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McCoy Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1835 School Dr, Yazoo City, MS 39194 · (662) 746-5800 · Part of Yazoo City Municipal School District

Yazoo City’s School Grade D better than 7% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
844
Students per teacher
27:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about McCoy Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 27 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 24.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Yazoo City kids: Woolfolk Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5McCoy Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Woolfolk Middle School449 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiencyunder 1%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts5%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

1835 School Dr, Yazoo City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten138
Grade 1163
Grade 2116
Grade 3176
Grade 4121
Grade 5111
Enrollment over time
678’20
714’21
612’22
882’23
844’24

Up 24.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 86%Two or more races 12%Asian <1%White <1%Hispanic <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McCoy Elementary School from Yazoo City families.

Other schools in Yazoo City Municipal School District

The district →
Woolfolk Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Yazoo City
D−
449 students
Yazoo City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Yazoo City
D−
531 students19:1

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