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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38801

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At a glance

Schools

5,083

Students

Top rankedTupelo Middle School80^th of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Smallest classes

Pierce Street Elementary School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

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

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Summary:

Zip code 38801 is served by 7 schools in the Tupelo Public School District, educating roughly 5,083 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The district ranks 59th out of 134 districts in Mississippi with a 3-star rating, placing it at the 56th percentile. The breakdown includes 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, with elementary schools split between K–2 and 3–5 configurations and the middle school serving only grades 7–8.

The academic standout is Tupelo Middle School, ranked 80th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools. Its Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency is exceptional at 98.8% in 2025–2026 (and 100% the prior year), far above district and state averages. Among the 3–5 elementary schools, Rankin Elementary School is the strongest, ranking 171st out of 377 schools with a consistent 3-star rating and posting outstanding 5th grade science results (81.1% proficient). It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism in the entire zip code at 15.2%. Meanwhile, Parkway Elementary School, a K–2 school with no state test scores, stands out for attendance with a 20.2% chronic absenteeism rate, below both district and state averages despite a 74.88% free/reduced lunch rate.

The biggest red flags are chronic absenteeism and elementary math proficiency. Tupelo High School has a 41.5% chronic absenteeism rate — nearly double the state average of 23.9% — while Tupelo Middle School sits at 36.3%. The high school's 84.2% graduation rate is below the state's 89.2%, and its Algebra I (60.1%) and Biology (59.2%) scores trail Mississippi averages. Math proficiency lags the state at several elementary schools (for example, 31.5% at Pierce Street Elementary School in 3rd grade vs. 48.8% statewide), though 5th grade science is a consistent strength. Lawndale Elementary School experienced a sharp decline, dropping from the 63rd to 39th percentile with a 2-star rating that bears watching. All schools have majority free/reduced lunch populations, yet several still achieve strong results despite these socioeconomic challenges.

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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 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th 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
Tupelo Middle School	Public	7-8	1009 Varsity Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-8780	1,070	77	13.9	67.0%	344 (32.1%)	565 (52.8%)	100 (9.3%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.4%)	67.7	80^th of 260 public middle schools	69.2%		74.8	61^st of 266 public middle schools	77.1%	19				39.4	46.2				65.1	52.3	98.8			59.2		$10,592
Pierce Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	1008 Pierce Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8940	345	31	11.2	66.4%	115 (33.3%)	177 (51.3%)	36 (10.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	46.9	198^th of 377 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.8	182^nd of 383 public elementary schools	52.5%	16	46.4	50.0	55.6			31.5	37.3	53.0					71.8			$14,108
Rankin Elementary School	Public	3-5	1908 Forrest Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8950	375	30	12.6	71.7%	120 (32.0%)	190 (50.7%)	44 (11.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	53	171^st of 377 public elementary schools	54.6%		57.7	165^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.9%	6	48.6	54.4	55.4			47.9	45.5	31.0					81.1			$14,059
Thomas Street Elementary School	Public	K-2	520 S Thomas Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8960	374	29	13.0	66.8%	112 (29.9%)	196 (52.4%)	34 (9.1%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)								(n/a)																$13,147
Tupelo High School	Public	9-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8970	2,123	153	13.8	61.5%	696 (32.8%)	1,075 (50.6%)	241 (11.4%)	42 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (3.2%)	50.8	112^th of 224 public high schools	50.0%		56.5	111^th of 232 public high schools	52.2%	1											60.1	51.8			59.2	$12,106
Tupelo Lee County Vocational Technical School	Public	8-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8990	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lawndale Elementary School	Public	3-5	1563 Mitchell Road	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8890	378	33	11.6	76.2%	95 (25.1%)	208 (55.0%)	42 (11.1%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	38.8	231^st of 377 public elementary schools	38.7%		63.5	142^nd of 383 public elementary schools	62.9%	89	34.4	48.5	49.2			42.2	43.8	37.3					66.7			$13,650
Tupelo Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	903 Fillmore Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8956	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-2	628 Rutherford Road	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 844-6303	418	32	13.0	74.9%	97 (23.2%)	252 (60.3%)	35 (8.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)								(n/a)																$12,778

Cities Near Zip Code 38801

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tupelo	1.03 mi	15	88^th
Verona	2.62 mi	1	195^th
Plantersville	4.94 mi	1	197^th
Belden	5.75 mi	1
Shannon	7.7 mi	4	170^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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