Summary:
Zip code 38769 is served by a single elementary school: West Bolivar Elementary, which enrolls 242 students in grades K-6 and operates within the West Bolivar Consolidated School District in Rosedale, Mississippi. Because there is only one school in this zip code, this summary profiles that school individually rather than comparing it to neighboring schools, with the most useful benchmarks being the state of Mississippi and its own district.
The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of elementary schools statewide, placing 374th out of 377 in 2025-2026, 375th out of 383 in 2024-2025, and dead last (390th out of 390) in 2023-2024. Test scores confirm the ranking: math proficiency across grades 3-6 averaged just 15.2% in 2025-2026 and 14.8% in 2024-2025, compared with state averages of roughly 51-53%. The most striking figure came in 3rd grade math in 2025-2026, when only 2.9% of students were proficient versus 48.8% statewide. English Language Arts proficiency averaged 23.9% in 2025-2026 and 20.7% in 2024-2025, leaving a gap of roughly 27-30 points below the state average.
The student body faces significant economic challenges, with 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Chronic absenteeism at West Bolivar Elementary stands at 24.8%, slightly above the state rate of 23.9% but well below the district's 32.2%, suggesting attendance is not the primary driver of low performance. There is one relative bright spot: 5th grade science proficiency reached 48.1% in 2025-2026 and 40.0% the previous year, far exceeding the school's math and reading rates, though still trailing the state average of 71.5%. Grade-level results fluctuate sharply from year to year, indicating small cohorts and inconsistent instructional outcomes. Overall, West Bolivar Elementary remains a school in need of substantial targeted support, particularly in mathematics and reading.
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