Enrollment
231
High
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280390001389
Lake High School
24442 Hwy 80, Lake, MS 39092 · (601) 775-3248 · Scott County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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
20.8:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
228 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 73 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 26% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
48.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
76.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.9% | 76.6% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 55.6% |
% 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
44.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 19 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 Lake High School
Lake High School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake High School this school | 231 | 98.7% | 64.3% |
| Riverside High School Avon | 320 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL Foxworth | 347 | 99.1% | 61.0% |
| J.Z. George High School NORTH CARROLLTON | 343 | 96.8% | 47.4% |
| Choctaw County High School ACKERMAN | 511 | 99.4% | 56.1% |
| Lumberton High School Lumberton | 268 | 83.2% | 49.3% |
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 Lake High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #71 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #55 of 199 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #81 of 199 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #185 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #191 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #37 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.7% | #76 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.8% | #16 of 63 |
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
231
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 231 | 11.1 | 20.8:1 | 99% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 16.2 | 12.7:1 | 100% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 15.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 211 | 13 | 16.2:1 | 99% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 11.8 | 17.2:1 | 99% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 11 | 19.2:1 | 73% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake High School.
About Lake High School
Lake High School is a small high school found in Lake, Mississippi. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 231 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students, so this school is 65% smaller than average.
The district, Scott County School District, operates 8 schools serving 3,989 students.
White students are the largest group at Lake High School, with 46% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 44% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 47% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lake High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
Teachers at the school number 11.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.8:1. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Lake High School is A-. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 82% 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. Lake High School beats its 44.8% prediction with 64.3%, a top-10% result in Mississippi.
Census estimates describe Scott County this way: median household income is about $48,786, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 12 public schools in Scott County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,627.
The shortest distance from Lake High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Lake Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Lake High School ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Lake High School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 211 to 231. The school's ratio rose from 16.2:1 to 20.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,718
Census ACS
Median income
$48,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County School District
- Scott Central Attendance CenterCombined · 856 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Sebastopol Attendance CenterCombined · 684 students
- Bettye Mae Jack Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
- Morton High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
Other schools in Lake
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
Other Lake High schools
One other US public school is named Lake High. Lake High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lake High SchoolMillbury, OH · 444 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Elementary School0.1 mi · 333
- Lake Middle School4.9 mi · 237
- Hawkins Middle School8.1 mi · 460
- Conehatta Elementary School8.4 mi · 226
- Forest High School9.4 mi · 438
- Forest Elementary9.4 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Lake High SchoolHow large is Lake High School?
Lake High School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lake High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lake High School have?
Lake High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake High School?
Student demographics at Lake High School are roughly 46% White, 3% Hispanic, 44% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Lake High School public or private?
Lake High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County School District.
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