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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Forrest County, Mississippi

20 public schools in Forrest County, Mississippi appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Petal High School leads the list at 79.2%, against a median of 67.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Forrest County, Mississippi

Top % Proficient

79.2%

Median % Proficient

67.6%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · FORREST COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Petal High School	PETAL, MS	Petal School District	High	54.8%	1,324	79.2%
2	Petal Upper Elementary	PETAL, MS	Petal School District	Middle	59.0%	632	72.3%
3	Rowan Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Elementary	99.5%	425	71.5%
4	Petal Elementary 3-4	Petal, MS	Petal School District	Elementary	60.1%	636	70.9%
5	Petal Primary School	Petal, MS	Petal School District	Elementary	63.7%	1,016	70.8%
6	Petal Middle School	PETAL, MS	Petal School District	Middle	60.0%	645	70.7%
7	Woodley Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Elementary	100%	422	69.3%
8	South Forrest Attendance Center	Brooklyn, MS	Forrest County School District	Elementary	68.5%	604	69.0%
9	Dixie Attendance Center	Hattiesburg, MS	Forrest County School District	Elementary	66.5%	487	68.4%
10	Forrest County Agricultural High School	Brooklyn, MS	Forrest County Agricultural High School	High	77.2%	562	68.2%
11	Grace Christian Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Elementary	100%	367	66.9%
12	North Forrest Elementary School	Hattiesburg, MS	Forrest County School District	Elementary	92.3%	209	60.4%
13	North Forrest High School	Hattiesburg, MS	Forrest County School District	High	90.0%	349	59.9%
14	Rawls Springs Attendance Center	Hattiesburg, MS	Forrest County School District	Elementary	86.0%	214	58.3%
15	Hattiesburg High School	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	High	99.9%	1,014	57.2%
16	Hawkins Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Elementary	99.6%	283	55.7%
17	Thames Elementary	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Elementary	100%	619	55.6%
18	Hattiesburg STEAM Academy	Hattiesburg, MS	Hattiesburg	Middle	100%	263	54.4%
19	N R Burger Middle	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Middle	100%	525	50.2%
20	Earl Travillion Attendance Center	Hattiesburg, MS	Forrest County School District	Elementary	96.9%	261	31.6%

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