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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Mississippi

199 public high schools in Mississippi appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Poplarville High School leads the list at 86.2%, against a median of 57.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

199

Mississippi

Top % Proficient (Science)

86.2%

Median % Proficient (Science)

57.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Poplarville High School	POPLARVILLE, MS	Poplarville School District	High	540	86.2%
2	Long Beach High School	Long Beach, MS	Long Beach School District	High	895	85.4%
3	West Harrison High	Gulfport, MS	Harrison County School District	High	1,216	85.0%
4	Enterprise High School	ENTERPRISE, MS	Enterprise	High	260	84.9%
5	Sumrall High School	Sumrall, MS	Lamar County School District	High	616	84.9%
6	Leland High School	LELAND, MS	Leland School District	High	200	84.9%
7	Pass Christian High School	PASS CHRISTIAN, MS	Pass Christian School District	High	606	84.5%
8	Olive Branch High School	Olive Branch, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,058	84.0%
9	West Lauderdale High School	Collinsville, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	535	83.9%
10	Hernando High School	HERNANDO, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,529	83.5%
11	Lewisburg High School	Olive Branch, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,330	83.5%
12	Clarkdale High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	422	82.9%
13	D'Iberville High	Biloxi, MS	Harrison County School District	High	1,478	82.4%
14	Ocean Springs High School	Ocean Springs, MS	Ocean Springs School District	High	1,928	82.4%
15	East Central High School	Moss Point, MS	Jackson County School District	High	777	81.0%
16	New Site High School	New Site, MS	Prentiss County School District	High	239	80.8%
17	Union High School	UNION, MS	Union Public School District	High	280	80.7%
18	Caledonia High School	CALEDONIA, MS	Lowndes County School District	High	640	80.6%
19	Vancleave High School	Vancleave, MS	Jackson County School District	High	737	80.0%
20	Greene County High School	Leakesville, MS	Greene County Schools	High	446	78.9%
21	Tishomingo Co. High School	Iuka, MS	Tishomingo County School District	High	578	78.7%
22	Biloxi High School	Biloxi, MS	BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	1,669	78.2%
23	Oak Grove High School	Hattiesburg, MS	Lamar County School District	High	1,750	77.3%
24	Grenada High School	GRENADA, MS	Grenada School District	High	1,026	77.1%
25	Purvis High School	Purvis, MS	Lamar County School District	High	614	77.1%
26	Itawamba Agricultural High School	Fulton, MS	Itawamba County	High	555	76.7%
27	Madison Central High School	Madison, MS	Madison County Schools	High	1,260	75.9%
28	Rosa Scott	Madison, MS	Madison County Schools	High	373	75.9%
29	Columbia High School	Columbia, MS	COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	484	75.5%
30	PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	CARRIERE, MS	Pearl River County School District	High	952	75.4%
31	Bay High School	BAY ST LOUIS, MS	Bay Waveland School District	High	491	75.2%
32	Germantown High School	Madison, MS	Madison County Schools	High	1,411	75.2%
33	George County High School	LUCEDALE, MS	George County School District	High	1,115	75.1%
34	Clinton High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	High	1,339	74.3%
35	Sumner Hill Junior High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	High	396	74.3%
36	Kossuth High School	Corinth, MS	Alcorn School District	High	398	74.2%
37	Center Hill High School	Olive Branch, MS	DeSoto County School District	High	1,059	73.9%
38	St. Martin High School	Ocean Springs, MS	Jackson County School District	High	1,289	73.5%
39	Petal High School	PETAL, MS	Petal School District	High	1,324	73.3%
40	North Pontotoc High School	ECRU, MS	PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	488	72.9%
41	Oxford High School	Oxford, MS	Oxford School District	High	1,335	72.6%
42	Pearl High School	PEARL, MS	Pearl Public Schools	High	1,278	72.4%
43	Okolona High School	OKOLONA, MS	Okolona School District	High	149	72.2%
44	McAdams Attendance Center	MCADAMS, MS	Attala County Schools	High	167	72.1%
45	Northwest High School	Flowood, MS	Rankin County School District	High	1,855	72.1%
46	South Pontotoc High School	PONTOTOC, MS	PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT	High	455	72.0%
47	Brandon High School	Brandon, MS	Rankin County School District	High	1,609	71.8%
48	Northeast High School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	High	608	71.3%
49	East Webster High School	Maben, MS	Webster County Schools	High	445	71.2%
50	Hancock High School	Kiln, MS	Hancock School District	High	1,184	70.8%

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