Summary:
The city of Walls, Mississippi is home to a single school, Walls Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 718 students. The school is part of the Desoto County School District and has a diverse student population, with 32.45% White, 47.91% African American, 9.61% Hispanic, 0.42% Asian, and 9.19% two or more races.
Walls Elementary School's academic performance, as measured by test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, is consistently lower than the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 39.3% to 48.6% in ELA, 32% to 54.1% in Mathematics, and 63.3% in 5th-grade Science, all of which are below the district and state levels. The school's high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients, at 99.58%, suggests that the student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges that may be impacting their academic achievement.
Despite the school's diverse student body and low academic performance, it maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.9 to 1. However, the school's spending per student of $7,559 is lower than the national average, which may be a contributing factor to its underperformance. Further investigation into the allocation of resources and targeted interventions to address the unique needs of Walls Elementary School's student population could be beneficial in improving the school's academic outcomes.
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