Mississippi schools ranked by test score
Latest MAAP year (2023-24). 198 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 46.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Laurel High School LAUREL · Laurel School District | High | 43.7% | -2.3pp |
| 102 | Terry High School Terry · Hinds County School District | High | 43.0% | -3.0pp |
| 103 | Raymond High School Raymond · Hinds County School District | High | 42.4% | -3.6pp |
| 104 | North Forrest High School Hattiesburg · Forrest County School District | High | 42.1% | -3.9pp |
| 105 | Biggersville High School CORINTH · Alcorn School District | High | 42.0% | -4.0pp |
| 106 | Heidelberg High School HEIDELBERG · East Jasper School District | High | 41.7% | -4.3pp |
| 107 | Northeast Jones High School Laurel · Jones County School District | High | 41.5% | -4.5pp |
| 108 | EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL Columbia · Marion County School District | High | 41.4% | -4.6pp |
| 109 | Horn Lake High School Horn Lake · DeSoto County School District | High | 41.3% | -4.7pp |
| 110 | Lake Cormorant High School Lake Cormorant · DeSoto County School District | High | 41.0% | -5.0pp |
| 111 | Senatobia High School Senatobia · Senatobia Municipal School District | High | 40.4% | -5.6pp |
| 112 | Baldwyn High School BALDWYN · Baldwyn School District | High | 40.3% | -5.7pp |
| 113 | Byhalia High School BYHALIA · Marshall County School District | High | 40.0% | -6.0pp |
| 114 | Cleveland Central High School CLEVELAND · Cleveland School District | High | 40.0% | -6.0pp |
| 115 | Murrah High School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | High | 39.9% | -6.1pp |
| 116 | Warren Central High VICKSBURG · Vicksburg Warren School District | High | 39.6% | -6.4pp |
| 117 | Brookhaven High School BROOKHAVEN · Brookhaven School District | High | 39.1% | -6.9pp |
| 118 | Nettleton High School Nettleton · Nettleton School District | High | 38.8% | -7.2pp |
| 119 | Lawrence County High School Monticello · Lawrence County School District | High | 38.6% | -7.4pp |
| 120 | Port Gibson High School PORT GIBSON · Claiborne County Public Schools | High | 38.0% | -8.0pp |
| 121 | Pelahatchie High School Pelahatchie · Rankin County School District | High | 37.7% | -8.3pp |
| 122 | Water Valley High School Water Valley · Water Valley School District | High | 37.0% | -9.0pp |
| 123 | Richton High School RICHTON · Richton School District | High | 36.7% | -9.3pp |
| 124 | McAdams Attendance Center MCADAMS · Attala County Schools | High | 36.5% | -9.5pp |
| 125 | H. W. Byers High School HOLLY SPRINGS · Marshall County School District | High | 35.4% | -10.6pp |
| 126 | Potts Camp High School Potts Camp · Marshall County School District | High | 35.1% | -10.9pp |
| 127 | Jefferson Davis County High School BASSFIELD · Jeff Davis County School District | High | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 128 | Perry Central High School New Augusta · Perry County School District | High | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 129 | Rosa Fort High TUNICA · Tunica School District | High | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 130 | Louisville High LOUISVILLE · Louisville Municipal School District | High | 34.3% | -11.7pp |
| 131 | Southaven High School SOUTHAVEN · DeSoto County School District | High | 34.3% | -11.7pp |
| 132 | Calhoun City High School CALHOUN CITY · Calhoun County School District | High | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 133 | Canton High School Canton · Canton Public Schools | High | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 134 | Yazoo County High School YAZOO CITY · Yazoo County School District | High | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 135 | Holmes County Central High School Lexington · Holmes County Consolidated | High | 33.9% | -12.1pp |
| 136 | Gentry High School Indianola · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | High | 33.8% | -12.2pp |
| 137 | Leake Central High School CARTHAGE · Leake County School District | High | 33.1% | -12.9pp |
| 138 | Leake County High School WALNUT GROVE · Leake County School District | High | 33.1% | -12.9pp |
| 139 | Kemper County High School DeKalb · Kemper County School District | High | 32.9% | -13.1pp |
| 140 | Strayhorn High School Sarah · Tate County School District | High | 32.9% | -13.1pp |
| 141 | Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs · Copiah County School District | High | 32.6% | -13.4pp |
| 142 | Jefferson County High FAYETTE · Jefferson County School District | High | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 143 | O'Bannon High School Greenville · Western Line Schools | High | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 144 | Independence High School Coldwater · Tate County School District | High | 32.3% | -13.7pp |
| 145 | Lumberton High School Lumberton · Lamar County School District | High | 32.2% | -13.8pp |
| 146 | Jim Hill High School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | High | 32.0% | -14.0pp |
| 147 | West Point High School WEST POINT · West Point Consolidated School District | High | 31.9% | -14.1pp |
| 148 | Coahoma County High School CLARKSDALE · Coahoma County School District | High | 31.5% | -14.5pp |
| 149 | Aberdeen High School Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District | High | 31.3% | -14.7pp |
| 150 | Quitman High School Quitman · Quitman School District | High | 31.3% | -14.7pp |
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About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the MAAP % Proficient + Advanced threshold on the latest available MAAP English Language Arts test (school year 2023-24). A higher percentage is better.
Only public schools with a reasonable cohort size are included (at least 50 total students enrolled, since the source file does not include per-subject student counts), so very small programs and special-purpose centers are filtered out.
The state average shown above is enrollment-weighted: we multiply each school's score by how many of its students tested, sum those across every public school in Mississippi, and divide by the total students tested. This way a big school counts more than a tiny one in the typical-student average.