Summary:
Zip code 39059 (Crystal Springs, MS) is served by a single middle school, Crystal Springs Middle School, which enrolls 365 students in grades 5 through 8. The school is part of the Copiah County School District, a 3-star district ranked 56th out of 134 districts in Mississippi (58th percentile). However, the school itself has earned a 1-star rating for three consecutive years, ranking in the bottom fifth of middle schools statewide — 212th out of 260 schools in 2025–2026, with no meaningful improvement in percentile rank over that time.
This is a high-poverty school: 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and chronic absenteeism is 26.4%, above both the district (22.7%) and state (23.9%) averages. In the 2025–2026 school year, proficiency rates trailed district and state averages in nearly every subject and grade. ELA proficiency averaged just 30.3% across grades, compared to 45.4% statewide; science averaged 41.3% versus 64.7% statewide. Eighth grade stands out as a major trouble spot, with proficiency gaps of 17.7 points in ELA, 23.4 points in math, and 26.5 points in science relative to the state.
There are some encouraging signs, especially in math. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, 5th grade math proficiency jumped from 22.8% to 45.0%, and 7th grade math soared from 13.4% to 47.3%. Math is now the school's strongest subject, though still below the state average. English Language Arts remains the weakest area, with only about 1 in 5 seventh graders proficient in 2025–2026. For parents, the picture is challenging but not hopeless: this school faces significant obstacles tied to poverty and absenteeism, yet the recent math gains suggest targeted intervention can produce meaningful improvement.
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