Summary:
Zip code 38762 is home to one school, I. T. Montgomery Elementary School, a small PK–6 elementary school in Mound Bayou, MS, serving 185 students within the North Bolivar Consolidated district.
Since this zip code contains just one school, the focus is on how I. T. Montgomery compares to district and state averages. The school’s biggest strength is 5th grade science, where 90% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, well above the state average of 71.5%. Upper-grade math is also a bright spot: 5th grade math proficiency (60%) and 6th grade math proficiency (56.3%) both beat the state averages. The school also improved its overall state ranking from the 26th percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024 to the 41st percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026, showing clear upward momentum. Chronic absenteeism is lower than both the district and state, at 16.1% versus 18.7% and 23.9% respectively.
The main area of concern is English Language Arts (ELA). Proficiency in ELA trails the state by roughly 11–15 percentage points across grades, with no grade level reaching the state average in recent years. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 31.8% compared to the state’s 48.5%. The school serves a very high-poverty population, with 99.46% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, yet it still exceeds state averages in science and upper-grade math. Because enrollment is small, with only 185 students across PK–6, each tested grade has few students, so percentages like the 90% science score can swing significantly from year to year. Parents should view individual grade-level results with some caution, but the overall trend is positive: strong science and math, improving rankings, and an attendance rate that supports learning.
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