Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38917

Summary:

The 38917 zip code area in Mississippi is home to two schools - Marshall Elementary School (grades PK-6) and J.Z. George High School (grades 7-12). Both schools are part of the Carroll County School District, which is ranked 116 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neither Marshall Elementary nor J.Z. George High stand out as high-performing schools. Marshall Elementary has relatively low test scores, with proficiency rates ranging from 12.5% to 41.6% across different grade levels and subjects. J.Z. George High School also struggles academically, with proficiency rates between 20.4% and 74.1% depending on the subject. Both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of around 24%, which can negatively impact student learning.

Despite the challenges, J.Z. George High School does have a relatively high graduation rate of 89.4%. However, the overall academic performance of both schools is significantly below the state averages, suggesting that students in this area are facing significant educational obstacles. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at both schools (100%) indicate that the community is economically disadvantaged, which may contribute to the academic struggles.

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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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 38917

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Carrollton	7.88 mi	2	187^th
Grenada	9.86 mi	5	27^th
Winona	13.6 mi	3	142^nd
Greenwood	16.81 mi	14	195^th
Itta Bena	26.48 mi	3	198^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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