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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH TIPPAH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280411000776

Pine Grove High School

3510A CR 600, Ripley, MS 38663 · (662) 837-7789 · Tippah County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Enrollment
573
Combined
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 527
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 11.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
419 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K203%
Kindergarten458%
Grade 15910%
Grade 2417%
Grade 3407%
Grade 4478%
Grade 5366%
Grade 6376%
Grade 7407%
Grade 8519%
Grade 9539%
Grade 10295%
Grade 11376%
Grade 12387%
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
54295%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
61%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Two+
244%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
28149%
Female
29251%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
55.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.4pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.3%69.2%
2023-2452.2%67.8%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →

Where Pine Grove High School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Mississippi
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.4%#8 of 29
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.2%#8 of 30
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.3%#9 of 30
Enrollment
ranked largest first
573#17 of 34
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#14 of 30
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.3%#28 of 30
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.1%#11 of 29
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.5%#11 of 20
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
573
-88 (-13%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2557347.512.1:173% (419)
2023-2461148.512.6:169% (421)
2022-2365050.812.8:1100% (647)
2020-216614514.7:1100% (658)
2017-1864041.215.5:156% (356)
2015-166384215.2:161% (387)
2010-115673814.9:168% (383)
2000-016333518.1:153% (335)
1990-914652617.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Grove High School.

About Pine Grove High School

Pine Grove High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. Its address is in Ripley, Mississippi. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 573 students.

South Tippah School District has 5 schools; together they serve 2,403 students.

The share of White students at Pine Grove High School is 95%. The remaining shares are 4% multiracial. Tippah County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.

Pine Grove High School reports a ratio of 12.1 students per teacher, from 47.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 11.8:1 average for combined schools in Mississippi is close to this figure. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Pine Grove High School, 73% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Mississippi, Pine Grove High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 69.4% actual against a predicted 57.6%.

Tippah County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $52,542, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 18%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Tippah County's 9 public schools enroll about 3,623 students and include Pine Grove High School.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jumpertown School, is about 8.2 miles. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Pine Grove High School is 3rd on average proficiency.

Pine Grove High School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.

Enrollment was 573 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 661. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.7:1 to 12.1:1.

Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Pine Grove High School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Tippah County at a glance

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Population
21,523
Census ACS
Median income
$52,542
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,623 students

Quick facts

School name
Pine Grove High School
District
South Tippah School District
Address
3510A CR 600, Ripley, MS 38663
Phone
(662) 837-7789
County
Tippah County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
573
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
419 (73%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
280411000776
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in South Tippah School District
Other schools in Ripley
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Pine Grove High School
What is the total enrollment at Pine Grove High School?
Pine Grove High School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Pine Grove High School serve?
Pine Grove High School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Pine Grove High School have?
Pine Grove High School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Grove High School?
At Pine Grove High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Pine Grove High School public or private?
Pine Grove High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Tippah School District.
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