Summary:
Elementary Schools in zip code 38947 consist of one school, Marshall Elementary School, serving grades PK-6 in the Carroll County School District, with a total enrollment of 391 students and a high-poverty population where 84% qualify for free or reduced lunch.
As the only elementary school in the area, Marshall Elementary School is the sole focus for parents. The school has a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.6, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% is actually better than both the district (24.9%) and state (23.9%) averages. However, academic achievement is a challenge. In 2025-2026, ELA proficiency averaged about 27.5% across grades 3-6, roughly 24 points below the state average. Math proficiency is even lower, averaging about 21.4% — a gap of 27 to 32 points below the state in every grade. The strongest subject is 5th grade science, where proficiency jumped from 41.6% to 60.5% in one year, narrowing the gap with the state to just 11 points.
Year-over-year trends are mixed: ELA declined in three of four grades, while math improved in three of four grades and science improved sharply. The school’s statewide ranking has slipped from the 14th percentile to the 7th percentile over three years, even as some subjects show gains, indicating that other Mississippi schools are improving faster. For parents, the key takeaway is that Marshall Elementary School faces significant academic hurdles, especially in math, but its science program and chronic absenteeism rates show real strengths. The identical school and district test scores confirm that this one school drives the entire Carroll County School District’s elementary results, making its progress — or lack thereof — a direct reflection of the whole district’s performance.
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