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Enrollment
791
High
DISTRICT 949 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280219000409
Provine High School
2400 Robinson Street, Jackson, MS 39209 · (601) 960-5393 · Hinds County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Mississippi public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
791 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 | 197 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 214 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 216 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 21% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
20.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
23.2%
MS avg 52.8% . -13.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.5% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 36.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Provine High School
Provine High School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provine High School this school | 791 | 100.0% | 28.1% |
| Jim Hill High School Jackson | 975 | 99.9% | 44.6% |
| Callaway High School Jackson | 994 | 100.0% | 45.8% |
| Lanier Junior/Senior High School Jackson | 895 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Vicksburg High School VICKSBURG | 785 | 100.0% | 33.8% |
| Holmes County Central High School Lexington | 714 | 100.0% | 45.4% |
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 Provine High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #187 of 192 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #195 of 199 ▼ 28 | #11 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #188 of 199 ▼ 10 | #9 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #57 of 203 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #35 of 192 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #183 of 192 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #22 of 194 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.7% | #11 of 121 | #1 of 7 |
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
791
-68 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 987
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 791 | 74.6 | 10.6:1 | 100% (791) |
| 2023-24 | 732 | 54.7 | 13.4:1 | 100% (732) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 53.5 | 14.5:1 | 100% (774) |
| 2020-21 | 859 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 100% (859) |
| 2017-18 | 1,141 | 63.1 | 18.1:1 | 100% (1,141) |
| 2015-16 | 1,095 | 68 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,095) |
| 2010-11 | 1,028 | 64 | 16.1:1 | 87% (896) |
| 2000-01 | 1,117 | 64 | 17.4:1 | 81% (906) |
| 1990-91 | 987 | 51 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Provine High School.
About Provine High School
Among the schools in Jackson, Mississippi, is Provine High School, a mid-sized high school. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 791 students in 2024-25. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 22% bigger than that mark.
Enrollment across the 45 schools in Jackson Public Schools totals 19,765 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Provine High School is Black, at 96%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 72%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Provine High School scores 8%.
The school had 74.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 12.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 100%. The 88% average for public schools in Hinds County is 12 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Provine High School lands at F, ahead of 2% of Mississippi public high schools.
Provine High School falls short of its prediction by 16.0 points. The model expects 44.1% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Mississippi; the school's rate is 28.1%.
For the population of Hinds County, the median household earns about $49,402 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. Across Hinds County, 84 public schools serve about 32,870 students.
Provine High School's nearest public school is Pecan Park Elementary School (about 0.6 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Provine High School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Provine High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 791, down from 859 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 17.9:1 to 10.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Provine High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson Public Schools
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Other schools in Jackson
- Murrah High SchoolHigh · 1,259 students
- Forest Hill High SchoolHigh · 1,139 students
- Callaway High SchoolHigh · 994 students
- Jim Hill High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 895 students
- Powell Middle SchoolMiddle · 704 students
Nearby schools
- Pecan Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 510
- Blackburn Middle School1.0 mi · 317
- Isable Elementary School1.0 mi · 244
- Clausell Elementary School1.1 mi · 231
- Jim Hill High School1.2 mi · 975
- LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Provine High SchoolHow many students attend Provine High School?
Provine High School enrolls approximately 791 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Provine High School serve?
Provine High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Provine High School?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Provine High School.
How diverse is Provine High School?
Provine High School reports a student body of 0% White, 3% Hispanic, 96% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Provine High School public or private?
Provine High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jackson Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.