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Schools in Fernwood

Fernwood’s public schools

South Pike School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fernwood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Mississippi’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▲ 5% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
MS 13.9
Schools in town
0
1,225 students on the public path
In brief

Fernwood’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Fernwood’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Osyka Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); South Pike High School lowest (10%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Fernwood, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Pike High School. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Fernwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
7–8South Pike Junior Highin MagnoliaC−
9–12South Pike High Schoolin MagnoliaD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Pike School District.

The district

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

South Pike School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,461 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$13,030MS $12,392 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 41.7% · 853 students tested
Math32%
State average 47% · 842 students tested

Fernwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fernwood—South Pike
MagnoliaC+South Pike

Every school in Fernwood

4 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 Fernwoodin other towns
Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Magnolia
C
345 students14:1Rate it →
Osyka Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Osyka
B+
214 students11:1Rate it →
South Pike Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Magnolia
C−
241 students15:1Rate it →
South Pike High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Magnolia
D
425 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fernwood’s schools

Are Fernwood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fernwood. South Pike School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fernwood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fernwood in?

South Pike School District.

Where do Fernwood kids go to high school?

South Pike High School.

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What Fernwood families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.