Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 39773

Elementary schools in zip code 39773 (West Point, Mississippi) comprise three schools serving grades PK–4 within the West Point Consolidated School District, forming a feeder pipeline from East Side Elementary School (PK–K) to Church Hill Elementary School (1–2) to South Side Elementary School (3–4). Together, these schools serve about 967 students, with Church Hill the largest at 379 and East Side the smallest at 251. Because of this grade-span arrangement, test data are available only for South Side, the sole school with state accountability results.

Attendance is a clear strength across all three schools. Chronic absenteeism rates are 15.8% at East Side, 16.3% at Church Hill, and 18.2% at South Side — all well below the district average of 28.1% and the state average of 23.9%. This is especially notable given the high poverty levels: roughly 9 in 10 students qualify for free/reduced lunch, with East Side the highest at 92.4% and South Side the lowest at 87.8%. Interestingly, the student–teacher ratios do not align with poverty or attendance: East Side has the highest ratio (15.8) despite serving the youngest students, while South Side has the lowest ratio (12.0).

Academically, South Side Elementary is the only school with ranking data, and its performance is a concern. Its state percentile rank has fallen from the 37th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 18th percentile in 2025–2026, placing it at 310th out of 377 Mississippi elementary schools. The 2025–2026 MAAP results show dramatic subject-level divergence: ELA proficiency improved by about 6 points in both grades (26.1% in 3rd, 50.0% in 4th), while math proficiency dropped roughly 10 points in both grades (22.9% in 3rd, 31.4% in 4th). Because the district math scores mirror South Side’s almost exactly, this may reflect a district-wide issue. The district’s middling 2-star rating does not reveal how significantly South Side has slipped within this zip code.