The top reported proficiency rate is 30% in English language arts. The lowest is 18% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Revive
REVIVE operates as a charter school district in Mississippi, part of the RePublic Schools network in Jackson. According to publicly reported information, the school opened in 2022 serving kindergarten and first grade and is growing by one grade each year toward a full kindergarten-through-fourth-grade configuration, with plans to eventually open a companion upper school called Revive Prep for grades five through eight. The current enrollment spans kindergarten through second grade, though state assessment results already include third-grade scores, which likely reflects the school's planned expansion reaching third grade in the most recent tested year.
The student body is nearly entirely Black, with a very small number of Hispanic, white, and multiracial students. The school is small for its grade band, consistent with a young charter school still building toward full enrollment. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data was not reported, nor were individualized education program counts or English learner figures, so the picture of economic need and special populations is incomplete from what is available.
On state assessments, the results give a parent real pause, particularly in math. A small minority of third-grade students reached proficiency in math, and while ELA results were stronger, still well under half of tested third graders demonstrated proficiency. These are early results from a school that has only been open a short time and is still adding grades, so they represent an early snapshot from a school still building its grade span. No multi-year trend data was available to show whether results are moving in a particular direction. A parent may want to look into the school's academic growth data and instructional approach in math directly with the school as they consider enrollment.
The school's program emphasis, as publicly reported, centers on foundational skills in math, reading, and computer science. Transportation is provided through multiple bus stops across Jackson rather than door-to-door service, and aftercare is available through a YMCA partnership. The school charges no tuition. These are practical supports that address real family logistics, especially in a city where school access can depend heavily on transportation.
Several categories of data that would help a parent evaluate this school were absent. No locale or community economic context was provided, so there is no housing market or neighborhood information to draw on. No discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance data was reported. No civil rights data was available. No comparison fact-set was provided to position REVIVE against neighboring districts or schools in the area. Because the school serves only early elementary grades, it has no graduation rate, no college or career readiness metrics, and no high school-level program offerings to report. These gaps are typical of a young, still-growing charter school serving the early grades, but they do mean the available evidence is thin.
What a parent can take from this is a school in its early stages, backed by a network with a stated plan to grow into a full kindergarten-through-eighth-grade pipeline, serving a predominantly Black student body in Jackson. The growth plan and network structure give it a framework to build on, and the bus and aftercare supports address everyday family needs. The academic results, particularly in math, show real distance to cover, and the missing data across several categories means a family would want to ask the school directly about its approach to math instruction, how it supports students below grade level, and what its internal growth and intervention data show.
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