Schools in Zip Code 39669

Zip code 39669, covering Woodville, Mississippi, is served by two public schools: Wilkinson County Elementary (grades PK–5, 306 students) and Wilkinson County High School (grades 9–12, 228 students). Together they enroll 534 students, and both belong to the Wilkinson County School District, which is ranked 134th out of 134 districts in Mississippi (0th percentile).

The two schools face very different challenges. Wilkinson County High School ranks 221 out of 224 high schools statewide (1st percentile) and has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 56.1% — about 2.4 times the state rate of 23.9% and well above the district rate of 30.5%. Its graduation rate of 69.2% is 20 points below the state's 89.2%. In contrast, Wilkinson County Elementary ranks 370 out of 377 elementary schools (2nd percentile) but actually posts a better chronic absenteeism rate (19.7%) than the state average, and it has a more favorable student–teacher ratio (14.1 vs. 8.6). Every student at both schools qualifies for free/reduced lunch.

Academic proficiency is severely below state averages in every subject at both schools. The largest gaps include 5th-grade science (-43.3 points), Algebra I (-42.1), and 7th-grade math (-41.0). There are modest bright spots: the high school improved in Biology (+12.1), English II (+7.8), and Algebra I (+6.0) over the last year, and the elementary school gained 5.7 points in 3rd-grade math. However, most elementary subjects declined year-over-year, with 5th-grade ELA falling 12.1 points. Overall, these schools serve a highly economically disadvantaged community in a district ranked last in the state; while the elementary school shows resilience in attendance, the high school's chronic absenteeism, low graduation rate, and near-bottom test scores reveal deep systemic challenges.