Enrollment
356
High
DISTRICT 382 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280285000551
Potts Camp High School
7050 Church Avenue, Potts Camp, MS 38659 · (662) 333-6354 · Marshall County
GRADES 05–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- B+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
10.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
353 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 5 | 37 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 11% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
35.1%
MS avg 45.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.1% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 35.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Potts Camp High School
Potts Camp High School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potts Camp High School this school | 356 | 99.2% | 47.8% |
| Riverside High School Avon | 320 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
| Noxubee County High MACON | 405 | 100.0% | 39.3% |
| Heidelberg High School HEIDELBERG | 246 | 100.0% | 64.3% |
| Seminary High SEMINARY | 382 | 99.2% | 60.3% |
| Lake High School Lake | 231 | 98.7% | 64.3% |
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 Potts Camp High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #124 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #175 of 199 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #126 of 199 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #152 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #33 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #15 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #67 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +74.5% | #1 of 63 |
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
356
-95 (-21%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 356 | 33.6 | 10.6:1 | 99% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 35.8 | 10.0:1 | 100% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 32.4 | 11.5:1 | 100% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 99% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 204 | 14.7 | 13.9:1 | 87% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 85% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 81% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 508 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 84% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potts Camp High School.
About Potts Camp High School
As a small high school, Potts Camp High School serves students in Potts Camp, Mississippi. It reports enrollment of 356 students in grades 5 through 13. That puts enrollment 45% below the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi.
Potts Camp High School reports to Marshall County School District, which has 8 schools and 2,769 students.
At Potts Camp High School, 52% of students are multiracial. The remaining students are 25% White, 16% Black, and 7% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Potts Camp High School scores 64%.
Potts Camp High School lists 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.6 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is 2.0 students per teacher. About 99% of students at Potts Camp High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Marshall County is close, at 97%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Potts Camp High School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, Potts Camp High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%; the prediction is 44.5%.
For the population of Marshall County, the median household earns about $53,458 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 15% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Potts Camp High School shares Marshall County with 14 other public schools.
The closest school to Potts Camp High School is Mary Reid School, located about 0.6 miles away. Potts Camp High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Potts Camp High School at 4th of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Potts Camp High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 356, from 451 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2020-21 and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,979
Census ACS
Median income
$53,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County School District
- Byhalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Byhalia Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Byhalia High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- H. W. Byers High SchoolHigh · 362 students
- Mary Reid SchoolElementary · 270 students
- H. W. Byers ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Nearby schools
- Mary Reid School0.6 mi · 270
- Hickory Flat Att Center6.7 mi · 435
- Holly Springs Intermediate School11.2 mi · 228
- Holly Springs Primary School11.4 mi · 332
- Holly Springs Junior High School11.7 mi · 145
- Holly Springs High School11.8 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Potts Camp High SchoolHow many students attend Potts Camp High School?
Potts Camp High School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 05-13.
Is Potts Camp High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Potts Camp High School is a high school covering grades 05-13.
How many teachers does Potts Camp High School have?
Potts Camp High School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Potts Camp High School?
Potts Camp High School reports a student body of 25% White, 7% Hispanic, 16% Black, 52% Two or more.
Who oversees Potts Camp High School?
Potts Camp High School is overseen by Marshall County School District in Marshall County.
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