Up to 40% of male students at Barack H. Obama Elementary School reached Math Performance Level 5 in 2023-24 school year

Barack H. Obama Elementary School saw up to 40% of their male students reach Math Performance Level 5 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is almost the same as in the previous school year, when 36.7% of male students reached Math Performance Level 5.

Male students at Barack H. Obama Elementary School performed the best in English.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

Currently Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Student Group	Math Performance Level 5
All	21-30%
Black or African American	21-30%
Economically Disadvantaged	21-30%
Female	21-30%
Male	31-40%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	0-10%
Students with Disabilities	31-40%
Students without Disabilities	21-30%
White	41-50%