Best Public Schools in Zip Code 38966

Summary:

The 38966 zip code in Mississippi is home to a single public high school, West Tallahatchie High School, which serves grades 7-12. The school is part of the West Tallahatchie School District, which is ranked 115 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Tallahatchie High School faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 99.23% African American and 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school's academic performance, as measured by MAAP test scores, is significantly below the state averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 7th grade English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate is 7.9% compared to the state average of 40.8%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the past three years, from 207 out of 228 high schools in 2021-2022 to 152 out of 228 in 2023-2024, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 0 to 2 stars.

Despite the school's higher-than-average per-student spending of $13,040 for the 2018-2019 school year and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.3 to 1, these factors do not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes. This suggests that simply increasing funding or reducing class sizes may not be enough to address the unique challenges faced by West Tallahatchie High School and its student population. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that addresses the school's academic, social, and economic factors.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAAP English Language Arts (2024)		MAAP Mathematics (2024)		MAAP Algebra I (2024)	MAAP English II (2024)	MAAP Science (2024)	MAAP Biology (2024)	MAAP U.S. History1 (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 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
West Tallahatchie High School	Public	7-12	11510 U. S. Hwy 49 E.	Webb	38966	Tallahatchie County	West Tallahatchie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 375-8829	291	25	11.6	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	288 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35	152^nd of 228 public high schools	33.3%		28	163^rd of 226 public high schools	27.9%	11	7.9	13.5	6.1	35.1	60.3	35.0	40.5	69.2	56.4	$20,255

Cities Near Zip Code 38966

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Webb	0.23 mi	2	174^th
Sumner	1.8 mi	1	185^th
Drew	14.03 mi	2	106^th
Charleston	17.49 mi	4	181^st
Lambert	17.59 mi	1	78^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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