Enrollment
312
High
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280036000009
Aberdeen High School
205 Hwy 145 North, Aberdeen, MS 39730 · (662) 369-8933 · Monroe County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Mississippi public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
312 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 67 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 74 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Aberdeen School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 51.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen High School's state test result (46.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen High School this school | 312 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| Kemper County High School DeKalb | 304 | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School RULEVILLE | 331 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| West Tallahatchie High School WEBB | 297 | 99.0% | 38.5% |
| Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
| Charleston High School CHARLESTON | 273 | 98.9% | 44.4% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Aberdeen High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #129 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #122 of 199 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #149 of 199 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #165 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #48 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.8% | #174 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #8 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #52 of 63 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
312
-31 (-9%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 312 | 27.7 | 11.3:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 334 | 30.2 | 11.1:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 24.8 | 13.9:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 100% (343) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 46 | 6.6:1 | 100% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 47 | 7.1:1 | 100% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 42 | 11.7:1 | 94% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 38 | 16.5:1 | 84% (526) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 37 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aberdeen High School.
About Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen High School is a small high school in Aberdeen School District, located in Aberdeen, Mississippi. It reports enrollment of 312 students in grades 9 through 13. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 52% below that mark.
Aberdeen High School is one school in Aberdeen School District, a system of 3 schools with 924 students.
By race and ethnicity, Aberdeen High School is 93% Black. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial and 2% White. Monroe County as a whole is about 30% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.3 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Mississippi, 12.6:1, is higher. Aberdeen High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. The average for public schools in Monroe County is 69%.
On the allk12 Grade, Aberdeen High School lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Mississippi public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Aberdeen High School is 2.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 46.9%. Predicted: 44.1%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Monroe County show that the median household earns about $51,866 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Monroe County has 13 public schools with about 4,387 students, including Aberdeen High School.
The closest school to Aberdeen High School is Belle-Shivers Middle School, located about 0.9 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Aberdeen High School's average proficiency of 46.9% compares with 59.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Aberdeen High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 312, compared with 343 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Aberdeen High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Aberdeen School District
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
- MONROE CO VOC TECHHigh
Other Aberdeen High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Aberdeen High. Aberdeen High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Aberdeen HighAberdeen, MD · 1,396 students
- ABERDEEN HIGH SCHOOLABERDEEN, ID · 213 students
Nearby schools
- Belle-Shivers Middle School0.9 mi · 266
- Aberdeen Elementary1.1 mi · 346
- Hamilton School10.9 mi · 557
- West Amory Elementary School11.2 mi · 355
- Amory Middle School11.9 mi · 348
- Amory High School12.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Aberdeen High SchoolHow many students attend Aberdeen High School?
Aberdeen High School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Aberdeen High School serve?
Aberdeen High School serves grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Aberdeen High School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Aberdeen High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aberdeen High School?
At Aberdeen High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 1% Hispanic, 93% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Aberdeen High School?
Aberdeen High School is overseen by Aberdeen School District in Monroe County.
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