Summary:
The Brookhaven School District in Mississippi is home to two elementary schools, Mamie Martin Elementary School and Brookhaven Elementary School, which serve students from pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. Both schools face significant challenges, with high-poverty student populations and academic performance concerns that reflect broader issues within the Brookhaven School District and the state of Mississippi.
Mamie Martin Elementary School, which serves the youngest grades (PK-2), has an exceptionally high percentage of students (99.56%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. Despite this, the school spends slightly more per student ($7,919) than Brookhaven Elementary ($7,902). Brookhaven Elementary, which serves grades 3-4, has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 13.9 compared to 12.8 at Mamie Martin Elementary, suggesting a potential difference in resource allocation between the two schools.
Academically, Brookhaven Elementary School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th graders are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, Brookhaven Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 53.2%, compared to the district and state averages of 53.2% and 57.7%, respectively. Similarly, the school's 4th grade Math proficiency rate was 43.1%, lower than the district and state averages of 43.1% and 55%. These academic performance concerns, coupled with the high-poverty student populations at both schools, suggest that the Brookhaven School District and its elementary schools face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to their students.
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