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Enrollment
633
High
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENWOOD-LEFLORE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019801516
Greenwood High School/Votech
1209 Garrard Avenue, Greenwood, MS 38930 · (662) 455-7450 · Leflore County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
632 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 | 135 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 161 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 182 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 24% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
28.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +13.6pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 24.9% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Greenwood High School/Votech
Greenwood High School/Votech's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood High School/Votech this school | 633 | 99.8% | 36.0% |
| Natchez High School NATCHEZ | 606 | 100.0% | 36.2% |
| McComb High School MCCOMB | 632 | 100.0% | 42.6% |
| Columbus High School Columbus | 865 | 99.8% | 35.3% |
| Holmes County Central High School Lexington | 714 | 100.0% | 45.4% |
| Vicksburg High School VICKSBURG | 785 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
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 Greenwood High School/Votech ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #176 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #178 of 199 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #165 of 199 ▲ 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #74 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #176 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.1% | #168 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #45 of 194 |
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
633
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 633 | 39.4 | 16.1:1 | 100% (632) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 40.8 | 16.2:1 | 100% (660) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 41.5 | 15.3:1 | 100% (637) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 42 | 14.4:1 | 100% (605) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenwood High School/Votech.
About Greenwood High School/Votech
As a medium-sized high school, Greenwood High School/Votech serves students in Greenwood, Mississippi. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 633 students.
Enrollment across the 12 schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District totals 3,718 students.
Greenwood High School/Votech enrolls a student body that is 93% Black. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% White. Census estimates put the Black share of Leflore County's population at about 74%. Greenwood High School/Votech has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 39.4 full-time equivalents, or about 16.1 students per teacher. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 100%. That is close to the 100% average for public schools in Leflore County.
allk12 grades Greenwood High School/Votech a D. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Greenwood High School/Votech would be expected to post about 44.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.0%.
Across Leflore County, median household income is about $35,277, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 28%. Greenwood High School/Votech is among the 16 public schools in Leflore County.
The closest public school to Greenwood High School/Votech is Greenwood Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Greenwood High School/Votech, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Greenwood High School/Votech is 2nd of 9 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 5%, from 605 to 633. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.4 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Leflore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,141
Census ACS
Median income
$35,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
28%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
3,921 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Leflore Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Leflore County High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
Other schools in Greenwood
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
- Amanda Elzy High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Threadgill ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Greenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 278 students
- East Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Bankston Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Middle School0.2 mi · 278
- Davis Elementary School0.7 mi · 377
- Leflore Legacy Academy0.7 mi · 203
- Threadgill Primary School1.6 mi · 207
- Amanda Elzy High School1.7 mi · 367
- Amanda Elzy Junior High School1.7 mi · 199
Frequently asked questions
About Greenwood High School/VotechWhat is the total enrollment at Greenwood High School/Votech?
Greenwood High School/Votech enrolls approximately 633 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Greenwood High School/Votech serve?
Greenwood High School/Votech serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Greenwood High School/Votech?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Greenwood High School/Votech.
How diverse is Greenwood High School/Votech?
Greenwood High School/Votech reports a student body of 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 93% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Greenwood High School/Votech public or private?
Greenwood High School/Votech is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.