4%)	19 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	28.3	199^th of 263 public middle schools	24.3%		24.6	208^th of 266 public middle schools	21.8%	9					26.8	25.5					52.8	22.1				48.6		$12,526
D.M. Smith Elementary	Public	3-6	715 Martin Luther King Dr	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-4355	233	18	12.7	99.6%	1 (0.4%)	218 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	28.2	289^th of 377 public elementary schools	23.3%		24.9	301^st of 383 public elementary schools	21.4%	12	12.9	33.8	46.6	38.3			23.0	38.3	29.3	55.3					70.7			$13,039
Cleveland Central High School	Public	9-12	300 W. Sunflower St	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2460	799	45	17.7	99.9%	85 (10.6%)	574 (71.8%)	36 (4.5%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.8%)	13.2	203^rd of 224 public high schools	9.4%		25.8	166^th of 232 public high schools	28.4%	37													30.8	33.5			43.2	$14,369

Cities Near Zip Code 38732

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cleveland	0.5 mi	8	182^nd
Boyle	2.62 mi	1	51^st
Merigold	7.33 mi	1	47^th
Shaw	9.32 mi	2	189^th
Mound Bayou	9.58 mi	1	112^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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