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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Mississippi

Across Mississippi, 199 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Enterprise High School leads the list at 82.3%, against a median of 43.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

199

Mississippi

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

43.9%

BEST IN READING · MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Enterprise High School	ENTERPRISE, MS	Enterprise	High	260	82.3%
2	Pass Christian High School	PASS CHRISTIAN, MS	Pass Christian School District	High	606	78.1%
3	Sumrall High School	Sumrall, MS	Lamar County School District	High	616	74.0%
4	Caledonia High School	CALEDONIA, MS	Lowndes County School District	High	640	72.0%
5	Madison Central High School	Madison, MS	Madison County Schools	High	1,260	70.9%
6	Rosa Scott	Madison, MS	Madison County Schools	High	373	70.9%
7	West Harrison High	Gulfport, MS	Harrison County School District	High	1,216	70.6%
8	Lewisburg High School	Olive Branch, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,330	70.2%
9	Hernando High School	HERNANDO, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,529	70.1%
10	Booneville High School	Booneville, MS	Booneville School District	High	370	69.6%
11	Ocean Springs High School	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	High	1,928	69.6%
12	Germantown High School	Madison, MS	Madison County Schools	High	1,411	68.9%
13	Long Beach High School	Long Beach, MS	Long Beach School District	High	895	68.7%
14	Oak Grove High School	Hattiesburg, MS	Lamar County School District	High	1,750	68.5%
15	Clinton High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	High	1,339	68.0%
16	Sumner Hill Junior High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	High	396	68.0%
17	Oxford High School	Oxford, MS	Oxford School District	High	1,335	68.0%
18	Forrest County Agricultural High School	Brooklyn, MS	Forrest County Agricultural High School	High	562	67.9%
19	Petal High School	PETAL, MS	Petal School District	High	1,324	67.6%
20	Northwest High School	Flowood, MS	Rankin County School District	High	1,855	66.7%
21	Picayune Memorial High School	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	High	940	66.2%
22	Clarkdale High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	422	66.0%
23	Brandon High School	Brandon, MS	Rankin County School District	High	1,609	65.7%
24	Northeast High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	608	65.3%
25	Gulfport High School	Gulfport, MS	Gulfport School District	High	1,702	64.9%
26	Kossuth High School	Corinth, MS	Alcorn School District	High	398	64.2%
27	New Hope High School	COLUMBUS, MS	Lowndes County School District	High	787	63.9%
28	Union High School	UNION, MS	Union Public School District	High	280	63.8%
29	Center Hill High School	Olive Branch, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,059	63.7%
30	New Site High School	New Site, MS	Prentiss County School District	High	239	63.3%
31	D'Iberville High	Biloxi, MS	Harrison County School District	High	1,478	62.9%
32	Pearl High School	PEARL, MS	Pearl Public Schools	High	1,278	62.9%
33	Poplarville High School	POPLARVILLE, MS	Poplarville School District	High	540	62.3%
34	West Lauderdale High School	Collinsville, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	535	61.8%
35	Florence High School	Florence, MS	Rankin County School District	High	718	61.5%
36	Hancock High School	Kiln, MS	Hancock School District	High	1,184	61.4%
37	DeSoto Central High School	Southaven, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	2,004	61.3%
38	Biloxi High School	Biloxi, MS	BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,669	61.2%
39	East Central High School	Moss Point, MS	Jackson County School District	High	777	60.9%
40	Amory High School	Amory, MS	Amory School District	High	444	60.6%
41	Vancleave High School	Vancleave, MS	Jackson County School District	High	737	60.6%
42	Coffeeville High School	Coffeeville, MS	Coffeeville School District	High	110	60.0%
43	Bay High School	BAY ST LOUIS, MS	Bay Waveland School District	High	491	59.8%
44	Grenada High School	GRENADA, MS	Grenada School District	High	1,026	59.8%
45	New Albany High School	New Albany, MS	NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	605	59.2%
46	McLaurin High School	Florence, MS	Rankin County School District	High	481	59.0%
47	St. Martin High School	Ocean Springs, MS	Jackson County School District	High	1,289	58.7%
48	Tishomingo Co. High School	Iuka, MS	Tishomingo County School District	High	578	58.6%
49	Pontotoc High School	Pontotoc, MS	Pontotoc City School District	High	712	58.0%
50	Pisgah High School	Brandon, MS	Rankin County School District	High	482	57.4%

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