Myrtle Attendance Center, Myrtle MS

Original Research by School Decision on Myrtle Attendance Center

Myrtle Attendance Center is a single-campus school serving pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in the Union County School District, in the small town of Myrtle, Mississippi. The town sits along a state highway northwest of New Albany, with Interstate 22 passing through its southern edge. Publicly reported sources describe Myrtle as a primarily residential community that grew up around the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad in the late nineteenth century and retains a quiet rural character. The population has been essentially flat across recent census counts, with a slight projected decline going forward. No major employers, parks, libraries, or public transit services were identified in available sources, so families should expect a setting where the school is the central civic institution.

The enrollment is modest for a school spanning pre-kindergarten through senior year, and the student body is predominantly white, with a smaller Black population and a handful of students identifying as two or more races, Hispanic, or American Indian. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Data on individualized education programs and English-learner status was not available, so families whose children receive those services will want to ask the school directly about support structures.

On Mississippi's MAAP assessments, math results are a clear strength. Most tested grades show a large majority of students scoring proficient or above, with the strongest marks in the early elementary grades and solid performance continuing through middle school. The one exception is fifth grade, where proficiency dips well below the other grades. A parent may want to look into what drives that drop and whether the school has targeted interventions in place for that transition year. Science results, available for fifth and eighth grades, are also strong, with a large majority of students reaching proficiency in both.

English language arts tells a more uneven story. Third grade proficiency is high, but fourth grade drops considerably, and the middle grades are the soft spot. Sixth grade in particular shows fewer than half of tested students reaching proficiency, and seventh grade sits right at the midpoint. Eighth grade recovers somewhat but still trails the math and science results by a wide margin. These are results a parent should take seriously, especially if a child is entering the upper elementary or middle school years. Asking how the school addresses reading and writing across the curriculum in those grades would be a reasonable step.

The Union County School District has publicly reported a workforce development initiative that includes career awareness curriculum, job shadowing, the IMPACTO internship program, and expanded career and technical education opportunities for all students. This suggests an intentional push toward college and career readiness, though specific course catalogs, Advanced Placement offerings, dual-credit partnerships, and program details for Myrtle Attendance Center itself were not available in the provided data. Graduation rate was also not provided, which limits the picture for families evaluating the high school years.

Housing in the area is affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks, with typical home values well below the national figure. Rent data was not available. The local housing market has seen modest appreciation recently. For families considering a move, the cost of ownership is approachable, and the price-to-income ratio sits below the national level.

What Myrtle Attendance Center offers is a small, consolidated campus in a close-knit rural community where most students stay together from early childhood through graduation. Math and science instruction appears to be working well for the majority of students. The English language arts results in the middle grades are the area most worth probing before enrolling. Families looking for a rural setting with a single continuous school experience may find this a good fit, while those wanting extensive program documentation or specialized services data should request that directly from the district.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 60 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 387%

School 87% · District 81% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median

Grade 489%

School 89% · District 77% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 71% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 82% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 782%

School 82% · District 77% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 65% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 387%

School 87% · District 76% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 68% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 70% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 645%

School 45% · District 64% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 56% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 54% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median

Science

Grade 587%

School 87% · District 84% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 881%

School 81% · District 71% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median

This schoolUNION 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.