The top reported proficiency rate is 69% in Science. The lowest is 45% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Nettleton Elementary School
Nettleton Elementary School sits in the small Monroe County town of Nettleton, Mississippi, serving the upper elementary band of grades four through six. It is part of the Nettleton School District, a community district rooted in a town that began as a railroad and timber outpost and settled into farming over the decades. The school sits on Mullen Avenue, and the town's civic life centers on nearby Short Street, where City Hall is located. Nettleton retains the texture of a rural Mississippi community, with a historic commercial core along the former railroad line and highway commercial development along the US 45 bypass on the west side. A Main Street Association works on economic vitality and design, though the town's population has stayed essentially flat, and no major new housing developments surface in publicly available sources.
The school serves a small student body spread fairly evenly across its three grades. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting the economic profile of the surrounding community. The enrollment is majority white with a substantial Black population, and a small number of students identify as Hispanic or multiracial. Data on English learners and students receiving special education services was not available in the provided records, so those figures are left out rather than estimated.
On state assessments administered through Mississippi's MAAP, Nettleton Elementary's results paint a mixed picture across grades and subjects. In mathematics, fourth and sixth graders show relatively strong proficiency, with a majority of tested students meeting or exceeding state standards. Fifth grade math tells a different story, with proficiency dropping well below the levels seen in the adjacent grades. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, as the dip is clear in the data and may reflect a transition point in curriculum or instruction. English language arts results hold fairly steady across fourth and fifth grades, with a modest decline in sixth grade, though ELA proficiency generally sits below the math results. Science, tested only in fifth grade, is the school's strongest showing, with a solid majority of students reaching proficiency.
Statewide trend data was not available for this school, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement or decline from prior years. Participation rates were also missing from the state reporting. These gaps do not necessarily signal a weakness in the school's program, but they do mean a parent relying on longitudinal data will need to seek it directly from the district.
The broader community context matters for families considering Nettleton. Housing here is affordable relative to both the state and national markets, with typical home values well below the Mississippi benchmark and far below national figures. The price-to-income ratio sits below the national level, suggesting that homeownership is within reach for many local families compared to much of the country. The town connects to Tupelo, Aberdeen, and Amory via nearby highway routes, and Itawamba Community College in Fulton serves the area for higher education. For families who value a quiet, small-town setting with low housing costs, Nettleton offers that. For those seeking rapid growth or suburban amenities, the town's profile may feel limited.
The school district itself appears stable. A search for recent parent-relevant district changes, including curriculum shifts, referendums, or policy changes, turned up little of lasting impact. There are no red flags in the district brief, but also no new initiatives to report.
Information on specific programs, course access, discipline practices, staffing levels, attendance patterns, and Title I status was not provided in the available data. These are areas where a parent might reasonably want more detail, and the school or district office would be the right place to ask. Civil rights data was also not included in the records reviewed.
Nettleton Elementary is a small, community-rooted upper-elementary school serving a high-poverty student population in an affordable rural Mississippi town. Its academic results are strongest in science and solid in math at the fourth and sixth grade levels, with a clear soft spot in fifth grade math that warrants attention. For families already in or drawn to the Nettleton area, the school provides a local option with real strengths alongside areas where questions are worth asking.
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