The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in Science. The lowest is 33% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Pelahatchie Attendance Center
Pelahatchie Attendance Center sits in the small Rankin County town of Pelahatchie, roughly twenty miles east of Jackson, and serves grades seven through twelve as part of the Rankin County School District. It is a small school for its grade band, with a student body that is majority white and a meaningful Black share, along with smaller percentages of students identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, or Asian. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which marks this as a school serving a working-class community. It is neither a charter nor a magnet school.
The town itself has a compact traditional layout, with civic functions clustered along Second Street near the municipal building, Muscadine Park, and the fire department. Publicly reported sources describe the town center as walkable for municipal business and community gatherings, though life outside that immediate core is car-dependent. No fixed-route public transit serves the town, and no public library branch was identified within Pelahatchie itself; residents rely on the broader Rankin County library system. Community anchors include Muscadine Park, the Muscadine Jubilee event, and a campground park on the outskirts. A new municipal park was reported as under construction, indicating some local investment. Major employer data was not found in search results, but given the town's small size and proximity to the Jackson metro, a portion of residents likely commute into the capital area for work. Local median household income is reported below the national average.
State assessment results from the most recent year tell a mixed story. Seventh-grade math proficiency sits above the midpoint, with a majority of tested students reaching proficiency, a solid result for this grade band. Eighth-grade math, by contrast, drops sharply, with only a small share of students proficient, which is a soft spot a parent may want to look into further with the school. English language arts results are modest across both tested grades, with seventh grade lower than eighth. Eighth-grade science falls in a middle range, with fewer than half of tested students proficient. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is hard to say whether these results represent a temporary dip or a longer pattern. Participation rate data was missing from the state dataset.
Several data categories the state or federal government typically reports were absent for this school. No graduation rate was provided, which matters for families considering the upper grades. No civil-rights data on discipline, course access, staffing, or attendance was included. Program offerings such as AP, career and technical, or dual-credit pathways were not listed in the available data, so a parent would need to ask the school or district directly about what advanced or elective coursework exists for high schoolers. We looked for the district's strategic priorities and any recent bond or referendum activity for Rankin County School District but found little, so we left it out rather than guess.
The housing market in the Pelahatchie ZIP code is modest by national standards and sits above the Mississippi state benchmark. Estimated monthly mortgage costs are affordable relative to national median household income, with a price-to-income ratio well below what many metro-area families face. Rent data was not available for this ZIP code. For families considering a move, housing costs here are likely to be less of a barrier than in the closer-in Jackson suburbs, though the tradeoff is distance from major employment centers and limited local amenities.
What this school appears to offer is a small, community-rooted secondary education in a quiet town setting within commuting range of Jackson. The seventh-grade math result is a genuine bright spot. The eighth-grade math and ELA numbers across the board are areas where a family would want to ask questions about curriculum, support, and staffing. The absence of program, graduation, and civil-rights data in the available record means a parent should treat this profile as a starting point and seek the rest directly from the school and district.
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