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Schools in Polkville

Polkville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.2K
▼ 18% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
MS 13.9
Schools in town
0
2,052 students on the public path
In brief

Polkville’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Polkville’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Mize Attendance Center places highest (better than 77%); Taylorsville Attendance Center lowest (33%). 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 Polkville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–123 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

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

Smith County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,538 students · 14.0 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$10,175MS $12,392 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 41.7% · 1303 students tested
Math47%
State average 47% · 1304 students tested

Polkville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Polkville—Smith County

Every school in Polkville

3 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 Polkvillein other towns
Mize Attendance Center
Grades PK–12 · Mize
A−
831 students15:1Rate it →
Raleigh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Raleigh
B−
649 students17:1Rate it →
Taylorsville Attendance Center
Grades PK–12 · Taylorsville
C
572 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Polkville’s schools

Are Polkville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Polkville. Smith County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Polkville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Polkville in?

Smith County School District.

Where do Polkville kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mize Attendance Center, Raleigh Elementary School and Taylorsville Attendance Center.

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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.