Summary:
The 39145 zip code area is home to two schools - Pelahatchie Elementary School and Pelahatchie Attendance Center, which serve students from elementary through high school. While the schools have some strengths, they also face challenges in areas like chronic absenteeism and academic performance.
Pelahatchie Elementary School is ranked 174th out of 383 Mississippi elementary schools and has a 3-star rating. The school's test scores in 3rd-6th grade MAAP English Language Arts and Mathematics often outperform the state average, but it has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%. Additionally, 69.67% of the school's students qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating a high-need population. In contrast, Pelahatchie Attendance Center is ranked 144th out of 232 Mississippi high schools and has a 2-star rating. The high school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.4%, but its test scores are more mixed, with some grades and subjects performing above the state average and others below.
Both schools in the 39145 zip code area face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates of 23.9% and serve a majority of students who qualify for free/reduced lunch. The Rankin County School District, which these schools are a part of, is ranked 22nd out of 130 districts in Mississippi and has a 4-star rating, suggesting that the district may have resources and strategies that could be leveraged to support the improvement of these individual schools. Addressing attendance issues, supporting the high-need student populations, and improving academic performance in certain grades and subjects should be key priorities for these schools and the district.
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