Enrollment
239
High
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUITMAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280381000730
Madison Palmer High School
1315 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, MARKS, MS 38646 · (662) 326-5191 · Quitman County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
239 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 | 65 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 25% |
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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 Quitman County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
52.7%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 52.7% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 52.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 15 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 →
Where Madison Palmer High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #96 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #130 of 199 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #55 of 199 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #183 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #58 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.7% | #185 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #35 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #13 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
239
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 239 | 20.8 | 11.5:1 | 100% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 16.9 | 13.2:1 | 100% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 18 | 12.0:1 | 100% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 100% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 28.3 | 11.9:1 | 100% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 99% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 97% (506) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Palmer High School.
About Madison Palmer High School
Madison Palmer High School is a high school located in MARKS, Mississippi, in Quitman County. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 239 students. The typical figure for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students.
District-wide, Quitman County School District has 3 schools and 835 students.
Black students make up 97% of enrollment at Madison Palmer High School. Census estimates put the Black share of Quitman County's population at about 74%. Madison Palmer High School's diversity index is 6%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 20.8 full-time equivalents, or about 11.5 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Mississippi have 12.6:1, compared with 11.5:1 here. About 100% of students, or 239, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Quitman County.
Schools in Mississippi with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 44.1%. Madison Palmer High School posts 58.9%, 14.8 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Quitman County this way: the median household income is $32,412, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 25%. In all, Quitman County has 4 public schools and roughly 835 students.
Quitman County Middle School is located about 0.9 miles from Madison Palmer High School. The five-mile area around Madison Palmer High School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 33.5% proficiency; Madison Palmer High School posts 58.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Madison Palmer High School's enrollment dropped 4%, to 239.
The Madison Palmer High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Quitman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,774
Census ACS
Median income
$32,412
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
25%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Quitman County School District
- Quitman County ElementaryElementary · 331 students
- Quitman County Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
- QUITMAN CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in MARKS
- Quitman County Middle SchoolMiddle · 265 students
- QUITMAN CO VOCATIONAL COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Quitman County Middle School0.9 mi · 265
- Quitman County Elementary3.1 mi · 331
- Jonestown Elementary11.9 mi · 135
- Lyon Elementary13.0 mi · 224
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet School16.1 mi · 299
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies16.1 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Palmer High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Palmer High School?
Madison Palmer High School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Madison Palmer High School serve?
Madison Palmer High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Palmer High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Palmer High School is approximately 11.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Madison Palmer High School?
At Madison Palmer High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 97% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Madison Palmer High School public or private?
Madison Palmer High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Quitman County School District.
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