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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
101Ethel Attendance CenterETHELAttala County Schools98.7%66.0%85
102Bell AcademyBOYLECleveland School District100%66.0%85
103Orange Grove ElementaryGulfportHarrison County School District74.9%66.0%85
104PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTARCARRIEREPearl River County School District66.1%65.8%85
105Picayune Memorial High SchoolPicayunePicayune School District62.7%65.8%85
106McLaurin ElementaryFlorenceRankin County School District75.2%65.6%84
107Pascagoula HighPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School District69.7%65.5%84
108Pontotoc Elementary SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School District73.1%65.5%84
109St. Martin East ElementaryOcean SpringsJackson County School District60.1%65.5%84
110Houston Upper ElementaryHoustonChickasaw County School District77.8%65.5%84
111Houston High SchoolHoustonChickasaw County School District64.7%65.5%84
112Carver ElementaryBASSFIELDJeff Davis County School District98.8%65.4%83
113Pontotoc High SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School District70.6%65.4%83
114Bayou View MiddleGulfportGulfport School District99.8%65.4%83
115Pearl Upper SchoolPEARLPearl Public Schools68.9%65.2%83
116Ripley Elementary SchoolRipleySouth Tippah School District84.9%65.1%83
117Union Middle SchoolUnionUnion Public School District99.0%65.0%83
118Southeast Middle SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District71.2%65.0%83
119Casey Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public Schools100%64.9%82
120South Panola High SchoolBatesvilleSouth Panola School District84.7%64.8%82
121Kossuth Elementary SchoolCorinthAlcorn School District62.3%64.8%82
122South Jones High SchoolEllisvilleJones County School District64.5%64.6%82
123South Side Upper ElementaryPicayunePicayune School District79.4%64.6%82
124Tupelo High SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District61.5%64.6%82
125South Jones Elementary SchoolEllisvilleJones County School District62.4%64.5%82
126West Harrison MiddleGulfportHarrison County School District72.8%64.3%81
127Northeast High SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School District63.8%64.3%81
128Heidelberg High SchoolHEIDELBERGEast Jasper School District100%64.3%81
129Lake High SchoolLakeScott County School District98.7%64.3%81
130Tremont Attendance CenterTremontItawamba County71.8%64.2%81
131North Pontotoc Middle SchoolEcruPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT99.0%64.0%81
132Moselle Elementary SchoolMoselleJones County School District71.5%63.9%81
133St. Martin Middle SchoolOcean SpringsJackson County School District61.9%63.9%80
134D'Iberville ElementaryDibervilleHarrison County School District99.5%63.7%80
135Columbia Elementary SchoolColumbiaCOLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT73.8%63.3%80
136Belmont SchoolsBelmontTishomingo County School District65.4%63.2%80
137Rankin Elementary SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School District71.7%63.2%80
138Pass Road ElementaryGulfportGulfport School District99.7%63.2%80
139Lake Cormorant ElementaryLAKE CORMORANTDeSoto County School District65.8%63.0%79
140Lake Cormorant High SchoolLake CormorantDeSoto County School District61.0%62.8%79
141Hopewell Elementary SchoolCOLLINSCovington County School District98.5%62.8%79
142Batesville Middle SchoolBatesvilleSouth Panola School District88.4%62.8%79
143McLaurin High SchoolFlorenceRankin County School District73.4%62.7%79
144Senatobia Elementary SchoolSenatobiaSenatobia Municipal School District66.3%62.6%79
145New Hope High SchoolCOLUMBUSLowndes County School District61.6%62.5%79
146Central ElementaryPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School District79.6%62.5%78
147Benndale Elementary SchoolLUCEDALEGeorge County School District72.5%62.4%78
148Alcorn Central High SchoolGLENAlcorn School District60.6%62.2%78
149Glade ElementaryLaurelJones County School District78.7%62.0%78
150Jumpertown SchoolBoonevillePrentiss County School District86.6%62.0%78
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