Summary:
Zip code 39151 is served by a single elementary school, Puckett Elementary, located in Puckett, Mississippi, which serves grades PK through 6 with 351 students and is part of the highly-rated Rankin County School District.
Puckett Elementary is a strong performer with a consistent 4-star rating, and its statewide rank has improved from 71st to 40th over the past three years, placing it in the top 11% of Mississippi elementary schools. The school outperforms state averages in nearly every subject and grade, often by large margins. In 5th grade, science proficiency reached 88.6% in the most recent year, well above the state's 71.5% and slightly better than the district's 87.1%. Sixth-grade math is another standout area at 81.3% proficiency. The student-teacher ratio is a low 12.7, which supports more personalized instruction, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 12.9% is below both the district's 13.7% and far below the state's 23.9%.
The main area of concern is 4th-grade mathematics, where proficiency has lagged well behind district peers for two consecutive years; it was 52.0% in the latest year compared to the district's 70.1%. This dip appears specific to that grade, since math proficiency in other grades ranges from 69.2% to 81.3%. Year-over-year results are mixed: 4th-grade ELA improved sharply by 12.6 points, while 3rd-grade ELA slipped from 76.5% to 64.1%. Overall, Puckett Elementary is a solid, high-achieving school with upward momentum, notable strengths in science and upper-grade math, and one clear target for improvement in 4th-grade math.
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