Summary:
Zip code 39038, serving the Belzoni, Mississippi area, contains just one elementary school: Ida Greene Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 and enrolls 398 students. The school is part of the Mississippi Achievement School District Of Humphreys County, and 100% of its students qualify for free/reduced lunch, reflecting a very high-poverty community. Because this is the only elementary school in the zip code, there are no other local schools to compare it to, so all comparisons must be made against district and state averages.
Ida Greene Elementary School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, rising from the 1st percentile in 2023-2024 to the 4th percentile in 2024-2025 and then to the 10th percentile in 2025-2026, though it still earns zero stars. The most notable bright spot is 4th grade mathematics, where proficiency jumped from 21.2% to 43.2% in a single year, leaving the school just 8.3 points behind the state average. However, English Language Arts remains a serious concern: only 15.8% of 3rd graders and 13.6% of 4th graders are proficient, compared to state averages of about 48-52%. 3rd grade math also declined from 36.0% to 22.3%, showing performance can shift dramatically from year to year.
Interesting findings: chronic absenteeism at 22.5% is actually slightly better than the district (22.8%) and state (23.9%), despite the high poverty rate. The school's test scores exactly match the district's, meaning Ida Greene effectively determines the district's entire elementary performance. Performance appears volatile across grades and subjects, suggesting results may be cohort-dependent. For families, the lack of other elementary schools in the zip code makes Ida Greene Elementary the sole option, so its progress and challenges are especially important to the community. The sharp math improvement shows promise, but closing the large ELA gaps remains the biggest priority.
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