Enrollment
246
High
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280138000204
Heidelberg High School
804 NORTH PINE AVE, HEIDELBERG, MS 39439 · (601) 787-3414 · Jasper County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Mississippi public high schools
- BTest 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
15.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
246 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 65 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 59 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 East Jasper School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
82.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 82.8% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 84.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 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 Heidelberg High School
Heidelberg High School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg High School this school | 246 | 100.0% | 64.3% |
| Noxubee County High MACON | 405 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Choctaw Central High School CHOCTAW | 537 | 99.4% | N/A |
| Jefferson County High FAYETTE | 331 | 100.0% | 38.3% |
| Potts Camp High School Potts Camp | 356 | 99.2% | 47.8% |
| Riverside High School Avon | 320 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
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 Heidelberg High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #70 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #29 of 199 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #106 of 199 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #179 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #163 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.0% | #172 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #15 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.1% | #83 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
246
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 246 | 16.3 | 15.1:1 | 100% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 244 | 24.6 | 9.9:1 | 100% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 99% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 21.2 | 12.3:1 | 99% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 99% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 96% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 95% (518) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 26 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heidelberg High School.
About Heidelberg High School
This page covers Heidelberg High School, a very small high school in HEIDELBERG, Mississippi. It has an enrollment of 246 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Mississippi average about 651 students, which makes this school 62% below average.
East Jasper School District enrolls 739 students in 3 schools, including Heidelberg High School.
Roughly 93% of students at Heidelberg High School are multiracial. Other students are 6% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heidelberg High School scores 13%.
Its staff includes 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.1 students per teacher. The average for high schools in Mississippi, 12.6:1, is lower. Heidelberg High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 100%. Across public schools in Jasper County, the average is 90%.
Heidelberg High School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of Mississippi public high schools.
A school in Mississippi with Heidelberg High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 44.1%. Heidelberg High School scores 64.3%.
In the wider Jasper County area, the median household earns about $48,660 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Jasper County, 7 public schools serve about 2,110 students.
Of the public schools around it, Heidelberg High School is closest to Heidelberg Jr. High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Heidelberg High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Heidelberg High School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 64.3% against a local average of 52.6%.
The NCES locale for Heidelberg High School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 240 to 246. The school's ratio increased from 14.1:1 to 15.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,059
Census ACS
Median income
$48,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Jasper School District
- William J. Berry Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Heidelberg Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in HEIDELBERG
- William J. Berry Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Heidelberg Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Heidelberg Jr. High School0.0 mi · 104
- William J. Berry Elementary School1.8 mi · 389
- North Jones Elementary School12.6 mi · 854
- East Jones Elementary14.2 mi · 794
- Northeast Jones High School14.3 mi · 938
- Nora Davis Elementary15.1 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Heidelberg High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heidelberg High School?
Heidelberg High School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Heidelberg High School serve?
Heidelberg High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Heidelberg High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Heidelberg High School is approximately 15.1:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Heidelberg High School?
Heidelberg High School reports a student body of 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Black, 93% Two or more.
Is Heidelberg High School public or private?
Heidelberg High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Jasper School District.
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