Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38847

Summary:

The 38847 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Fairview Attendance Center, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 118 students. This school stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top half of Mississippi elementary schools and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairview Attendance Center's students excel on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests, scoring significantly above the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, 3rd-grade students achieved 68.4% proficiency in ELA, compared to the district's 66% and the state's 57.7%. Similarly, 6th-grade students scored 81.3% proficient or better in Mathematics, far surpassing the district's 65.2% and the state's 51.8%. This academic success is a testament to the school's effective teaching and learning strategies.

While Fairview Attendance Center's performance is commendable, the school serves a predominantly white student population (94.92%) and has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (97.46%), indicating significant socioeconomic challenges in the community. The Itawamba County School District may need to consider ways to address these demographic and socioeconomic disparities to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in the 38847 zip code.

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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
Fairview Attendance Center	Public	K-6	66 Fairview Road	Golden	38847	Tishomingo County	Itawamba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 585-3127	134	13	10.6	82.8%	127 (94.8%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	57.8	167^th of 390 public elementary schools	57.2%		65.3	121^st of 377 public elementary schools	67.9%	46	68.4	50.0	42.2	37.5	52.6	40.0	57.9	81.3	68.4	$16,110

Cities Near Zip Code 38847

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Belmont	3.47 mi	1
Golden	10.65 mi	1	80^th
Tishomingo	11.74 mi	3	92^nd
New Site	14.84 mi	1	3^rd
Marietta	16.35 mi	1	25^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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