The top reported proficiency rate is 29% in Science. The lowest is 19% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Wilkinson County Elementary
Wilkinson County Elementary sits in Woodville, a small historic county-seat town near the Louisiana border in southwest Mississippi. Woodville is one of the oldest towns in the state, with a National Register Historic District and antebellum roots. The town has been losing population for decades, and its economy runs largely on county government functions rather than private industry. Public administration is the largest employment sector, with retail and health care trailing far behind. The Wilkinson County Courthouse anchors a compact downtown, and the school sits within or near this civic core rather than on a separated campus. A nearby private school, Wilkinson County Christian Academy, also operates in the area. Housing values here run well below state and national benchmarks, and the town has a settled residential base with no major new developments or growth initiatives on the public record.
The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and is part of the Wilkinson County School District. It is not a charter school and has no magnet designation. Enrollment is modest for its grade band. The student body is almost entirely Black, with a very small number of white and Hispanic students. Every student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school firmly in a high-poverty context. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available, so those proportions cannot be characterized here. A parent may want to ask the school directly about those services.
On Mississippi's MAAP assessment, results from the most recent school year show a clear pattern: proficiency rises as students move up through the grades, but the overall levels are low in both math and English language arts. In math, third-grade proficiency sits at the bottom of the range the state would consider passing, with fourth grade showing a modest step up and fifth grade reaching a somewhat higher but still modest level. English language arts follows a similar arc, with third and fourth grades in a low band and fifth grade reaching a somewhat higher point. Fifth-grade science proficiency lands in a comparable middle-low range. The data tells a consistent story of a school where most students are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks, though there is a visible upward trend across the grade levels that suggests some accumulation of learning as children progress. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent improvement or decline over time. Participation rates were not reported.
Because this is an elementary school serving only through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the absence of that metric reflects the grade band rather than any gap in the school's performance.
Information on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, and attendance was not available in the data provided. The same is true for specific program offerings such as gifted education, arts, or extracurriculars. Parents considering this school would benefit from asking directly about teacher experience, classroom resources, and what enrichment or intervention supports exist beyond the standard curriculum.
Woodville's housing market is among the most affordable in the state. Typical home values sit far below both Mississippi and national medians, and estimated monthly mortgage costs are low relative to national income benchmarks. No rental market data was available. For families already rooted in Wilkinson County, the housing cost picture is unlikely to be a barrier. The trade-off is a town with limited commercial activity, minimal street life, and a shrinking population base, which shapes the broader environment the school sits in.
The district-level search turned up little in the way of publicly reported changes or initiatives of lasting impact, so there is nothing to relay about recent strategic priorities or program shifts from the Wilkinson County School District.
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