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Enrollment
373
High
DISTRICT 853 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279001267
Rosa Scott
929 Poore's Pass, Madison, MS 39110 · (601) 605-0054 · Madison County
GRADES 09–09HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% 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.
- C+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
10.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
85 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 373 | 100% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Rosa Scott→Madison Central High School
Based on grade levels within Madison County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
70.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
83.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.9% | 83.9% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 83.9% |
% 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
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Rosa Scott
Rosa Scott's state test result (80.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa Scott this school | 373 | 22.8% | 80.9% |
| Madison Central High School Madison | 1,260 | 22.1% | 80.9% |
| Sumner Hill Junior High School Clinton | 396 | 48.7% | 76.9% |
| St. Martin High School Ocean Springs | 1,289 | 55.9% | 73.7% |
| Clinton High School Clinton | 1,339 | 38.5% | 76.9% |
| Germantown High School Madison | 1,411 | 25.9% | 75.6% |
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 Rosa Scott ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #10 of 192 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.9% | #25 of 199 ▼ 8 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #6 of 199 ▼ 1 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #145 of 203 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #25 of 192 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #67 of 192 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #192 of 194 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #25 of 121 | 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
373
-25 (-6%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 373 | 36.3 | 10.3:1 | 23% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 33.2 | 12.5:1 | 26% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 33.8 | 12.5:1 | 99% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 99% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 32.4 | 13.9:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 24% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 20% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosa Scott.
About Rosa Scott
In Madison, Mississippi, Rosa Scott is a low-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 373 students, from grade 9. Average enrollment for high schools in Mississippi is about 651, so this school runs 43% smaller than that.
The district for Rosa Scott is Madison County Schools, with 21 schools and 12,926 students.
White students are the majority at Rosa Scott, with 63% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 8 points above the 55% share among Madison County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 36.3 full-time equivalents, or about 10.3 students per teacher. On average, high schools in Mississippi have 12.6:1, compared with 10.3:1 here. About 23% of students, or 85, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Madison County report 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Rosa Scott is B+. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Rosa Scott is 2.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (80.9% versus 83.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Madison County has about 111,647 residents, and the median household income is $83,441, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Rosa Scott, Madison County has 33 other public schools.
The closest public school, Ridgeland High School, is about 1.4 miles from Rosa Scott. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Rosa Scott places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Rosa Scott dropped 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 398 to 373 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.4:1 to 10.3:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Rosa Scott. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Schools
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
Other schools in Madison
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
- Mannsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
Nearby schools
- Ridgeland High School1.4 mi · 995
- Madison Avenue Elementary K21.8 mi · 397
- Madison Central High School2.0 mi · 1,260
- Madison Avenue Upper2.0 mi · 474
- Old Town Middle School2.2 mi · 693
- Madison Station Elementary2.7 mi · 980
Frequently asked questions
About Rosa ScottHow large is Rosa Scott?
Rosa Scott enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 09-09.
Is Rosa Scott an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosa Scott is a high school covering grades 09-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rosa Scott?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rosa Scott is approximately 10.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rosa Scott?
At Rosa Scott, the student body is approximately 63% White, 4% Hispanic, 23% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Rosa Scott public or private?
Rosa Scott is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.