Schools in Zip Code 39111

Zip code 39111 in Magee, Mississippi is served by three public schools — Magee Elementary School (grades K-5, 525 students), Magee Middle School (grades 6-8, 260 students), and Magee High School (grades 9-12, 380 students) — all belonging to the Simpson County School District, which is ranked 110th out of 134 districts in Mississippi with a 1-star rating. All three serve high-poverty student populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 85.5% to 94.2%, and all face significant academic challenges relative to state averages.

Among the three, Magee Middle School stands out as the strongest, ranking in the 27th percentile statewide and showing three years of steady improvement. The school posted an impressive 58.5% proficiency rate in 7th grade math — above the state average (57.7%) and well above the district average (42.8%) — and has the smallest student-teacher ratio at 12.2. Magee Elementary School shows bright spots in 5th grade science (53.6% proficient) and 3rd grade math, though its overall ranking has slipped from the 30th to the 16th percentile. Magee High School faces the most challenges, ranking in the 11th percentile with a graduation rate of only 78.3% compared to the state's 89.2%.

The most urgent issue across all three schools is chronic absenteeism, which is dramatically higher than the state average of 23.9%: Magee Elementary School is at 31.6%, Magee Middle School at 53.8%, and Magee High School at 56.8%. High school outcomes are particularly concerning, with only about a third of students proficient in Algebra I or English II. However, there are positive signals too. Science is a relative strength everywhere — including Biology at Magee High School, which improved from 21.7% to 44.6% proficiency and now exceeds the district average. The year-to-year swings in scores suggest instability, but Magee Middle School's upward trajectory proves improvement is possible in this same community, and replicating its 7th grade math practices could benefit the entire district.