Sebastopol Attendance Center, Sebastopol MS

Original Research by School Decision on Sebastopol Attendance Center

Sebastopol Attendance Center is a single public school serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Scott County School District, located on Highway 21 North in the very small rural town of Sebastopol, Mississippi. The school enrolls a modest student body spread across all grade levels, making it one of the few true consolidated campuses in the area where a child can attend from early childhood through graduation without changing buildings. The student population is predominantly white, with a meaningful Black minority and very small representation from other racial groups. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the limited economic conditions of the surrounding community rather than any selective admission process.

The town of Sebastopol sits centrally between four larger towns: Forest, Carthage, Union, and Philadelphia. It has a local grocery store, but most residents drive to those surrounding towns for basic household goods and services. No major employers were identified in publicly reported sources, and the built environment is primarily residential along the Highway 21 corridor with limited commercial activity. The town hosts an annual fall festival called Sebastopolooza, which draws a large crowd relative to the town's size, and the Sebastopol Public Library, a branch of the Central Mississippi Regional Library System, offers public computers and faxing. No public parks or transit system were identified. The town has experienced modest population growth over recent census cycles but remains very small. Infrastructure limitations have been reported, including restricted access to high-speed internet, which may be a consideration for families whose children need reliable connectivity for schoolwork.

On state assessments, Sebastopol Attendance Center shows a generally strong academic picture, particularly in math and science at the elementary level. Third-grade math proficiency is notably high, and sixth-grade math is similarly strong. Fourth- and fifth-grade math results are solid, while seventh- and eighth-grade math proficiency dips to a lower but still respectable level. Science results in fifth and eighth grade are among the school's strongest results statewide.

English language arts performance is more uneven. Third- and fifth-grade ELA proficiency rates are strong, but fourth and sixth grades are moderate, and eighth grade falls below the stronger elementary results. The clearest soft spot is seventh-grade ELA, where proficiency drops sharply. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly if they have a child approaching middle school, to understand what instruction or support changes occur at that transition point.

No multi-year trend data was available for this school, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement, decline, or stability over time. Participation rates for state assessments were also missing from the data provided. The school serves high school grades, but no graduation rate was included in the available data, and no course access information such as Advanced Placement, dual-credit, or career pathway offerings was provided. Families with high school students may want to ask the school directly about college and career readiness options, since the data here does not speak to them.

No civil-rights data, discipline reports, staffing figures, or attendance rates were available. The school is not a charter or magnet school. Title I status was not reported, though the universal free or reduced-price lunch eligibility strongly suggests the school likely receives federal support tied to poverty concentration. The Scott County School District brief yielded no parent-relevant changes, referendums, or curriculum shifts from recent reporting.

What the data does show is a small, rural, consolidated school with solid foundational performance in elementary math and science, uneven middle-grade literacy, and a community where families will likely need to travel for shopping, healthcare, and employment. For parents who value a single-campus environment where children stay in one place from pre-k through senior year, and who are comfortable with the trade-offs of rural living, Sebastopol Attendance Center offers that continuity. The gaps in the data, particularly around high school outcomes and program offerings, mean families should supplement this picture with direct conversations with school leadership before making enrollment decisions.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

80-89%Cohort of 37 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

241 schools plotted. 29 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 383%

School 83% · District 60% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median

Grade 473%

School 73% · District 53% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 36% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 682%

School 82% · District 55% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 767%

School 67% · District 44% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 46% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 45% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 48% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 576%

School 76% · District 47% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median

Grade 661%

School 61% · District 45% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 27% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 33% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median

Science

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 53% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 49% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median

This schoolSCOTT CO SCHOOL DIST, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.