Enrollment
343
High
DISTRICT 819 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383000742
Puckett High School
6382 Highway 18, Puckett, MS 39151 · (601) 825-5742 · Rankin County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Mississippi public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
166 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 67 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 13% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
46.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
MS avg 52.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.1% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 60.8% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Puckett High School
Puckett High School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puckett High School this school | 343 | 48.4% | 59.9% |
| Pisgah High School Brandon | 482 | 41.9% | 69.3% |
| Poplarville High School POPLARVILLE | 540 | 49.6% | 84.5% |
| Kossuth High School Corinth | 398 | 46.0% | 73.5% |
| Clarkdale High School Meridian | 422 | 41.9% | 74.0% |
| Eupora High School Eupora | 437 | 57.9% | 60.4% |
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 Puckett High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Rankin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #92 of 192 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #113 of 199 ▼ 12 | #7 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #93 of 199 ▼ 16 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #157 of 203 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #19 of 192 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #123 of 192 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #169 of 194 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #42 of 63 | N/A |
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
343
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 343 | 34.4 | 10.0:1 | 48% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 33.7 | 10.3:1 | 48% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 34.3 | 10.0:1 | 99% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 32 | 10.6:1 | 99% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 32.4 | 10.1:1 | 39% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 47% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 52 | 13.7:1 | 49% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 33% (223) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 35 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Puckett High School.
About Puckett High School
In Puckett, Mississippi, part of Rankin County, Puckett High School is a high school. Enrollment totals 343 students across grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Mississippi enroll around 651, and this school is 47% below that mark.
Puckett High School is a school in Rankin County School District. The district has 27 schools and 18,196 students.
About 78% of the student body at Puckett High School is White. Other groups include 20% Black and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Puckett High School are from different groups.
The school had 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.0:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 12.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 48%. That is in line with the 50% average for public schools in Rankin County.
Puckett High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 34% of Mississippi public high schools.
Test results at Puckett High School are 10.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (59.9% actual, 70.1% predicted).
In Rankin County, home to about 158,854 people, the median household earns about $79,357 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Puckett High School shares Rankin County with 33 other public schools.
Puckett Elementary is the nearest public school to Puckett High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. The school's 59.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Puckett High School's location as Rural: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (340) to 2024-25 (343).
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Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,155 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
Nearby schools
- Puckett Elementary0.0 mi · 351
- Mendenhall Elementary School9.5 mi · 598
- Mendenhall High School9.6 mi · 646
- MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL10.3 mi · 226
- Magee Elementary School14.3 mi · 525
- McLaurin Elementary14.6 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Puckett High SchoolHow large is Puckett High School?
Puckett High School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Puckett High School serve?
Puckett High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Puckett High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Puckett High School is approximately 10.0:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Puckett High School?
Student demographics at Puckett High School are roughly 78% White, 1% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Puckett High School?
Puckett High School is overseen by Rankin County School District in Rankin County.
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