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Enrollment
1,026
High
DISTRICT 1,288 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRENADA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280168000262
Grenada High School
1875 FAIRGROUND ROAD, GRENADA, MS 38901 · (662) 226-8844 · Grenada County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,026 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-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
13.4:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
681 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 262 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 290 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 240 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 234 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
59.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.7% | 75.0% |
% 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
72.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Grenada High School
Grenada High School's state test result (72.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grenada High School this school | 1,026 | 66.4% | 72.1% |
| New Hope High School COLUMBUS | 787 | 61.6% | 62.5% |
| Brookhaven High School BROOKHAVEN | 761 | 71.4% | 47.4% |
| Lawrence County High School Monticello | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
| Baldwyn High School BALDWYN | 460 | 70.0% | 53.5% |
| Neshoba Central High School PHILADELPHIA | 908 | 66.2% | 68.1% |
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 Grenada High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #39 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #68 of 199 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #44 of 199 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,026 | #37 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #119 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #71 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #122 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #102 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
1,026
-49 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 1,028
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 1,026 | 76.6 | 13.4:1 | 66% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 1,048 | 67.2 | 15.6:1 | 67% (705) |
| 2022-23 | 1,063 | 64.3 | 16.5:1 | 100% (1,060) |
| 2020-21 | 1,075 | 55 | 19.6:1 | 100% (1,072) |
| 2017-18 | 1,061 | 53.2 | 19.9:1 | 62% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 1,119 | 53 | 21.1:1 | 62% (694) |
| 2010-11 | 1,239 | 59 | 21.0:1 | 58% (721) |
| 2000-01 | 1,033 | 54 | 19.1:1 | 60% (615) |
| 1990-91 | 1,028 | 51 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grenada High School.
About Grenada High School
In GRENADA, Mississippi, part of Grenada County, Grenada High School is a high school. The student body numbers 1,026 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Mississippi) has about 651 students.
Grenada High School is among 3 schools run by Grenada School District, which serves 3,863 students.
Black students account for 54% of enrollment at Grenada High School. Other students are 43% White. That is higher than the 45% Black share among all Grenada County residents. By the diversity index, Grenada High School comes in at 53%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 at Grenada High School, with 76.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 66% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Grenada High School is A. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Grenada High School, the prediction is 61.0% and the result is 72.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Grenada County, median household income is about $48,804, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Grenada High School is among the 5 public schools in Grenada County.
Nearby, Grenada Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. Grenada High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Local comparison: Grenada High School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 72.1% versus a 52.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment was 1,075 in 2020-21 and 1,026 in 2024-25, a decrease of 49 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.6:1 to 13.4:1.
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Grenada County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,217
Census ACS
Median income
$48,804
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
3,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grenada School District
- Grenada Elementary SchoolElementary · 2,044 students
- Grenada Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- GRENADA ENRICHMENT & TRANSITION CENHigh
- GRENADA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in GRENADA
- Grenada Elementary SchoolElementary · 2,044 students
- Grenada Middle SchoolMiddle · 793 students
- GRENADA ENRICHMENT & TRANSITION CENHigh
- GRENADA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Grenada Middle School0.2 mi · 793
- Grenada Elementary School2.0 mi · 2,044
- Coffeeville High School16.6 mi · 110
- Coffeeville Elementary School16.8 mi · 257
- J.Z. George High School18.0 mi · 343
- Marshall Elementary School18.0 mi · 391
Frequently asked questions
About Grenada High SchoolHow large is Grenada High School?
Grenada High School enrolls approximately 1,026 students in grades 09-12.
Is Grenada High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grenada High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Grenada High School have?
Grenada High School employs 77 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Grenada High School?
Student demographics at Grenada High School are roughly 43% White, 1% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Grenada High School?
Grenada High School is overseen by Grenada School District in Grenada County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.