Summary:
ZIP code 38855 is home to one school, Mantachie Attendance Center, a K-12 alternative school in Mantachie, Mississippi, serving 926 students in the Itawamba County district. With no other schools in the ZIP code to compare, Mantachie stands out for its strong 94.9% graduation rate — better than the district's 90.1% and the state's 89.2% — despite 70.5% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school also shines in early grades: 3rd grade math proficiency reached 73.2% in 2025–2026, far above the state's 48.8%, and 5th grade science held steady at 78.2%, matching the top of state and district levels.
The biggest concern is a steep middle-school slide. In 2025–2026, math proficiency fell from 73.2% in 3rd grade to 32.5% in 8th grade, a 40.7-point drop while the state average stayed about the same. ELA follows a similar pattern: 3rd grade proficiency was 64.2% versus 48.5% statewide, but 8th grade ELA dropped to 30.7% versus 40.9% statewide. High school results are split — English II end-of-course scores were 62.5% in 2025–2026, above the district's 56.6% and state's 49.3%, but Algebra I was a weak point at 51.6% versus 67.3% district and 66.0% state. The district-wide averages for grades 3–8 math (58.8%) and ELA (47.0%) are close to or above Mantachie's, suggesting the school falls behind its own district as students progress.
Other notable findings: chronic absenteeism is 19.6%, lower than the state's 23.9% but still meaning about one in five students misses significant school. In 4th grade ELA, proficiency plunged from 52.3% in 2024–2025 to 28.3% in 2025–2026, while 4th grade math improved sharply from 38.7% to 62.3% — a possible cohort or instructional shift. Science is inconsistent, with strong 5th grade and Biology results but weak 8th grade science at 50.0% versus 62.0% district. Overall, Mantachie Attendance Center shows strong early foundations and high school completion, but the clear priority is addressing why student gains fade so dramatically during middle school.
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