South Panola School District

The South Panola School District in Mississippi operates 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with extremely high rates of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch across all schools. While some schools, like Pope Elementary School and South Panola High School, demonstrate strong academic performance, others, such as Batesville Junior High School and Batesville Intermediate School, struggle to meet state averages.

Pope Elementary School stands out as a top performer, consistently ranking in the top 35% of Mississippi elementary schools and significantly outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, Batesville Junior High and Batesville Intermediate School have proficiency rates well below the state average in many grade levels and subjects. South Panola High School also performs well, exceeding the state average on End-of-Course exams in Algebra I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.

The data suggests that the district's student population faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch ranging from 99.38% to 99.74% across all schools. This may contribute to the academic performance struggles observed in some schools, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address these disparities and ensure all students in the South Panola School District have access to a quality education.