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Mississippi: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

73 counties

Mississippi counties ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify. The median ranked county is at 55.2%. Showing ranks 51 to 73.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
51Wayne CountyMS62,97748.4%
52Walthall CountyMS51,69848.0%
53Warren CountyMS146,61047.9%
54Copiah CountyMS73,39747.7%
55Hinds CountyMS6932,87045.9%
56Lawrence CountyMS51,67445.8%
57Pike CountyMS155,71744.7%
58Simpson CountyMS73,02342.9%
59Marshall CountyMS123,76242.1%
60Bolivar CountyMS154,41541.6%
61Clay CountyMS62,52841.1%
62Leake CountyMS72,64441.0%
63Holmes CountyMS72,30040.8%
64Adams CountyMS72,71440.2%
65Claiborne CountyMS31,13539.5%
66Jefferson CountyMS31,08339.4%
67Washington CountyMS216,32939.3%
68Tallahatchie CountyMS51,34533.7%
69Coahoma CountyMS133,51833.4%
70Yazoo CountyMS73,04032.9%
71Noxubee CountyMS31,32130.9%
72Leflore CountyMS133,92130.4%
73Humphreys CountyMS31,13027.4%

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