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Schools in McCool

McCool’s public schools

Attala County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCool. 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
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 42% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
952 students on the public path
In brief

McCool’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of McCool’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Greenlee Attendance Center places highest (better than 70%); Long Creek Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve McCool, graded from C to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Ethel Attendance Center and McAdams Attendance Center. 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 McCool, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Attala County 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.

Attala County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 952 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$17,631MS $12,392 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 41.7% · 509 students tested
Math42%
State average 47% · 495 students tested

McCool vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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McCool—Attala County

Every school in McCool

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 McCoolin other towns
Greenlee Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
356 students14:1Rate it →
Long Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sallis
C
199 students10:1Rate it →
Ethel Attendance Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Ethel
B−
230 students9:1Rate it →
McAdams Attendance Center
High · Grades 7–12 · McAdams
C
167 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about McCool’s schools

Are McCool’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McCool. Attala County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McCool. 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 McCool in?

Attala County School District.

Where do McCool kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Ethel Attendance Center and McAdams Attendance Center.

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What McCool 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.