The top reported proficiency rate is 88% in Science. The lowest is 65% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenlee Attendance Center
Greenlee Attendance Center sits along Highway 12 in McCool, Mississippi, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Attala County School District. It is a small rural school in a very small town. McCool itself is little more than a cluster of civic buildings and scattered residences, with a Town Hall, a Baptist church, and a municipal water system drawing from two wells. Publicly reported sources describe a community with essentially flat population and no identified commercial growth or new housing development. There is no walkability data, no major employer information, and no public transit. For a family considering this area, that paints the picture: this is a quiet, deeply rural setting where the school functions as a central institution in an otherwise sparse built environment.
The school's academic results on Mississippi's MAAP assessments are a genuine strength, particularly in math. Across grades three through six, math proficiency rates are consistently high, with the third grade posting the strongest showing and the upper grades holding steady well above what many rural schools achieve. Science proficiency in fifth grade is also impressively strong. These are results a family can feel good about; the school is clearly delivering solid math and science instruction across the grade band it serves.
English language arts is more mixed. Third grade reading results are strong, and fourth and fifth grade sit in a moderate range. Sixth grade ELA proficiency drops to a level where roughly half of tested students meet the proficiency bar. This is the soft spot in the school's results. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, asking how reading instruction and intervention are structured as students approach the transition to middle school, especially since Greenlee ends at sixth grade and students will move on to another campus for seventh grade and beyond.
Because Greenlee serves only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate, no ACT or college-readiness data, and no high school course offerings to report. Those metrics simply do not apply to this grade band. The data sections do not include AP, dual-credit, or career pathway programs, which is consistent with an elementary configuration. We looked for staffing, discipline, attendance, and course-access details and found none reported, so those gaps are left unnamed rather than guessed. Special population data for individualized education programs and English learners was also missing.
The enrollment is small, which means individual classrooms likely have a close-knit feel and teachers can know their students well. Every student in the building qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic reality of the surrounding community. The student body is predominantly white with a substantial Black enrollment and a very small number of Hispanic and multiracial students. No Asian, Native American, or Pacific Islander students were reported.
Housing in the area is quite affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks. The typical home value in the school's zip code sits well below the Mississippi state benchmark and far below the national figure, and recent year-over-year movement has been downward. Estimated monthly mortgage costs are modest. Rental data was not available. For families who already live in or near McCool, or for those drawn to a low-cost rural lifestyle, the housing market is accessible. The tradeoff is that the town offers very limited amenities and no apparent commercial base.
The district brief returned no parent-relevant changes such as curriculum shifts, bond referendums, or property-tax adjustments, so there is nothing to report on that front.
What Greenlee offers is a small, community-rooted elementary experience with strong math and science instruction, solid early reading results, and a weaker spot in upper-grade ELA that families should ask about. It fits families looking for rural affordability and a tight school community, with the understanding that students will need to transition elsewhere for middle school and high school.
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