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What's the most underrated thing about COAHOMA COUNTY JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
345
High
DISTRICT 202 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COAHOMA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280111000139
Coahoma County High School
1535 Lee Drive, CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 · (662) 627-4516 · Coahoma County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
345 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 34% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 22% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Coahoma County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 37.0% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Coahoma County High School
Coahoma County High School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coahoma County High School this school | 345 | 100.0% | 43.1% |
| Port Gibson High School PORT GIBSON | 381 | 100.0% | 46.8% |
| Jefferson Davis County High School BASSFIELD | 368 | 99.2% | 51.8% |
| North Panola High School SARDIS | 329 | 99.1% | 36.6% |
| Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
| Rosa Fort High TUNICA | 438 | 100.0% | 59.6% |
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 Coahoma County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #147 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #169 of 199 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #148 of 199 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #155 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #137 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #120 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #13 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.0% | #14 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
345
-152 (-31%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 351
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 100% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 100% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 100% (516) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 100% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 40.3 | 11.9:1 | 100% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 46 | 12.4:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 98% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 775 | 62 | 12.5:1 | 92% (710) |
| 1990-91 | 351 | 28 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coahoma County High School.
About Coahoma County High School
Federal records list Coahoma County High School as a high school in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi. It enrolled 345 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Mississippi average about 651 students each.
Coahoma County School District is made up of 5 schools with 1,009 students in all.
A majority of students at Coahoma County High School, 75%, are Black. Next come 21% multiracial and 3% White. County-wide, about 74% of residents are Black. Coahoma County High School has a diversity index of 39%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 25 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.8:1. Among high schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 100%. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Coahoma County.
allk12 grades Coahoma County High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Coahoma County High School, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 43.1%.
Coahoma County has about 20,540 residents, and median household income is about $37,461, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 15 public schools in Coahoma County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,518.
The closest public school to Coahoma County High School is Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 29.4%, lower than Coahoma County High School's 43.1%.
In the federal locale system, Coahoma County High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 31%, from 497 to 345.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Coahoma County High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Coahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,540
Census ACS
Median income
$37,461
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Coahoma County School District
- Lyon ElementaryElementary · 224 students
- Coahoma County Jr High SchoolMiddle · 172 students
- Jonestown ElementaryElementary · 135 students
- Friars Point ElementaryElementary · 133 students
Other schools in CLARKSDALE
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Clarksdale High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet SchoolElementary · 299 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet SchoolElementary · 247 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School0.8 mi · 652
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School0.8 mi · 266
- Clarksdale High School1.7 mi · 473
- Oakhurst Intermediate School1.8 mi · 197
- J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy1.9 mi · 106
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School2.7 mi · 247
Frequently asked questions
About Coahoma County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coahoma County High School?
Coahoma County High School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Coahoma County High School serve?
Coahoma County High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Coahoma County High School have?
Coahoma County High School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Coahoma County High School?
Student demographics at Coahoma County High School are roughly 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 75% Black, 21% Two or more.
Is Coahoma County High School public or private?
Coahoma County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Coahoma County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.