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Schools in Duck Hill · Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District

Duck Hill’s public schools outscore 53% of Mississippi districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Duck Hill, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. On the state reading tests, 29% of Duck Hill’s students scored proficient, below the Mississippi average (42%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 13 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
▼ 7 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 1–5 pts vs MS 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 9% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,069 students on the public path
In brief

Duck Hill’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 103 Mississippi towns with household incomes within a quarter of Duck Hill’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 40% in math, against 42% and 47% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi (the state reports Duck Hill’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,503 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Winona Secondary School. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Duck Hill’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Mississippi school districts. Graduation is above the Mississippi average; test scores are below it.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (103)Better than 76%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 600 test results and a graduating class of 84 could put Duck Hill anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Duck Hill’s students in the tested grades sat them (603 in math, 598 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Duck Hill, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Winona Elementary Schoolin WinonaC+
7–12Winona Secondary Schoolin WinonaC+

Duck Hill’s public schools are run by Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District, which also serves Kilmichael and Winona. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,069 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$13,503MS $12,392 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 41.7% · 598 students tested
Math40%
State average 47% · 603 students tested

Duck Hill vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Duck Hill’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Duck HillB−Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated

Every school in Duck Hill

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Duck Hillin other towns
Winona Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Winona
C+
567 students15:1Rate it →
Winona Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Winona
C+
502 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Duck Hill’s schools

Are Duck Hill’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Mississippi: the public schools Duck Hill children attend outscore 53% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Duck Hill in?

Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,069 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Duck Hill’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Duck Hill spend per student?

$13,503 in Winona-Montgomery County Consolidated School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.