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Moorhead Central School

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

506 Washington Street, Moorhead, MS 38761 · (662) 246-5680 · Part of Sunflower County Consolidated School District

Moorhead’s School Grade C+ better than 36% of Mississippi school districts

Students
245
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Moorhead Central 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 18 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 16.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Moorhead kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

K–8Moorhead Central SchoolYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts17%
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).

506 Washington Street, Moorhead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten30
Grade 132
Grade 218
Grade 331
Grade 432
Grade 521
Grade 622
Grade 732
Grade 827
Enrollment over time
210’20
200’21
215’22
220’23
245’24

Up 16.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Moorhead Central School from Moorhead families.

Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District

The district →

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; Moorhead’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.