Weir’s public schools beat 68% of Mississippi districts
The public schools Weir’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 68% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
What Weir’s schools are like
Weir’s schools are very small
All of Weir’s public school students add up to 142 children, with about 9 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Holds up better next to similar towns
Against all Mississippi districts, Weir beats only 68%. Against the 123 towns with similar household incomes, it beats 83%. Part of the low grade reflects local incomes rather than the schools alone. How it compares ↓
Weir has its own elementary school and shares the rest
Weir’s own school is Weir Elementary School, for pre-K through grade 6. From grade 7, students go to Choctaw County High School in Ackerman. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Weir compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Mississippi’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Mississippi only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Weir.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Above the state in reading
Every school in Weir
1 school. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Weir families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.