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Schools in Rosedale · West Bolivar Consolidated School District

Rosedale’s public schools score below 98% of Mississippi districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Rosedale’s districts is 13%, below the Mississippi average (47%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rosedale, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
15%
▼ 27 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
13%
▼ 34 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 10–14 pts vs MS 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.3K
▲ 31% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
469 students on the public path
In brief

Rosedale’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 17 Mississippi towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rosedale’s, its schools beat 12%, higher than their 2% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 15% of tested students were proficient in reading and 13% in math, against 42% and 47% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi (the state reports Rosedale’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,276 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is West Bolivar 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Rosedale’s grade

D− Test scoresD− Graduation

D−: better than 2% of Mississippi school districts. Both inputs trail the Mississippi average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 2%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (17)Better than 12%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 540 test results and a graduating class of 91 could put Rosedale anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Rosedale’s students in the tested grades sat them (546 in math, 534 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rosedale, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6West Bolivar ElementaryWest Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictD
7–12West Bolivar High SchoolWest Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictD

Rosedale’s public schools are run by West Bolivar Consolidated School District, which also serves Benoit, Beulah, Gunnison and Pace and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

West Bolivar Consolidated School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 873 students, down 2% since 2023–24 · 11.8 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$16,276MS $12,392 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading15%
State average 41.7% · 534 students tested
Math13%
State average 47% · 546 students tested

Rosedale vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RosedaleD−West Bolivar Consolidated

Every school in Rosedale

2 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).

District schools in Rosedaleby address
West Bolivar Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
D
242 students13:1Rate it →
West Bolivar High School
High · Grades 7–12
D
227 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Joe Barnes Vocational Center).

Questions about Rosedale’s schools

Are Rosedale’s schools good?

On Mississippi’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Rosedale children attend score below 98% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rosedale in?

West Bolivar Consolidated School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 873 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Rosedale’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in West Bolivar Consolidated School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Rosedale spend per student?

$16,276 in West Bolivar Consolidated School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.