The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Science. The lowest is 42% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Amite County Elementary
Amite County Elementary sits on South Greensburg Road in Liberty, the seat of Amite County. Liberty is a very small, rural town with a quiet, small-scale texture: a historic courthouse square, scattered residences, and limited commercial life. Publicly reported sources note the town's population has been declining, and no major housing developments or growth initiatives surfaced in our research. The local economy centers on county government, the school district, and a single manufacturing plant that produces aviation safety equipment. The Ethel Stratton Vance Natural Area, just west of town, offers sports fields, camping, and bottomland hardwood forest along the West Fork Amite River. Liberty is car-dependent, reached via the interstate and a state highway, with no walkability scores or transit system identified. Housing here is inexpensive relative to both state and national benchmarks, and home values have been declining. For a family looking to buy, the area offers a low-cost entry point, though the shrinking local economy means limited nearby amenities and services.
Amite County Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Amite County School District. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet. The enrollment is moderate for its grade band, with each grade level holding roughly similar-sized cohorts. The student body is predominantly Black, with a smaller white population and a handful of students from other racial backgrounds. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the concentrated economic need in the surrounding community.
On the most recent Mississippi Academic Assessment Program results, math proficiency is a relative strength. Third and fourth graders show solid proficiency rates, with fourth grade performing particularly well. Fifth grade math dips, and sixth grade recovers somewhat but remains mid-range. The pattern suggests younger grades are building a reasonable foundation, though fifth grade may warrant a closer look. In English language arts, the picture is more uneven. Third and sixth grade proficiency rates are low, fourth grade is middling, and fifth grade stands out as the strongest by a wide margin. A parent may want to ask the school what drives the fifth-grade ELA success and whether that approach carries into other grades.
Science results for fifth grade are a clear bright spot, with a strong majority of students reaching proficiency. This is one of the stronger results in the available data.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. State testing covers grades three through six, as expected for this grade band. Kindergarten through second grade are not state-tested, so no results appear for those years, which is normal rather than a gap.
We looked for staffing ratios, attendance data, discipline information, course offerings, and special-population details such as English-learner and special-education rates. These fields were not available in the provided data. We also searched for recent district-level changes such as curriculum overhauls, referendums, or facility investments, and found nothing meeting a lasting-impact threshold. The district brief returned no parent-relevant changes. A comparison fact-set positioning this school against neighboring schools or county districts was not available, so we cannot place its results in a local peer context from the provided data.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is mixed but not without promise. Math and science show genuine strength in certain grades, while ELA results vary widely across grade levels. The community is small, rural, and economically challenged, with affordable housing but limited local amenities. The school appears to serve a population where nearly every family faces economic constraints, and the academic results should be understood in that context. A parent would do well to visit, ask about the grade-to-grade variation in ELA, and learn what support structures exist for students reading below grade level.
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