The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Science. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Coffeeville School Dist
Coffeeville School District is a small, single-community district in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across two schools: Coffeeville Elementary and Coffeeville High. The district serves a predominantly Black student body, with a smaller White population and a handful of students identified as two or more races. The overall enrollment is modest even for a rural Mississippi district, and the two-school structure means most children stay within the same system from early childhood through graduation, which can give families a close-knit, familiar environment where staff know students across grade levels.
On state assessments through the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, results vary widely from grade to grade. In math, third and seventh graders performed at roughly the midpoint of proficiency, while sixth graders were notably stronger, with well over half scoring proficient or above. Fourth, fifth, and eighth grade math results were lower, with roughly a quarter of tested students reaching proficiency. The pattern is similarly uneven in English language arts. Fifth grade stood out as a bright spot, with a clear majority of students proficient, and third and fourth grades were near the midpoint. Sixth and eighth grade ELA results were the soft spots, with a smaller share of students reaching proficiency. Science results were a relative strength, particularly in eighth grade, where a strong majority of students scored proficient or above, and fifth grade science was also above the midpoint.
The grade-to-grade swings are worth a parent's attention. In a district with small cohort sizes, a few students moving in or out can shift results noticeably, so a parent may want to ask the district how it interprets these fluctuations and what interventions are in place where results dip, particularly in the middle grades where both math and ELA were weakest. The district did not report participation rates, so it is not possible to confirm whether all eligible students were tested. Free or reduced-price lunch data, special education counts, and English learner figures were all missing from the available data, so the picture of student need is incomplete here.
Housing in the district's surrounding communities is modest relative to both Mississippi and national benchmarks. The weighted typical home value across the district's zip codes sits well below the state figure and far below the national one, and values have been declining slightly over the past year, with a few areas showing steeper drops. The price-to-income affordability ratio suggests that homeownership is relatively attainable for local earners compared with many parts of the country, though mortgage rates remain elevated. Rental data was not available. The district draws from several small communities including Coffeeville, Oakland, Tillatoba, Scobey, Enid, Pope, and parts of Water Valley, all of which are rural places with limited commercial development. A locale brief with community-specific detail was not provided, so the texture of daily life in these towns is not captured here.
We searched for recent parent-relevant changes in the district, such as bond referendums, curriculum shifts, staffing changes, or program launches, and found little beyond basic profile information and some award recognition. No major strategic initiatives or restructuring efforts surfaced. Program offerings, course access details, staffing figures, discipline data, and attendance information were not available in the data provided, so we cannot speak to the breadth of electives, advanced coursework, or extracurricular options a family might expect. Civil rights data and a comparison against neighboring districts in Yalobusha County were also absent.
What the data does show is a small rural district with real pockets of academic strength in certain grades and subjects, sitting in an affordable housing market, serving a tight-knit community where most families know one another. The uneven assessment results across grades, the missing data on student subgroups and programs, and the lack of documented recent initiatives mean a parent considering this district would benefit from direct conversation with school leaders about what the classroom experience looks like day to day and how the district supports students in the grades where proficiency dips.
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