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How has BALDWYN HIGH SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
460
High
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALDWYN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280054000042
Baldwyn High School
512 NORTH FOURTH STREET, BALDWYN, MS 38824 · (662) 365-1037 · Prentiss County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Mississippi public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
11.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
322 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 5 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 12% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 Baldwyn School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
49.1%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% | 49.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 45.4% |
% 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
53.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Baldwyn High School
Baldwyn High School's state test result (53.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwyn High School this school | 460 | 70.0% | 53.5% |
| Lawrence County High School Monticello | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
| Franklin High School Meadville | 377 | 78.0% | 56.8% |
| Amory High School Amory | 444 | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| Raleigh High School RALEIGH | 486 | 72.4% | 60.6% |
| Senatobia High School Senatobia | 468 | 61.1% | 59.2% |
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 Baldwyn High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #111 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #147 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #112 of 199 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #115 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #46 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #40 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.0% | #113 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #103 of 121 |
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
460
+266 (+137%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 460 | 41 | 11.2:1 | 70% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 34.6 | 13.7:1 | 68% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 34 | 13.2:1 | 99% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 17 | 11.4:1 | 98% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 68% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 22 | 10.8:1 | 68% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 65% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 60% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baldwyn High School.
About Baldwyn High School
Baldwyn High School is a small high school in Mississippi, with an address in BALDWYN. Enrollment stands at 460 students, covering grades 5 through 12. High schools in Mississippi have about 651 students on average; enrollment here is 29% lower.
Baldwyn School District includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 739 students.
White students account for 47% of enrollment at Baldwyn High School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 44% Black and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Prentiss County, the White share is about 80%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Baldwyn High School scores 57%.
Its staff includes 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 70% of students at Baldwyn High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Prentiss County is similar, at 70%.
Baldwyn High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Mississippi public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Baldwyn High School is -5.7 points: 53.5% actual, 59.2% predicted.
The school is in Prentiss County, where median household income comes to about $49,724, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Prentiss County counts 13 public schools with about 3,973 students.
Baldwyn High School's closest public school neighbor is Baldwyn Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Baldwyn High School, there are 2 other public schools. On proficiency, Baldwyn High School is behind the 59.7% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Baldwyn High School had 194 students in 2020-21 and 460 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
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Prentiss County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,184
Census ACS
Median income
$49,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Baldwyn School District
- Baldwyn ElementaryElementary · 279 students
- BALDWYN CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTERHigh
Other schools in BALDWYN
- Baldwyn ElementaryElementary · 279 students
- BALDWYN CAREER ADVANCEMENT CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Baldwyn Elementary0.8 mi · 279
- Wheeler High School4.6 mi · 577
- Guntown Middle School5.1 mi · 674
- Saltillo High School9.3 mi · 939
- Saltillo Primary School9.4 mi · 704
- Marietta Elementary School9.5 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Baldwyn High SchoolHow large is Baldwyn High School?
Baldwyn High School enrolls approximately 460 students in grades 05-12.
Is Baldwyn High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Baldwyn High School is a high school covering grades 05-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Baldwyn High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Baldwyn High School is approximately 11.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Baldwyn High School?
Baldwyn High School reports a student body of 47% White, 1% Hispanic, 44% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Baldwyn High School in?
Baldwyn High School is part of Baldwyn School District.
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