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D−

Durant Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

65 West Madison Street, Durant, MS 39063 · (662) 653-3176 · Part of Holmes County Consolidated School District

Durant’s School Grade C better than 33% of Mississippi school districts

Students
242
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Durant Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Durant kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Durant kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Durant Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts2%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

65 West Madison Street, Durant

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten41
Grade 137
Grade 238
Grade 352
Grade 433
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
275’20
248’21
245’22
216’23
242’24

Down 12% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 97%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Durant Elementary School from Durant families.

Other schools in Holmes County Consolidated School District

The district →
William Dean Jr Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
D−
426 students18:1
S.V. Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lexington
D
214 students13:1
GPE School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Goodman
D−
191 students13:1
S.V. Marshall Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lexington
D−
321 students13:1
Williams-Sullivan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Durant
D
192 students11:1
Holmes County Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lexington
D
714 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Durant’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.