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Earl Nash Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Macon, Mississippi, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 675 students. The school is part of the Noxubee County School District and has a predominantly African American student population, with 95.11% of students identifying as such.
Despite its location, Earl Nash Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were significantly lower than the state averages, with only 27.4%, 48.1%, and 15.9% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students, respectively, scoring proficient or better in ELA, and 23.2%, 14.3%, and 12.8% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students, respectively, scoring proficient or better in Mathematics. This has resulted in the school ranking in the bottom quartile of Mississippi elementary schools, with a ranking of 370 out of 390 schools and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Interestingly, the nearby Kemper County Lower Elementary School, which is part of a different school district, has significantly higher academic performance than Earl Nash Elementary School. In the 2023-2024 school year, Kemper County Lower Elementary had 50% and 43.2% of 3rd-grade students scoring proficient or better in ELA and Mathematics, respectively, compared to Earl Nash Elementary's 27.4% and 23.2%. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as district-level policies and resources, may be contributing to the academic disparities between the two schools.
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