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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Across Pearl River County, Mississippi, 14 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Poplarville Upper Elementary leads the list at 66.5%, against a median of 53.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Pearl River County, Mississippi

Top % Proficient (Reading)

66.5%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

53.0%

BEST IN READING · PEARL RIVER COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Poplarville Upper Elementary	POPLARVILLE, MS	Poplarville School District	Elementary	432	66.5%
2	Picayune Memorial High School	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	High	940	66.2%
3	Poplarville High School	POPLARVILLE, MS	Poplarville School District	High	540	62.3%
4	Poplarville Lower Elementary	POPLARVILLE, MS	Poplarville School District	Elementary	521	61.4%
5	PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	CARRIERE, MS	Pearl River County School District	High	952	56.8%
6	South Side Upper Elementary	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Elementary	310	55.8%
7	PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR	CARRIERE, MS	Pearl River County School District	Elementary	1,414	55.1%
8	Middle School Of Poplarville	Poplarville, MS	Poplarville School District	Middle	476	50.8%
9	West Side Elementary	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Elementary	444	50.5%
10	South Side Lower Elementary	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Elementary	320	47.7%
11	Roseland Park Elementary	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Elementary	370	45.3%
12	Nicholson Elementary	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Elementary	324	44.0%
13	PEARL RIVER CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH	CARRIERE, MS	Pearl River County School District	Middle	762	37.1%
14	Picayune Junior High School	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Middle	465	33.2%

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