The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in Science. The lowest is 58% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Eupora Elementary School
Eupora Elementary School sits in the heart of Webster County, Mississippi, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in a small, entirely rural town. The school is part of the Webster County School District, which operates a spread of schools across the county and includes a career and technical center. Eupora itself is the largest community in the county, with a Main Street commercial district and a character shaped by its railroad-town origins. The town has seen population decline in recent years, and the housing market here is modest by any standard, with home values sitting well below both state and national benchmarks and trending downward recently. For families looking to buy, the cost of entry is low relative to income compared with much of the country, though the market has been softening.
The school's enrollment is moderate for its grade band. The student body is predominantly White, with a sizable Black minority and small numbers of children from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic realities of the surrounding community. Information on English learners and special education populations was not available in the data we reviewed, so we cannot speak to those figures. The same is true for staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance patterns, and specific program offerings. A parent wanting detail on those fronts would need to contact the school directly.
On state assessments, Eupora Elementary shows a clear and encouraging pattern: proficiency rates climb as students move up through the grades. In math, third graders post proficiency at roughly the midpoint, but by fifth grade the share of students meeting or exceeding proficiency rises to a strong level. English language arts follows a similar trajectory, with steady improvement from third through fifth grade. Fifth-grade science results are particularly solid, matching the math performance at that grade. This upward arc suggests that the longer students stay in the school, the more ground they gain. We did not have multi-year trend data to confirm whether this pattern holds over time, and participation rates were not reported, which limits what can be said about year-over-year comparability.
Eupora as a place is compact and rural. The town has secured a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to develop a comprehensive safety action plan, which publicly reported sources tie to future street-safety investments. A Main Street designation and a city campground at Whites Creek Lake give the community some civic and recreational anchors. No public library or transit system was identified in the available sources. The Webster County School District did not surface any parent-relevant changes in recent reporting, so we have little to say about district-level initiatives or shifts. This is a gap a family might want to fill by attending a school board meeting or speaking with district staff.
What the assembled picture suggests is a small-town elementary school where academic outcomes are respectable and improving across grade levels, situated in an affordable community with limited amenities and a contracting population. For a family already rooted in or drawn to rural Webster County, Eupora Elementary offers a steady academic foundation in the early grades with measurable gains by the upper elementary years. For families weighing a move here, the housing market is inexpensive but declining, which cuts both ways depending on whether the priority is buying in cheap or protecting equity. The school's data does not speak to extracurriculars, gifted programming, or specialized supports, and a parent would be right to ask about those directly before drawing conclusions about fit.
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