South Delta Elementary School

South Delta Elementary School is a compact elementary school in ROLLING FORK, Mississippi, part of South Delta School District. The school serves 234 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 446 students each, so South Delta Elementary School sits 48% below that benchmark.

South Delta School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 548 students; South Delta Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Delta Elementary School lists that nearly all students (100%) are Black. By comparison, Sharkey County as a whole is about 76% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, South Delta Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.9:1, putting South Delta Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, South Delta Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Sharkey County) reports that median household earnings sit near $40,000, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 26%. In all, Sharkey County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 548 students), of which South Delta Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is South Delta High School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around South Delta Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Delta Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 32.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Delta Elementary School has shrank 45%, going from 422 students in 2018 to 234 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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