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Enrollment
1,609
High
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383001074
Brandon High School
3090 Hwy 18, Brandon, MS 39042 · (601) 825-2261 · Rankin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,609 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.2:1
114 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
574 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 9 | 386 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 417 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 420 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 386 | 24% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
65.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
67.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 67.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.7% | 73.7% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Brandon High School
Brandon High School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon High School this school | 1,609 | 35.7% | 72.2% |
| Saltillo High School SALTILLO | 939 | 44.5% | 66.4% |
| Lafayette High School Oxford | 855 | 46.1% | 69.7% |
| Center Hill High School Olive Branch | 1,059 | 39.3% | 75.4% |
| Newton County High School Decatur | 768 | 48.0% | 70.4% |
| Florence High School Florence | 718 | 39.8% | 68.5% |
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 Brandon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #38 of 192 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #79 of 199 ▼ 27 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #23 of 199 ▲ 18 | #2 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,609 | #9 of 203 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #151 of 192 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #55 of 192 | #4 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #184 of 194 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.4% | #108 of 121 | N/A |
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
1,609
-33 (-2%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,014
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,609 | 113.6 | 14.2:1 | 36% (574) |
| 2023-24 | 1,645 | 105 | 15.7:1 | 34% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 1,648 | 105.4 | 15.6:1 | 100% (1,645) |
| 2020-21 | 1,642 | 96 | 17.1:1 | 100% (1,639) |
| 2017-18 | 1,648 | 95.8 | 17.2:1 | 28% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 1,612 | 95 | 17.0:1 | 29% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 1,466 | 89 | 16.5:1 | 26% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 1,136 | 68 | 16.7:1 | 33% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 1,014 | 48 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon High School.
About Brandon High School
Brandon High School runs as a large high school in Brandon, Mississippi. A total of 1,609 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students, so this school is 147% larger than average.
In Rankin County School District, 27 schools enroll a combined 18,196 students.
A majority of students at Brandon High School, 55%, are White. Next come 38% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 71% White. Brandon High School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 113.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brandon High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Among high schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. The lunch program counts 36% of students at Brandon High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Rankin County report 50%.
allk12 grades Brandon High School a B. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Brandon High School would score about 76.5%. It scores 72.2%, 4.2 points below that figure.
Across Rankin County, median household income is about $79,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of Rankin County number 34 and enroll about 22,454.
Nearest public school: StoneBridge Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.9%; Brandon High School's is 72.2%, ranking 2nd of 9.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Brandon High School was 1,642 in 2020-21 and 1,609 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.1:1 to 14.2:1.
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Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in Brandon
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Pisgah ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other Brandon High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brandon High. Brandon High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- BRANDON HIGH SCHOOLBRANDON, FL · 1,835 students
- Brandon High SchoolORTONVILLE, MI · 648 students
Nearby schools
- StoneBridge Elementary0.6 mi · 742
- Brandon Middle School2.1 mi · 1,155
- Brandon Elementary2.2 mi · 743
- Rouse Elementary4.1 mi · 798
- Pearl High School7.1 mi · 1,278
- McLaurin Elementary7.3 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon High SchoolHow large is Brandon High School?
Brandon High School enrolls approximately 1,609 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Brandon High School serve?
Brandon High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Brandon High School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Brandon High School.
How diverse is Brandon High School?
Brandon High School reports a student body of 55% White, 2% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Brandon High School?
Brandon High School is overseen by Rankin County School District in Rankin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.