Summary:
In zip code 39773, there is just one middle school, Fifth Street School, serving grades 5 through 7 as part of the West Point Consolidated School District in Mississippi, with an enrollment of 440 students.
Fifth Street School stands out for its dramatic split in academic performance. In math, 6th and 7th graders are thriving, with proficiency rates of 65.8% and 65.4% — well above state averages of 52.7% and 57.7% respectively. However, only 21% of 5th graders are proficient in math, far below the state's 49.6%. English Language Arts is a persistent challenge, with every grade level below state proficiency in both recent school years; the gap is largest in 6th grade, where proficiency sits 14.4 points below the state. Science is improving, jumping from 49.6% to 60.9% proficiency in a year, though still trailing the state average of 71.5%.
Encouragingly, the school is on an upward trajectory. Its statewide ranking improved from the 42nd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 61st percentile in 2025–2026, and it has held a 3-star rating for two consecutive years. The school also saw strong year-over-year gains in 5th-grade ELA, 7th-grade ELA, and 6th-grade math. With 85.23% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a high-poverty population, yet its 6th and 7th-grade math success shows that strong achievement is possible. A low student–teacher ratio of 10.4 to 1 offers a valuable opportunity for targeted support in the weaker areas—especially 5th-grade math and ELA—that will be critical for continued improvement.
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