Enrollment
327
High
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280360000692
Philadelphia High School
248 Byrd Ave., Philadelphia, MS 39350 · (601) 656-2672 · Neshoba County
GRADES 07–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-Test 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
11.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
327 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 7 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 57 | 17% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 Philadelphia Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
MS avg 52.8% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 25.8% | 53.1% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Philadelphia High School
Philadelphia High School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia High School this school | 327 | 100.0% | 42.3% |
| North Panola High School SARDIS | 329 | 99.1% | 36.6% |
| Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School RULEVILLE | 331 | 100.0% | 42.1% |
| Aberdeen High School Aberdeen | 312 | 100.0% | 46.9% |
| Kemper County High School DeKalb | 304 | 100.0% | 44.0% |
| Northside High School SHELBY | 370 | 100.0% | 35.7% |
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 Philadelphia High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #152 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #159 of 199 ▼ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #178 of 199 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #162 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #40 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #151 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #34 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #21 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
327
-68 (-17%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 327 | 29.7 | 11.0:1 | 100% (327) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 35.5 | 9.5:1 | 100% (338) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 32.2 | 11.6:1 | 100% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 100% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 25.1 | 16.3:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 84% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 76% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 65% (348) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Philadelphia High School.
About Philadelphia High School
Philadelphia High School is a small high school with an address in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 327 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
A total of 2 schools make up Philadelphia Public School District, with 757 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Philadelphia High School is 87% Black. Enrollment also includes 6% White and 5% multiracial. The school's Black share is 65 points above the 21% share among Neshoba County residents. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Philadelphia High School are from different groups.
There are 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Philadelphia High School, giving a ratio of 11.0:1. High schools in Mississippi have an average ratio of 12.6:1. By family income, 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Neshoba County average 81%.
Philadelphia High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 23% of Mississippi public high schools.
Philadelphia High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.3%, compared with a predicted 44.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
Looking at the county, Neshoba County, the median household earns about $57,013 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Neshoba County has 11 public schools with about 5,185 students, including Philadelphia High School.
The closest school to Philadelphia High School is Philadelphia Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Philadelphia High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
From 395 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 327 by 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 14.1:1 to 11.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Neshoba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,932
Census ACS
Median income
$57,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
5,185 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia Public School District
- Philadelphia Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA VOC TECHHigh
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Neshoba Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,419 students
- Neshoba Central High SchoolHigh · 908 students
- Neshoba Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Philadelphia Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Bogue Chitto Elementary SchoolElementary · 177 students
- Tucker Elementary SchoolElementary · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Philadelphia Elementary School0.6 mi · 430
- Neshoba Central High School1.3 mi · 908
- Neshoba Central Middle School1.4 mi · 645
- Neshoba Central Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,419
- Pearl River Elementary School5.3 mi · 413
- Tucker Elementary School5.8 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Philadelphia High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Philadelphia High School?
Philadelphia High School enrolls approximately 327 students in grades 07-12.
Is Philadelphia High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Philadelphia High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Philadelphia High School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Philadelphia High School.
What is the student diversity at Philadelphia High School?
Student demographics at Philadelphia High School are roughly 6% White, 1% Hispanic, 87% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Philadelphia High School in?
Philadelphia High School is part of Philadelphia Public School District.
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