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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39272

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Schools

1,397

Students

Top rankedGary Road Intermediate191^st of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gary Road Intermediate up 52 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 39272 zip code area is home to two elementary schools - Gary Road Elementary and Gary Road Intermediate School. These schools serve students from pre-K through 5th grade and are part of the Hinds County School District.

Gary Road Intermediate School has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 254th out of 377 elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 191st out of 383 in 2024-2025. The school also outperforms the district and state averages in 5th grade science and math proficiency. In contrast, Gary Road Elementary has a higher student-teacher ratio and a higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which may present challenges in terms of academic achievement and resource allocation.

Overall, the data suggests that while both schools serve a high-need student population, Gary Road Intermediate School is making progress and performing better relative to other elementary schools in Mississippi. This could be an area to further investigate for best practices that could be replicated at other schools in the Hinds County School District.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Gary Road Intermediate	Public	3-5	7255 Gary Road	Byram	39272	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 372-8150	680	47	14.4	79.3%	39 (5.7%)	609 (89.6%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)	50.6	191^st of 383 public elementary schools	50.1%		41	243^rd of 390 public elementary schools	37.7%	52	40.8	45.5	53.2	51.3	43.0	51.0	78.2	$9,921
Gary Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	7241 Gary Road	Byram	39272	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 373-1319	717	41	17.6	68.1%	38 (5.3%)	650 (90.7%)	13 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)								(n/a)								$9,480

Cities Near Zip Code 39272

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Byram	2.52 mi	2	93^rd
Terry	3.11 mi	2	122^nd
Jackson	3.15 mi	49	178^th
Richland	6.07 mi	3	62^nd
Clinton	8.13 mi	9

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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