Summary:
ZIP code 39119 contains just one school: Mt. Olive Attendance Center, an alternative school in the Covington County School District serving grades K–12 with 282 students. The school serves a very high-poverty population — 98.94% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — and maintains a notably low student-teacher ratio of 8.1:1. Its graduation rate of 85.3% exceeds the district rate of 82.3% and comes close to the state rate of 89.2%.
Mt. Olive Attendance Center has several clear academic bright spots. In 2025–26, 7th grade mathematics reached 76.9% proficiency — well above the district (61.6%) and state (57.7%) — while 5th grade science hit 84.6% and 8th grade math reached 56.3%, both above district and state averages. Algebra I (64.2%) and 7th grade ELA (46.2%) also outperformed district averages, and U.S. History End-of-Course scored 85.7% in 2024–25, far above the state. However, there are serious concerns: 4th grade math proficiency was just 5.9%, and 6th grade ELA sat at 16.7%. Year-to-year scores are also volatile — 5th grade science swung from 38.9% to 84.6% while 4th grade math fell from 28.5% to 5.9% — likely reflecting small grade-level cohorts at a school of just 282 students.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant challenge, with 38.7% of students chronically absent compared to the state rate of 23.9%, and the school generally lags the state in English Language Arts and 8th grade science. Still, with an 85.3% graduation rate, Mt. Olive demonstrates that even amid poverty and absenteeism hurdles, students find success. Since ZIP code 39119 has only this one school option, families are tied to Mt. Olive, making its internal strengths — upper-grade math, Algebra I, and 5th grade science — important anchors for the community.
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