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Enrollment
488
High
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280366000701
North Pontotoc High School
8324 HWY 15 NORTH, ECRU, MS 38841 · (662) 489-5612 · Pontotoc County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-Test 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
11.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
485 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 125 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 142 | 29% |
| Grade 11 | 109 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
57.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.4pp 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 78 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.1% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 76.6% |
% 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
72.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 28 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 North Pontotoc High School
North Pontotoc High School's state test result (72.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pontotoc High School this school | 488 | 99.4% | 72.6% |
| South Pontotoc High School PONTOTOC | 455 | 99.3% | 66.6% |
| Seminary High SEMINARY | 382 | 99.2% | 60.3% |
| Riverside High School Avon | 320 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| Ripley High School Ripley | 465 | 77.2% | 73.3% |
| Potts Camp High School Potts Camp | 356 | 99.2% | 47.8% |
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 Pontotoc High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #36 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #48 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #52 of 199 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #103 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #50 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #95 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #55 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #66 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
488
-82 (-14%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 1,180
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 488 | 43.2 | 11.3:1 | 99% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 37.7 | 13.8:1 | 58% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 39.6 | 12.9:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 99% (567) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 27.2 | 19.6:1 | 55% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 778 | 60 | 13.0:1 | 58% (455) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 52% (263) |
| 2000-01 | 1,526 | 87 | 17.5:1 | 49% (741) |
| 1990-91 | 1,180 | 63 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Pontotoc High School.
About North Pontotoc High School
North Pontotoc High School is a small high school in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, located in ECRU, Mississippi. It covers grades 9 through 13, with a total enrollment of 488 students. Enrollment is 25% lower than the average for high schools in Mississippi, which is about 651.
Enrollment across the 7 schools in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT totals 3,465 students.
North Pontotoc High School is 69% White by enrollment. Other students are 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
North Pontotoc High School employs 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.3:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 99% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 88% average among public schools in Pontotoc County.
Measured against Mississippi public high schools, North Pontotoc High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
North Pontotoc High School is a top-10% school in Mississippi on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.4% with an actual 72.6%.
Pontotoc County has about 31,550 residents, and the median household income is $51,484, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides North Pontotoc High School, Pontotoc County has 13 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, North Pontotoc Elementary School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. North Pontotoc High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 63.4%, lower than North Pontotoc High School's 72.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has fallen by 82 students since 2020-21, to 488. By 2024-25, the school had 11.3 students per teacher, compared with 18.4 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at North Pontotoc High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pontotoc County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,550
Census ACS
Median income
$51,484
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,865 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- South Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
- South Pontotoc High SchoolHigh · 455 students
- South Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 379 students
- North Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- North Pontotoc Upper ElemMiddle · 297 students
Other schools in ECRU
- North Pontotoc Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
- North Pontotoc Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
- North Pontotoc Upper ElemMiddle · 297 students
Nearby schools
- North Pontotoc Elementary School0.0 mi · 762
- North Pontotoc Middle School0.0 mi · 308
- North Pontotoc Upper Elem0.6 mi · 297
- Ingomar Attendance Center3.2 mi · 678
- Pontotoc Elementary School7.7 mi · 657
- DT Cox Elementary School7.9 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About North Pontotoc High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Pontotoc High School?
North Pontotoc High School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does North Pontotoc High School serve?
North Pontotoc High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Pontotoc High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Pontotoc High School is approximately 11.3:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Pontotoc High School?
At North Pontotoc High School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees North Pontotoc High School?
North Pontotoc High School is overseen by PONTOTOC COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT in Pontotoc County.
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