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What's something CLEVELAND CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
799
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEVELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280075001477
Cleveland Central High School
300 W. SUNFLOWER ST, CLEVELAND, MS 38732 · (662) 843-2460 · Bolivar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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.
- B-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
17.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
798 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 210 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 201 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 175 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Cleveland School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
41.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.7pp 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 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 41.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 39.7% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Cleveland Central High School
Cleveland Central High School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Central High School this school | 799 | 99.9% | 44.8% |
| Vicksburg High School VICKSBURG | 785 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Columbus High School Columbus | 865 | 99.8% | 35.3% |
| McComb High School MCCOMB | 632 | 100.0% | 42.6% |
| Greenwood High School/Votech Greenwood | 633 | 99.8% | 36.0% |
| Natchez High School NATCHEZ | 606 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
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 Cleveland Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #138 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #163 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #113 of 199 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #56 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #187 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #101 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.9% | #43 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #37 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
799
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 799 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 100% (798) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 48 | 17.0:1 | 100% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 817 | 47.7 | 17.1:1 | 100% (817) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 50 | 16.0:1 | 100% (798) |
| 2017-18 | 924 | 49.8 | 18.6:1 | 77% (715) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cleveland Central High School.
About Cleveland Central High School
Cleveland Central High School is a mid-sized high school in CLEVELAND, Mississippi, administered by Cleveland School District. It reported 799 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Cleveland Central High School is in Cleveland School District, a district with 2,793 students across 8 schools.
The largest group at Cleveland Central High School is Black students, at 72%. Other groups make up 12% multiracial, 11% White, and 5% Hispanic. County-wide, 63% of Bolivar County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
The school's 45 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. High schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1, 5.1 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bolivar County is close, at 100%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Cleveland Central High School outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.2%.
In Bolivar County, home to about 29,534 people, median household income comes to about $39,585, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bolivar County's 19 public schools enroll about 4,415 students and include Cleveland Central High School.
Cleveland Central High School's nearest public school is Pearman Elementary School (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 44.3%; Cleveland Central High School's is 44.8%, ranking 4th of 9.
Cleveland Central High School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 798 students in 2020-21 and 799 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Federal data show the ratio rising from 16.0:1 to 17.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Cleveland Central High School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bolivar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,534
Census ACS
Median income
$39,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
27%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
4,415 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cleveland School District
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Bell AcademyElementary · 327 students
- Hayes Cooper CenterElementary · 304 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- D.M. Smith ElementaryElementary · 233 students
Other schools in CLEVELAND
- Cleveland Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 423 students
- Parks Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Nailor Elementary SchoolElementary · 256 students
- D.M. Smith ElementaryElementary · 233 students
- Pearman Elementary SchoolElementary · 186 students
- ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- Pearman Elementary School0.3 mi · 186
- Nailor Elementary School0.9 mi · 256
- Cleveland Central Middle School1.0 mi · 423
- D.M. Smith Elementary1.1 mi · 233
- Parks Elementary School1.3 mi · 265
- Bell Academy3.2 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About Cleveland Central High SchoolHow large is Cleveland Central High School?
Cleveland Central High School enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Cleveland Central High School serve?
Cleveland Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cleveland Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cleveland Central High School is approximately 17.8:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cleveland Central High School?
Cleveland Central High School reports a student body of 11% White, 5% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Cleveland Central High School?
Cleveland Central High School is overseen by Cleveland School District in Bolivar County.
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