Best Public Schools in Duncan, MS

Summary:

The city of Duncan, Mississippi has only one school, Brooks Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school is part of the North Bolivar Consolidated School District, which is ranked 106 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brooks Elementary School has a student population that is overwhelmingly African American (98.51%), which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by MAAP test scores, is mixed, with the school outperforming the district and state averages in some grade levels and subjects, but underperforming in others. The school has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population. Over the past three years, the school's ranking has declined, from 317 out of 382 Mississippi elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 200 out of 390 in 2023-2024, suggesting that the school may be struggling to keep up with the performance of other elementary schools in the state.

Despite the challenges faced by Brooks Elementary School, the data shows that the school is outperforming the district and state averages in some areas, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to build on its strengths and implement strategies to improve its overall performance. However, the school's high poverty rate and racial segregation highlight the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAAP English Language Arts (2024)				MAAP Mathematics (2024)				MAAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Brooks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	615 School Street	Duncan	38740	Bolivar County	North Bolivar Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 337-6523	201	16	12.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	198 (98.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	51.1	200^th of 390 public elementary schools	48.7%		38.9	236^th of 377 public elementary schools	37.4%	36	50.0	80.6	41.6	27.3	76.9	83.9	29.2	33.3	62.5	$7,764	$1,652	$6,112

Cities Near Duncan

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cleveland	1.75 mi	8	184^th
Merigold	4.82 mi	1	40^th
Boyle	5.1 mi	1
Mound Bayou	7.07 mi	1	167^th
Ruleville	10.7 mi	3	138^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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