Enrollment
329
High
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH PANOLA·NCES 280321000630
North Panola High School
500 HWY 51 North, SARDIS, MS 38666 · (662) 487-1070 · Panola County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Mississippi public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
326 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 | 76 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 100 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 23% |
Student demographics
25%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 North Panola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
32.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 32.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.1% | 30.4% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 North Panola High School
North Panola High School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Panola High School this school | 329 | 99.1% | 36.6% |
| Philadelphia High School Philadelphia | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
| Kemper County High School DeKalb | 304 | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| Aberdeen High School Aberdeen | 312 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| West Tallahatchie High School WEBB | 297 | 99.0% | 38.5% |
| Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School RULEVILLE | 331 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
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 North Panola High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #174 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #176 of 199 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #180 of 199 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #161 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #22 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.9% | #150 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #70 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #39 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
329
-59 (-15%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 329 | 32.5 | 10.1:1 | 99% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 26.3 | 13.6:1 | 100% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 25.2 | 14.8:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 29.7 | 12.8:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 100% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 95% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 88% (409) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 27 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Panola High School.
About North Panola High School
North Panola High School is a low-enrollment high school in SARDIS, Mississippi, (ZIP code 38666). Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 329 students. The typical figure for high schools in Mississippi is about 651 students.
North Panola counts 4 schools and 1,103 students, including North Panola High School.
The student body at North Panola High School is 86% Black. Other groups make up 13% multiracial. County-wide, 48% of Panola County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 10.1:1 comes from the school's 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. That is 11 points above the 88% average for public schools in Panola County.
The allk12 Grade for North Panola High School is D. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
North Panola High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.6% is 8.0 points below the 44.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
North Panola High School is located in Panola County, where the median household income is $45,945, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Besides North Panola High School, Panola County has 12 other public schools.
Nearby, Green Hill Intermediate is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: North Panola High School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 36.6% versus a 44.6% average.
North Panola High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 59 fewer students in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.1:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at North Panola High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,808
Census ACS
Median income
$45,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Panola
- Como Primary SchoolElementary · 267 students
- Green Hill IntermediateElementary · 264 students
- North Panola Middle SchoolMiddle · 243 students
- NORTH PANOLA ACHIEVEMENT ACADEMYCombined
- NORTH PANOLA VOC COMPHigh
Nearby schools
- Green Hill Intermediate0.6 mi · 264
- North Panola Middle School5.6 mi · 243
- Como Primary School5.7 mi · 267
- Batesville Junior High School8.4 mi · 756
- Batesville Middle School8.5 mi · 474
- South Panola High School8.5 mi · 1,113
Frequently asked questions
About North Panola High SchoolHow many students attend North Panola High School?
North Panola High School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Panola High School serve?
North Panola High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Panola High School?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at North Panola High School.
How diverse is North Panola High School?
North Panola High School reports a student body of 1% White, 0% Hispanic, 86% Black, 13% Two or more.
Is North Panola High School public or private?
North Panola High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by North Panola.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.