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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
201Richland ElementaryRichlandRankin County School DistrictElementary78.9%36967.2%
202Oak Grove ElementaryHattiesburgLamar County School DistrictElementary62.0%75867.2%
203Amory High SchoolAmoryAmory School DistrictHigh62.2%44467.1%
204Lake Elementary SchoolLakeScott County School DistrictElementary99.1%33367.1%
205Flowood ElementaryFlowoodRankin County School DistrictElementary50.9%45867.0%
206Pearl High SchoolPEARLPearl Public SchoolsHigh58.0%1,27866.9%
207Grace Christian ElementaryHATTIESBURGHattiesburgElementary100%36766.9%
208Highland Bluff ElementaryBrandonRankin County School DistrictElementary40.3%49166.7%
209Pass Christian Middle SchoolPass ChristianPass Christian School DistrictMiddle64.1%38466.7%
210Enterprise Attendance CenterBROOKHAVENLincoln County School DistrictCombined64.5%66766.6%
211South Pontotoc High SchoolPONTOTOCPONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTHigh99.3%45566.6%
212Union Elementary SchoolUnionUnion Public School DistrictElementary99.3%41066.5%
213Caledonia Middle SchoolCALEDONIALowndes County School DistrictMiddle46.4%48766.5%
214Marietta Elementary SchoolMariettaPrentiss County School DistrictElementary67.8%27066.5%
215Bellevue ElementaryHattiesburgLamar County School DistrictElementary63.2%1,14566.4%
216D'Iberville Middle SchoolD'IbervilleHarrison County School DistrictMiddle99.2%50366.4%
217Saltillo High SchoolSALTILLOLee CountyHigh44.5%93966.4%
218Biloxi Upper Elementary SchoolBiloxiBILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTMiddle64.8%84466.3%
219Redwood ElementaryREDWOODVicksburg Warren School DistrictElementary100%36766.2%
220Hayes Cooper CenterMERIGOLDCleveland School DistrictElementary100%30466.2%
221Hatley SchoolAMORYMonroe County School DistrictCombined58.2%90566.1%
222Poplarville Upper ElementaryPOPLARVILLEPoplarville School DistrictElementary64.1%43266.1%
223Ethel Attendance CenterETHELAttala County SchoolsHigh98.7%23066.0%
224Bell AcademyBOYLECleveland School DistrictElementary100%32766.0%
225Orange Grove ElementaryGulfportHarrison County School DistrictMiddle74.9%34666.0%
226PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTARCARRIEREPearl River County School DistrictElementary66.1%1,41465.8%
227Center Hill Middle SchoolOlive BranchDeSoto County School DistrictMiddle46.6%75765.8%
228Picayune Memorial High SchoolPicayunePicayune School DistrictHigh62.7%94065.8%
229Poplarville Lower ElementaryPOPLARVILLEPoplarville School DistrictElementary58.7%52165.8%
230McLaurin ElementaryFlorenceRankin County School DistrictElementary75.2%50465.6%
231Pascagoula HighPascagoulaPascagoula-Gautier School DistrictHigh69.7%1,12765.5%
232Stone Middle SchoolWigginsStone County School DistrictMiddle59.5%57565.5%
233St. Martin East ElementaryOcean SpringsJackson County School DistrictElementary60.1%70465.5%
234Pontotoc Elementary SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School DistrictElementary73.1%65765.5%
235Houston Upper ElementaryHoustonChickasaw County School DistrictElementary77.8%38765.5%
236Houston High SchoolHoustonChickasaw County School DistrictHigh64.7%52965.5%
237Carver ElementaryBASSFIELDJeff Davis County School DistrictElementary98.8%25265.4%
238Pontotoc High SchoolPontotocPontotoc City School DistrictHigh70.6%71265.4%
239Bayou View MiddleGulfportGulfport School DistrictMiddle99.8%82765.4%
240Pearl Upper SchoolPEARLPearl Public SchoolsElementary68.9%60865.2%
241Ripley Elementary SchoolRipleySouth Tippah School DistrictElementary84.9%61165.1%
242Union Middle SchoolUnionUnion Public School DistrictMiddle99.0%28665.0%
243Southeast Middle SchoolMeridianLauderdale County School DistrictMiddle71.2%37165.0%
244Casey Elementary SchoolJacksonJackson Public SchoolsElementary100%30864.9%
245South Panola High SchoolBatesvilleSouth Panola School DistrictHigh84.7%1,11364.8%
246DeSoto Central ElementarySOUTHAVENDeSoto County School DistrictElementary45.4%83164.8%
247Kossuth Elementary SchoolCorinthAlcorn School DistrictElementary62.3%57064.8%
248South Jones High SchoolEllisvilleJones County School DistrictHigh64.5%1,30064.6%
249Tupelo High SchoolTupeloTupelo Public School DistrictHigh61.5%2,12364.6%
250South Side Upper ElementaryPicayunePicayune School DistrictElementary79.4%31064.6%
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