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Mississippi Title I schools beating the odds

Mississippi public schools where 60%+ of students qualify for free or reduced lunch AND the school's composite proficiency ranks in the top quartile of all Mississippi schools. The intersection that matters most for equity.

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MISSISSIPPI · TITLE I BEATING THE ODDS
#SchoolCityDistrict% FRL% ProficientState %ile
1West Harrison HighGulfportHarrison County School District64.7%83.9%100
2Union High SchoolUNIONUnion Public School District98.9%80.9%99
3New Site High SchoolNew SitePrentiss County School District68.2%78.3%99
4Greene County High SchoolLeakesvilleGreene County Schools99.3%75.6%98
5East Union Attendance CenterBLUE SPRINGSUnion County School District67.3%74.8%98
6Myrtle Attendance CenterMYRTLEUnion County School District73.2%74.6%97
7Booneville High SchoolBoonevilleBooneville School District60.0%74.5%96
8West Lincoln SchoolBROOKHAVENLincoln County School District61.2%74.0%96
9Ripley High SchoolRipleySouth Tippah School District77.2%73.8%95
10Sebastopol Attendance CenterSEBASTOPOLScott County School District99.6%72.4%95
11North Pontotoc High SchoolECRUPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT99.4%72.3%94
12Grenada High SchoolGRENADAGrenada School District66.4%72.2%93
13Tishomingo Co. High SchoolIukaTishomingo County School District63.7%71.9%93
14Forrest County Agricultural High SchoolBrooklynForrest County Agricultural High School77.2%71.8%92
15Stringer Attendance CenterSTRINGERWest Jasper School District69.4%71.7%92
16Wesson Attendance CenterWessonCopiah County School District100%71.6%91
17Mize Attendance CenterMIZESmith County School District62.7%71.0%90
18Pine Grove High SchoolRipleySouth Tippah School District73.1%70.3%90
19Pontotoc High SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School District70.6%69.8%89
20Neshoba Central High SchoolPHILADELPHIANeshoba County Schools66.2%69.7%89
21Northeast High SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District63.8%69.6%88
22Picayune Memorial High SchoolPicayunePicayune School District62.7%69.2%87
23Harrison Central HighGulfportHarrison County School District99.0%69.2%87
24Amory High SchoolAmoryAmory School District62.2%69.1%86
25Lake High SchoolLakeScott County School District98.7%69.0%86
26Enterprise Attendance CenterBROOKHAVENLincoln County School District64.5%67.8%85
27Wheeler High SchoolBoonevillePrentiss County School District65.7%67.5%84
28Bogue Chitto SchoolBOGUE CHITTOLincoln County School District68.1%67.0%84
29South Pontotoc High SchoolPONTOTOCPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT99.3%66.3%83
30Blue Mountain High SchoolBlue MountainSouth Tippah School District92.2%65.1%83
31Ethel Attendance CenterETHELAttala County Schools98.7%65.1%82
32Houston High SchoolHoustonChickasaw County School District64.7%65.0%81
33New Hope High SchoolCOLUMBUSLowndes County School District61.6%64.9%81
34McLaurin High SchoolFlorenceRankin County School District73.4%64.7%80
35Tupelo High SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District61.5%64.2%80
36Seminary HighSEMINARYCovington County School District99.2%64.0%79
37WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOLFoxworthMarion County School District99.1%64.0%78
38South Jones High SchoolEllisvilleJones County School District64.5%63.6%78
39Heidelberg High SchoolHEIDELBERGEast Jasper School District100%63.3%77
40KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLKOSCIUSKOKosciusko School District76.7%63.2%77
41Belmont SchoolsBelmontTishomingo County School District65.4%63.1%76
42Pascagoula HighPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School District69.7%63.1%75
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