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Enrollment
540
High
DISTRICT 492 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POPLARVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280372000708
Poplarville High School
#1 Hornet Drive, POPLARVILLE, MS 39470 · (601) 795-8424 · Pearl River County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
268 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 141 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 140 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 134 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 125 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Poplarville School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -11.7pp since 2023
Math
90.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 90.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 91.3% |
% 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
84.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% 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 15 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 Poplarville High School
Poplarville High School's state test result (84.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poplarville High School this school | 540 | 49.6% | 84.5% |
| Purvis High School Purvis | 614 | 49.8% | 72.4% |
| Vancleave High School Vancleave | 737 | 48.6% | 78.8% |
| Pisgah High School Brandon | 482 | 41.9% | 69.3% |
| East Central High School Moss Point | 777 | 48.5% | 79.2% |
| Clarkdale High School Meridian | 422 | 41.9% | 74.0% |
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 Poplarville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #2 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #7 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #33 of 199 ▼ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #89 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #86 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #117 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #165 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #93 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
540
+42 (+8%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 788
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 540 | 43.5 | 12.4:1 | 50% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 35.3 | 15.7:1 | 50% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 37.4 | 14.9:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 35 | 14.2:1 | 99% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 42.5 | 13.3:1 | 61% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 66% (387) |
| 2010-11 | 654 | 37 | 17.7:1 | 65% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 762 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 58% (443) |
| 1990-91 | 788 | 41 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poplarville High School.
About Poplarville High School
Poplarville High School, located in POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, is a low-enrollment high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 540 students.
A total of 4 schools make up Poplarville School District, with 1,969 students enrolled.
White students make up a majority at Poplarville High School, at 76%. Other students are 13% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 12.4 students per teacher and 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 50%. That is 15 points below the 65% average for public schools in Pearl River County.
The allk12 Grade for Poplarville High School is A+. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 98% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Poplarville High School ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi schools. It scores 84.5%; the prediction is 69.5%.
Federal survey data for Pearl River County show that the median household income is $58,135, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Pearl River County is home to 20 public schools and about 8,456 public school students.
The school nearest to Poplarville High School is Middle School Of Poplarville, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Poplarville High School ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Poplarville High School had 498 students, to 2024-25, when it had 540. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Poplarville High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pearl River County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,458
Census ACS
Median income
$58,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Poplarville School District
- Poplarville Lower ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Middle School Of PoplarvilleMiddle · 476 students
- Poplarville Upper ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Other schools in POPLARVILLE
- Poplarville Lower ElementaryElementary · 521 students
- Middle School Of PoplarvilleMiddle · 476 students
- Poplarville Upper ElementaryElementary · 432 students
- POPLARVILLE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CTRHigh
Nearby schools
- Middle School Of Poplarville0.3 mi · 476
- Poplarville Lower Elementary0.7 mi · 521
- Poplarville Upper Elementary1.0 mi · 432
- Lumberton High School12.2 mi · 268
- Lumberton Elementary School12.2 mi · 287
- PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR13.5 mi · 1,414
Frequently asked questions
About Poplarville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Poplarville High School?
Poplarville High School enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Poplarville High School serve?
Poplarville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Poplarville High School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Poplarville High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Poplarville High School?
At Poplarville High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 3% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Poplarville High School public or private?
Poplarville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Poplarville School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.