The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Math. The lowest is 27% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Davis Elementary School
Davis Elementary School sits on Cotton Street in Greenwood, a small city at the eastern edge of the Mississippi Delta and the seat of Leflore County. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District, a district formed from the merger of two predecessor systems and still in the midst of reorganizing its campuses. That reorganization has included school closures and mergers across the district, changes that have reshaped where students attend class and how educational facilities are distributed across the area. Davis itself remains open.
The student body is modest in size for its grade band, and nearly every student qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. The school serves an almost entirely Black student population, with only a handful of students from other racial backgrounds. Information on English-learner status and special-education enrollment was not available, so those populations cannot be characterized here.
Academic results from the most recent state assessments show a school with clear challenges in the lower grades and a striking upward arc by sixth grade. In math, proficiency is low in third and fourth grade, improves in fifth, and rises sharply by sixth grade to a level where most tested students reach proficiency. English language arts follows a flatter pattern, with proficiency in the lower grades sitting below a third of tested students and remaining in that range through sixth grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency lands at about a third of tested students. Participation rates were not reported, so it is not possible to say whether all eligible students sat for the exams. A parent looking at these results may want to ask the school what is driving the strong sixth-grade math showing and what supports are in place for the earlier grades where proficiency lags.
Greenwood itself is a Delta river town with a working economy rooted in agriculture and agribusiness, with additional employers in manufacturing, healthcare, aviation, and education. Major employers publicly named by the city include catfish processors, a kitchen-appliance manufacturer, a tool company, and a cotton marketing cooperative. The downtown has seen numerous building renovations, bringing upscale shops, dining, a boutique hotel, galleries, and museums to its historic commercial core while the surrounding area retains its Delta character. Grand Boulevard, lined with mature oak trees, has been recognized as one of America's most beautiful streets. The city has parks with baseball and soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts, pickleball facilities, and a public outdoor pool. Amtrak provides passenger rail service, and Greenwood-Leflore Airport serves the area. U.S. Routes 82 and 49 pass through the city. Mississippi Blues Trail markers and Mississippi Freedom Trail sites reflect the area's cultural and historical depth.
Housing in the school's zip code is inexpensive relative to both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values well below the statewide figure and far below the national one. The price-to-income ratio sits slightly above the national level, suggesting that local wages are also low, keeping affordability in proportion. Rent data was not available. Mortgage rates used for the affordability estimate track recent national averages in the mid-six-percent range.
The district brief notes ongoing campus consolidation, including the merger of Amanda Elzy Junior High into Greenwood Middle, the closure of Leflore County Elementary in Itta Bena, and the closure of Claudine F. Brown Elementary. The district's total school count has declined in recent years. For families at Davis, this means the broader system around the school is still settling into its post-merger shape, and a parent may want to understand how these changes affect feeder patterns as children move from Davis into upper grades.
Davis Elementary is a small, community-rooted school in an affordable Delta town with a revitalizing downtown and a diversified but modest local economy. Its state test results point to real struggles in the early grades, particularly in math, alongside an encouraging sixth-grade math outcome. The school does not have magnet or charter status, and Title I information was not provided. Families considering Davis should weigh the economic accessibility of the area, the school's near-total eligibility for free meals, and the academic data honestly, while asking school leaders directly about the trajectory from early grades through the upper elementary years.
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