The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Science. The lowest is 37% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lyon Elementary School
Lyon Elementary School sits on Roberson Road in the small Mississippi Delta town of Lyon, serving kindergarten through sixth grade as part of the Coahoma County School District. The town itself is a quiet residential place tucked into the eastern edge of Coahoma County, bordered on its west and south by Clarksdale, the county seat. Publicly available sources describe Lyon as having no distinct commercial district of its own, with a population that has been contracting steadily over the past decade and a projected continued decline. Employment for residents appears to concentrate in neighboring Clarksdale, which functions as the region's economic and civic hub. The town has a municipal building but no documented parks, libraries, or transit. Housing here is among the most affordable you will find anywhere, with typical home values sitting far below both the state and national benchmarks, and recent data shows those values have been falling further. For a family looking to buy, the cost barrier is minimal.
The school's enrollment is modest for its grade span, and every student qualifies for free or reduced-price meals. The student body is nearly entirely Black or African American, with only a handful of students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status was not reported, so those population details are not available here. Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate or high school level outcome to report.
On Mississippi's MAAP assessments, the most recent results paint a mixed picture that shifts by subject and grade. The clearest strength is fifth-grade science, where a strong majority of tested students reached proficiency. That result stands well above what the school posts in most other subjects and grades. Third-grade math and third-grade ELA also show a solid portion of students performing at or above proficiency, giving the early grades a reasonably positive foundation.
The picture weakens as students move up. Math proficiency declines sharply from third grade through sixth, with the upper grades showing only a small share of students meeting the bar. ELA results are uneven across the grades, with a notable dip in fourth grade before partial recovery in fifth and sixth. A parent watching these patterns may want to look into how the school supports academic continuity from grade to grade, particularly in math where the drop is most consistent. These are proficiency rates, not growth measures, and the tested groups are small at each grade, which means a few students moving in or out can shift results from year to year.
No data was available on staffing ratios, course offerings, discipline, attendance, or special programs, so the narrative cannot speak to those dimensions. The district brief likewise turned up no recent parent-relevant changes such as curriculum shifts, facility projects, or budget actions that would affect day-to-day life at Lyon Elementary. What is available is a school serving a low-income community in a shrinking Delta town, with real bright spots in early-grade performance and fifth-grade science, alongside upper-grade math results that warrant a closer conversation with school staff. For a family in Lyon or considering the area, the affordability of housing and the school's community roots are clear. The academic question is whether the trajectory a child builds in the early grades holds through the transition to upper elementary and into the district's secondary school.
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