Mississippi schools ranked by test score
Latest MAAP year (2023-24). 178 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 46.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison Middle School MADISON · Madison County Schools | Middle | 76.0% | +30.0pp |
| 2 | Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Ocean Springs · Ocean Springs School District | Middle | 69.2% | +23.2pp |
| 3 | Petal Upper Elementary PETAL · Petal School District | Middle | 69.2% | +23.2pp |
| 4 | Lovett Elementary School Clinton · Clinton Public School District | Middle | 67.4% | +21.4pp |
| 5 | Northwest Middle School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | Middle | 66.0% | +20.0pp |
| 6 | Ocean Springs Middle School Ocean Springs · Ocean Springs School District | Middle | 65.1% | +19.1pp |
| 7 | Oxford Intermediate School Oxford · Oxford School District | Middle | 64.1% | +18.1pp |
| 8 | Hernando Middle School Hernando · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 64.0% | +18.0pp |
| 9 | Germantown Middle Madison · Madison County Schools | Middle | 63.3% | +17.3pp |
| 10 | West Lauderdale Middle School Collinsville · Lauderdale County School District | Middle | 63.1% | +17.1pp |
| 11 | Lewisburg Middle School Hernando · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 63.0% | +17.0pp |
| 12 | Orange Grove Elementary Gulfport · Harrison County School District | Middle | 62.7% | +16.7pp |
| 13 | Harper McCaughan Elementary Long Beach · Long Beach School District | Middle | 62.1% | +16.1pp |
| 14 | D'Iberville Middle School D'Iberville · Harrison County School District | Middle | 62.0% | +16.0pp |
| 15 | Long Beach Middle School Long Beach · Long Beach School District | Middle | 61.9% | +15.9pp |
| 16 | Bayou View Middle Gulfport · Gulfport School District | Middle | 61.8% | +15.8pp |
| 17 | Clinton Junior High School Clinton · Clinton Public School District | Middle | 61.4% | +15.4pp |
| 18 | New Albany Middle School New Albany · NEW ALBANY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | Middle | 59.5% | +13.5pp |
| 19 | Bailey APAC Middle School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | Middle | 59.4% | +13.4pp |
| 20 | Brandon Middle School Brandon · Rankin County School District | Middle | 59.2% | +13.2pp |
| 21 | Biloxi Upper Elementary School Biloxi · BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 58.8% | +12.8pp |
| 22 | East Central Middle School Moss Point · Jackson County School District | Middle | 58.7% | +12.7pp |
| 23 | Neshoba Central Middle School Philadelphia · Neshoba County Schools | Middle | 58.3% | +12.3pp |
| 24 | Sumrall Middle School Sumrall · Lamar County School District | Middle | 58.2% | +12.2pp |
| 25 | Petal Middle School PETAL · Petal School District | Middle | 57.8% | +11.8pp |
| 26 | Vancleave Middle School Vancleave · Jackson County School District | Middle | 57.8% | +11.8pp |
| 27 | R.H. Long Booneville Middle School Booneville · Booneville School District | Middle | 57.5% | +11.5pp |
| 28 | Northwest Middle School Flowood · Rankin County School District | Middle | 56.7% | +10.7pp |
| 29 | Overstreet Elementary School Starkville · Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District | Middle | 56.5% | +10.5pp |
| 30 | Caledonia Middle School CALEDONIA · Lowndes County School District | Middle | 56.3% | +10.3pp |
| 31 | Biloxi Junior High School Biloxi · BILOXI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 56.1% | +10.1pp |
| 32 | Singing River Gautier · Pascagoula-Gautier School District | Middle | 55.9% | +9.9pp |
| 33 | Oxford Middle School Oxford · Oxford School District | Middle | 55.5% | +9.5pp |
| 34 | DeSoto Central Middle School Southaven · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 55.0% | +9.0pp |
| 35 | Southeast Middle School Meridian · Lauderdale County School District | Middle | 54.9% | +8.9pp |
| 36 | Florence Middle School Florence · Rankin County School District | Middle | 54.5% | +8.5pp |
| 37 | Union Middle School Union · Union Public School District | Middle | 54.3% | +8.3pp |
| 38 | St. Martin Middle School Ocean Springs · Jackson County School District | Middle | 53.9% | +7.9pp |
| 39 | Pass Christian Middle School Pass Christian · Pass Christian School District | Middle | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 40 | Trent Lott Pascagoula · Pascagoula-Gautier School District | Middle | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 41 | Hattiesburg STEAM Academy Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg | Middle | 52.9% | +6.9pp |
| 42 | Pontotoc Middle School Pontotoc · Pontotoc City School District | Middle | 52.7% | +6.7pp |
| 43 | Stone Middle School Wiggins · Stone County School District | Middle | 52.5% | +6.5pp |
| 44 | Seminary Middle Seminary · Covington County School District | Middle | 52.4% | +6.4pp |
| 45 | Milam Elementary School Tupelo · Tupelo Public School District | Middle | 52.3% | +6.3pp |
| 46 | West Harrison Middle Gulfport · Harrison County School District | Middle | 52.0% | +6.0pp |
| 47 | Mooreville Middle School MOOREVILLE · Lee County | Middle | 51.4% | +5.4pp |
| 48 | Center Hill Middle School Olive Branch · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 51.3% | +5.3pp |
| 49 | Bay Waveland Middle School Bay St. Louis · Bay Waveland School District | Middle | 51.0% | +5.0pp |
| 50 | Iuka Middle School Iuka · Tishomingo County School District | Middle | 50.8% | +4.8pp |
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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.