Summary:
Zip code 39038 in Belzoni, Mississippi, is served by a single middle school: O.M. McNair Middle School, which enrolls 305 students in grades 5 through 8 as part of the Mississippi Achievement School District Of Humphreys County. Because this is the only middle school in the area, O.M. McNair functions as both the highest- and lowest-performing middle school in the zip code, so the most useful comparisons are against state averages and the school's own year-over-year trends. The school serves an extremely high-poverty population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 13.1.
Academically, O.M. McNair ranks in the bottom 2% of Mississippi middle schools, holding a state rank of 255 out of 260 schools and a district rank of 131 out of 134. Proficiency rates fall well below state averages in every tested subject and grade. For example, 8th grade math proficiency sits at just 15.8% compared to 51.4% statewide, and 8th grade science is 21.1% versus 57.8% statewide. The school's strongest area is 5th grade science at 44% proficient, while its weakest is 8th grade ELA at just 11.8% proficient. Overall, the school's all-subject proficiency rate is 21.9% versus a state average of 52.2%, leaving gaps ranging from roughly 17 to 39 percentage points across all subjects and grades.
Despite the low rankings, there are positive signs in the most recent data. O.M. McNair improved from 16.5% to 21.9% all-subject proficiency between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, with science jumping 10.4 points to 32.6%, math rising 4.4 points, and ELA rising 3.8 points. Chronic absenteeism is also better than expected at 17.3%, below both the district rate of 22.8% and the state rate of 23.9%. However, concerning patterns remain: 6th grade ELA and math both declined, and older students tend to perform worse than younger ones. The state rank percentile has slipped from the 4th to the 2nd percentile, meaning other schools are improving at a similar or faster pace. O.M. McNair remains far behind state averages, but the recent upward trend in test scores is worth watching.
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