Summary:
Zip code 38873 is home to just one elementary school: Tishomingo Elementary School, a K-8 school with 254 students in the Tishomingo County School District. The school serves a predominantly high-poverty population, with 79.13% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024-2025, but it benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 10.1 to 1 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.8% that is well below the district (24.0%) and state (23.9%).
Academically, Tishomingo Elementary shows strong pockets of success alongside significant weaknesses. In 2025-2026, 7th graders excelled, with 58.6% proficient in ELA (vs. 36.7% statewide) and 69.0% proficient in math (vs. 57.7% statewide). Science is another bright spot, particularly in 5th grade, where proficiency reached 86.3% in 2024-2025 and 75.0% in 2025-2026, both above state averages. However, 8th grade ELA is a major concern, with just 29.1% proficient compared to 40.9% statewide, and lower-grade math struggles, including 4th grade at 30.0% versus the state's 51.5%. These results are highly inconsistent across grades and years, likely reflecting the small cohort sizes of roughly 28 students per grade.
The school's state ranking has slipped from the 61st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 51st percentile in 2025-2026, despite remaining at 3 stars, while the district overall ranks in the 69th percentile with a 4-star rating. Large year-over-year swings, such as 3rd grade ELA jumping from 33.4% to 67.7%, illustrate how volatile small cohorts can be. With a low student-teacher ratio and strong attendance, the school has solid structural advantages, but targeted support for 8th grade literacy and early-grade math will be essential to reversing the downward ranking trend.
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