Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38957

Summary:

The data set provided information about a single school, R H Bearden Elementary School, located in the 38957 zip code and part of the West Tallahatchie School District. This school serves grades K-6 and has a total enrollment of 253 students, the majority of whom are African American (98.42%).

Academically, R H Bearden Elementary School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science falling well below the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past three years, from 363 out of 382 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 344 out of 390 in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state.

The data also reveals that the school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,492, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2022-2023 school year was 11.4, which is lower than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may be facing resource allocation challenges that could be impacting the quality of education provided to its students.

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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 (2022)
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	Total
R H Bearden Elementary School	Public	K-6	6442 Friendship Road West	Sumner	38957	Tallahatchie County	West Tallahatchie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 375-9205	253	22	11.4	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	249 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16.2	344^th of 390 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.7	353^rd of 377 public elementary schools	6.4%	9	26.0	25.0	18.5	21.4	20.0	25.1	29.6	57.1	37.0	$17,184

Cities Near Zip Code 38957

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sumner	1.65 mi	1	193^rd
Webb	2.68 mi	2	175^th
Lambert	14.95 mi	1	134^th
Drew	16.11 mi	2	130^th
Charleston	16.89 mi	4	178^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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