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Best Schools · Mississippi · Highest proficiency

Mississippi public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Mississippi public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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MISSISSIPPI · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
151Water Valley High SchoolWater ValleyWater Valley School DistrictHigh69.8%39850.7%
152Yazoo County High SchoolYAZOO CITYYazoo County School DistrictHigh99.3%40050.2%
153Falkner Attendance CenterFalknerNorth Tippah School DistrictElementary82.4%47650.2%
154Scott Central Attendance CenterFORESTScott County School DistrictCombined99.6%85650.0%
155Gentry High SchoolIndianolaSunflower County Consolidated School DistrictHigh100%46549.4%
156Laurel High SchoolLAURELLaurel School DistrictHigh99.9%73248.8%
157Potts Camp High SchoolPotts CampMarshall County School DistrictHigh99.2%35648.5%
158Canton High SchoolCantonCanton Public SchoolsHigh100%89948.4%
159Warren Central HighVICKSBURGVicksburg Warren School DistrictHigh100%1,14548.3%
160Forest High SchoolFORESTForest Municipal School DistrictHigh86.8%43848.3%
161Lumberton High SchoolLumbertonLamar County School DistrictHigh83.2%26848.0%
162Holmes County Central High SchoolLexingtonHolmes County ConsolidatedHigh100%71447.9%
163Brookhaven High SchoolBROOKHAVENBrookhaven School DistrictHigh71.4%76147.8%
164Amite County High SchoolLIBERTYAmite County School DistrictHigh100%28447.2%
165Jefferson Davis County High SchoolBASSFIELDJeff Davis County School DistrictHigh99.2%36847.1%
166Perry Central High SchoolNew AugustaPerry County School DistrictHigh81.3%26247.1%
167Strayhorn High SchoolSarahTate County School DistrictHigh68.3%40447.1%
168Leake County High SchoolWALNUT GROVELeake County School DistrictHigh99.6%26647.0%
169Cleveland Central High SchoolCLEVELANDCleveland School DistrictHigh99.9%79946.5%
170Murrah High SchoolJacksonJackson Public SchoolsHigh99.9%1,25946.4%
171Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolRULEVILLESunflower County Consolidated School DistrictHigh100%33146.2%
172Kemper County High SchoolDeKalbKemper County School DistrictHigh100%30445.9%
173J.Z. George High SchoolNORTH CARROLLTONCarroll County School DistrictHigh96.8%34345.8%
174Callaway High SchoolJacksonJackson Public SchoolsHigh100%99445.1%
175Coahoma County High SchoolCLARKSDALECoahoma County School DistrictHigh100%34544.5%
176Aberdeen High SchoolAberdeenAberdeen School DistrictHigh100%31244.4%
177Winona Secondary SchoolWinonaWinona-Montgomery Consolidated School DistrictHigh99.4%50244.0%
178Humphreys County High SchoolBelzoniMS Achievement SD Of Humphreys CountyHigh100%42743.9%
179Lawrence County High SchoolMonticelloLawrence County School DistrictHigh66.7%52943.6%
180Jim Hill High SchoolJacksonJackson Public SchoolsHigh99.9%97543.6%
181West Lowndes High SchoolCOLUMBUSLowndes County School DistrictHigh98.5%20643.4%
182Calhoun City High SchoolCALHOUN CITYCalhoun County School DistrictHigh81.5%37943.1%
183Crystal Springs High SchoolCrystal SpringsCopiah County School DistrictHigh99.7%39742.9%
184Jefferson County HighFAYETTEJefferson County School DistrictHigh100%33142.9%
185Tylertown High SchoolTylertownWalthall County School DistrictHigh76.6%52641.7%
186McComb High SchoolMCCOMBMcComb School DistrictHigh100%63241.6%
187Holly Springs High SchoolHolly SpringsHolly Springs School DistrictHigh84.0%28841.4%
188Leake Central High SchoolCARTHAGELeake County School DistrictHigh100%59240.7%
189Clarksdale High SchoolCLARKSDALEClarksdale Municipal School DistrictHigh99.2%47340.5%
190J.W. Stampley 9th Grade AcademyCLARKSDALEClarksdale Municipal School DistrictHigh100%10640.5%
191Riverside High SchoolAvonWestern Line SchoolsHigh99.1%32040.2%
192Mendenhall High SchoolMendenhallSimpson County School DistrictHigh85.9%64640.1%
193Noxubee County HighMACONNoxubee County School DistrictHigh100%40539.9%
194Ashland High SchoolAshlandBenton County School DistrictHigh88.2%21239.8%
195Charleston High SchoolCHARLESTONEast Tallahatchie School DistrictHigh98.9%27339.6%
196Taylorsville Attendance CenterTAYLORSVILLESmith County School DistrictCombined88.6%57239.3%
197H. W. Byers High SchoolHOLLY SPRINGSMarshall County School DistrictHigh99.2%36239.2%
198Greenwood High School/VotechGreenwoodGreenwood-Leflore Consolidated School DistrictHigh99.8%63339.1%
199Forest Hill High SchoolJacksonJackson Public SchoolsHigh100%1,13938.8%
200Collins High SchoolCOLLINSCovington County School DistrictHigh99.2%37338.8%
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