Enrollment
239
High
DISTRICT 363 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRENTISS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280375000719
New Site High School
1020 Hwy. 4 East, New Site, MS 38859 · (662) 728-5205 · Prentiss County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
10.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
163 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 64 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 61 | 26% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
63.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
87.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.3% | 87.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 74.6% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 60% 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 17 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 New Site High School
New Site High School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Site High School this school | 239 | 68.2% | 77.5% |
| Biggersville High School CORINTH | 263 | 68.8% | 58.2% |
| Alcorn Central High School GLEN | 386 | 60.6% | 62.2% |
| Enterprise High School ENTERPRISE | 260 | 57.3% | 81.1% |
| Richton High School RICHTON | 281 | 61.6% | 60.5% |
| Tishomingo Co. High School Iuka | 578 | 63.7% | 70.0% |
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 New Site High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #18 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #13 of 199 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #30 of 199 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #182 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #23 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #189 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #118 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #41 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
239
+16 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 23.3 | 10.2:1 | 68% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 19.9 | 12.2:1 | 71% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 20.1 | 12.6:1 | 99% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 99% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 275 | 18.8 | 14.6:1 | 60% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 285 | 18 | 15.8:1 | 71% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 19 | 14.7:1 | 64% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 61% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Site High School.
About New Site High School
New Site High School, a very small high school, is located in New Site, Mississippi. Enrollment totals 239 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 63% below the average for high schools in Mississippi.
Prentiss County School District runs 6 schools with a combined 2,176 students. New Site High School is one of them.
At New Site High School, 98% of students are White. For comparison, the population of Prentiss County is roughly 80% White. The diversity index for New Site High School is 4%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
New Site High School reported 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.2:1. The school's 10.2:1 compares with an average of 12.6:1 for high schools in Mississippi. Roughly 68% of students at New Site High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 70% average for public schools in Prentiss County.
New Site 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 96% of Mississippi public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. New Site High School beats its 60.1% prediction with 77.5%, a top-10% result in Mississippi.
In Prentiss County, home to about 25,184 people, the median household earns about $49,724 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. New Site High School shares Prentiss County with 12 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Hills Chapel School is closest at about 5.3 miles. New Site High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 65.6%, lower than New Site High School's 77.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 7%, from 223 to 239. The number of students per teacher dropped from 11.7 to 10.2 over 4 years.
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Prentiss County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,184
Census ACS
Median income
$49,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Prentiss County School District
- Wheeler High SchoolCombined · 577 students
- Hills Chapel SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Thrasher High SchoolCombined · 387 students
- Jumpertown SchoolCombined · 305 students
- Marietta Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
- PRENTISS CO VOC COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Hills Chapel School5.3 mi · 398
- Marietta Elementary School5.3 mi · 270
- Anderson Elementary School10.3 mi · 551
- Wheeler High School10.8 mi · 577
- Booneville High School11.4 mi · 370
- R.H. Long Booneville Middle School11.4 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About New Site High SchoolHow many students attend New Site High School?
New Site High School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades 09-12.
Is New Site High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Site High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does New Site High School have?
New Site High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the student diversity at New Site High School?
Student demographics at New Site High School are roughly 98% White, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is New Site High School in?
New Site High School is part of Prentiss County School District.
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