Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38857

ZIP code 38857 in Mooreville, Mississippi, is home to three public schools in the Lee County School District that together serve 1,500 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district as a whole ranks at the 51st percentile statewide, yet all three Mooreville schools outperform it by a wide margin, each earning a 4-star rating and landing in the 78th to 82nd percentile of Mississippi schools.

Among the three, Mooreville High School holds the highest state rank at 41st out of 224 high schools, backed by a 90.4% graduation rate and excellent End-of-Course exam scores, including 72.3% proficiency in Biology and 67.3% in English II. However, its 50.2% chronic absenteeism rate is more than double the state average and far higher than the other local schools. Mooreville Middle School is the most consistent performer, ranking 54th out of 260 middle schools with the lowest chronic absenteeism in the area at 19.9%, plus outstanding STEM results: 83.9% proficiency in 7th grade math and 85.3% in 8th grade science. Mooreville Elementary School, ranking 83rd out of 377, is a science powerhouse, with 5th grade science proficiency at 90.3%, the single highest subject score across all three schools.

All three schools sit comfortably in the top quarter of Mississippi, but a few trends stand out for parents. Elementary math proficiency dropped by 8 to 17 percentage points across grades 3 through 5 in the latest year, though scores remain at or above state averages. Middle school ELA also slipped roughly 10 to 12 points, while math and science improved. On the positive side, high school English II proficiency jumped 11.6 points to 67.3%, now nearly 18 points above the district average. The clearest concern, though, is attendance at Mooreville High School — its chronic absenteeism rate is 2.5 times that of the middle school, despite strong test scores and graduation rates. Families in Mooreville enjoy a consistently high-performing cluster of schools with particular strength in science and math, but addressing the high school's attendance problem could unlock even better results.