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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39759

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Schools

4,690

Students

Top rankedArmstrong Junior High School75^th of 263 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Armstrong Junior High School 10.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

Zip code 39759 in Starkville, Mississippi contains six public schools serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade with a combined enrollment of 4,690 students, all part of the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, a 4-star district ranked 41st out of 134 districts in the state. The pipeline runs from Sudduth Elementary School (PK-1), Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School (2-4), Overstreet Elementary School (5), Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School (6-7), Armstrong Junior High School (8), and Starkville High School (9-12).

Armstrong Junior High School is the standout performer, ranking 75th of 260 middle schools with 4 stars. It exceeds state proficiency in every reported 8th-grade subject, including a perfect 100% proficiency on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the area at 10.2:1. Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is the most improved school, jumping from the 36th to the 57th percentile over the past year and climbing from 2 to 3 stars, while posting the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (13.6%) among tested schools. Starkville High School is the area's biggest concern: despite a strong 91.2% graduation rate, it ranks only 126th of 224 high schools with 2 stars, scores below state averages in Algebra I and Biology, and has an alarming 40.1% chronic absenteeism rate.

All six schools serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced lunch rates averaging roughly 66.8%, yet several beat state proficiency averages in core subjects. Algebra I is a major strength at the middle school level, with both Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School and Armstrong Junior High School at 100% proficiency, though that strength fades by high school. Chronic absenteeism rises sharply with grade level, from the mid-teens in elementary schools to 40.1% at Starkville High. For parents, this district offers strong middle-school academics and an encouraging turnaround at Henderson, but the high school's attendance and proficiency struggles are significant warning signs worth watching.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School	Public	2-4	200 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4160	1,066	71	15.1	69.2%	300 (28.1%)	694 (65.1%)	20 (1.9%)	42 (3.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	56.4	162^nd of 377 public elementary schools	57.0%		39.2	237^th of 383 public elementary schools	38.1%	75	46.8	53.4					49.1	53.1										$11,168
Sudduth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	101 Greenfield Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4150	920	54	17.0	67.9%	248 (27.0%)	611 (66.4%)	18 (2.0%)	38 (4.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)																		$11,204
Starkville High School	Public	9-12	603 Yellowjacket Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4130	1,376	116	11.8	64.8%	377 (27.4%)	911 (66.2%)	35 (2.5%)	43 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	43.9	126^th of 224 public high schools	43.8%		46.2	128^th of 232 public high schools	44.8%	2													58.7	50.5			52.2	$14,375
Armstrong Junior High School	Public	8	303 Mckee Street	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4070	358	35	10.2	66.8%	93 (26.0%)	251 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.5	75^th of 263 public middle schools	71.5%		60.9	107^th of 266 public middle schools	59.8%	32						44.8						57.8	100.0			61.5		$16,838
Millsaps Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	803 Louisville Road	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 324-4170	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
The Learning Center Alternative	Public, Alternative	1-12	2926 Sisteenth Section Road	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 323-1462	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Overstreet Elementary School	Public	5	307 South Jackson Street	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4193	324	25	12.9	66.4%	104 (32.1%)	192 (59.3%)	6 (1.9%)	18 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)			55.2						56.2						67.9			$15,128
Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School	Public	6-7	11200 Ms Hwy 182	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4181	646	52	12.3	65.8%	205 (31.7%)	395 (61.1%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	56.8	103^rd of 263 public middle schools	60.8%		62.6	99^th of 266 public middle schools	62.8%	4				47.6	38.4					47.3	58.6		100.0					$14,648

Cities Near Zip Code 39759

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Starkville	1.38 mi	16
Crawford	9.95 mi	1
Sturgis	14.14 mi	2	55^th
West Point	15.05 mi	15
Maben	16.83 mi	2	40^th

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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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