Summary:
Zip code 39191 contains a single public school—Wesson Attendance Center—a K-12 alternative school serving 833 students in the Copiah County School District, which ranks in the 58th percentile among Mississippi districts. With no separate elementary, middle, or high schools, this one campus educates every grade from kindergarten through 12th, and it stands out as a high-poverty school with 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility that still performs well above district and state averages.
Wesson Attendance Center's overall MAAP proficiency average is 65.0% for 2025-2026, compared with 49.8% for the district and 53.0% for the state. The school is a mathematics powerhouse: 3rd grade math proficiency is 81.2% versus 48.8% statewide, and 5th grade math hits 82.6% versus 49.6%. Science and biology are also exceptional—5th grade science reaches 86.9% versus 71.5% statewide, and Biology end-of-course proficiency is 88.4% versus 63.1%. Even with these strengths, English language arts is a relative weakness, especially in upper grades: 8th grade ELA is 35.2% versus 40.9% statewide, and English II is 41.0% versus 49.3%. The school also maintains strong attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 16.8% compared with 23.9% statewide, which likely supports academic success despite economic challenges.
Year-to-year swings at Wesson show how much individual grade cohorts can vary—7th grade ELA jumped 22.5 points from 27.5% to 50.0% between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, while 8th grade science fell from 74.7% to 60.6%. The school's graduation rate of 84.1% trails the district's 86.8% and state's 89.2%, a metric worth monitoring. For parents in this area, Wesson Attendance Center is the only option, but it is a compelling one: a K-12 campus that outperforms its district and state in math and science while keeping attendance strong. The main opportunity is improving upper-grade English and graduation rates, but overall this is a positive academic outlier relative to its broader context.
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