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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | North Pike Junior High Summit · North Pike Schools | Middle | 36.2% | -9.8pp |
| 102 | Olive Branch Middle School OLIVE BRANCH · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 36.0% | -10.0pp |
| 103 | Byram Middle School Terry · Hinds County School District | Middle | 35.0% | -11.0pp |
| 104 | Ruleville Middle School RULEVILLE · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | Middle | 34.1% | -11.9pp |
| 105 | Higgins Middle School MCCOMB · McComb School District | Middle | 33.6% | -12.4pp |
| 106 | Shannon Middle School Shannon · Lee County | Middle | 33.5% | -12.5pp |
| 107 | Picayune Junior High School Picayune · Picayune School District | Middle | 33.2% | -12.8pp |
| 108 | Natchez Middle Natchez · Natchez-Adams School District | Middle | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 109 | Warren Central Junior High VICKSBURG · Vicksburg Warren School District | Middle | 32.2% | -13.8pp |
| 110 | Houston Middle School Houston · Chickasaw County School District | Middle | 32.0% | -14.0pp |
| 111 | Crystal Springs Middle School CRYSTAL SPRINGS · Copiah County School District | Middle | 31.7% | -14.3pp |
| 112 | Robert L Merritt Junior High Indianola · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | Middle | 31.6% | -14.4pp |
| 113 | Jeff Davis County Middle School Prentiss · Jeff Davis County School District | Middle | 31.5% | -14.5pp |
| 114 | Byhalia Middle School Byhalia · Marshall County School District | Middle | 31.3% | -14.7pp |
| 115 | Fifth Street School WEST POINT · West Point Consolidated School District | Middle | 31.2% | -14.8pp |
| 116 | Nettleton Junior High Nettleton · Nettleton School District | Middle | 30.5% | -15.5pp |
| 117 | South Pike Junior High Magnolia · South Pike School District | Middle | 29.7% | -16.3pp |
| 118 | Simmons Jr. High School Hollandale · Hollandale | Middle | 29.6% | -16.4pp |
| 119 | Leake Central Junior High School CARTHAGE · Leake County School District | Middle | 29.4% | -16.6pp |
| 120 | Heidelberg Jr. High School Heidelberg · East Jasper School District | Middle | 29.3% | -16.7pp |
| 121 | Horn Lake Middle School Horn Lake · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 29.2% | -16.8pp |
| 122 | Leland School Park LELAND · Leland School District | Middle | 29.2% | -16.8pp |
| 123 | Southaven Middle School SOUTHAVEN · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 29.0% | -17.0pp |
| 124 | Bay Springs Middle School BAY SPRINGS · West Jasper School District | Middle | 28.9% | -17.1pp |
| 125 | Oakhurst Intermediate School CLARKSDALE · Clarksdale Municipal School District | Middle | 28.9% | -17.1pp |
| 126 | Drew Hunter Middle DREW · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | Middle | 28.8% | -17.2pp |
| 127 | Magnolia Middle School MOSS POINT · Moss Point School District | Middle | 28.8% | -17.2pp |
| 128 | Northwest Middle School Meridian · Meridian Public Schools | Middle | 28.6% | -17.4pp |
| 129 | Bettye Mae Jack Middle School MORTON · Scott County School District | Middle | 28.3% | -17.7pp |
| 130 | Hazlehurst Middle School HAZLEHURST · Hazlehurst City School District | Middle | 28.1% | -17.9pp |
| 131 | Amite County Middle School Liberty · Amite County School District | Middle | 27.4% | -18.6pp |
| 132 | Cleveland Central Middle School CLEVELAND · Cleveland School District | Middle | 27.1% | -18.9pp |
| 133 | Magnolia Middle School Meridian · Meridian Public Schools | Middle | 27.1% | -18.9pp |
| 134 | Okolona Middle School OKOLONA · Okolona School District | Middle | 27.0% | -19.0pp |
| 135 | Eiland Middle LOUISVILLE · Louisville Municipal School District | Middle | 26.8% | -19.2pp |
| 136 | Alexander Junior High BROOKHAVEN · Brookhaven School District | Middle | 26.7% | -19.3pp |
| 137 | Quitman County Middle School MARKS · Quitman County School District | Middle | 26.0% | -20.0pp |
| 138 | Smilow Prep Jackson · Joel E. Smilow Prep | Middle | 25.7% | -20.3pp |
| 139 | Midtown Public Charter School Jackson · Midtown Public Charter School | Middle | 25.4% | -20.6pp |
| 140 | Nichols Middle School Canton · Canton Public Schools | Middle | 25.3% | -20.7pp |
| 141 | Yazoo County Middle School YAZOO CITY · Yazoo County School District | Middle | 24.7% | -21.3pp |
| 142 | Vicksburg Junior High VICKSBURG · Vicksburg Warren School District | Middle | 24.5% | -21.5pp |
| 143 | Williams-Sullivan Middle School Durant · Holmes County Consolidated | Middle | 24.3% | -21.7pp |
| 144 | N H Pilate Middle School Newton · NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Middle | 24.1% | -21.9pp |
| 145 | Laurel Middle School Laurel · Laurel School District | Middle | 24.0% | -22.0pp |
| 146 | Tunica Middle School TUNICA · Tunica School District | Middle | 24.0% | -22.0pp |
| 147 | Belle-Shivers Middle School Aberdeen · Aberdeen School District | Middle | 23.9% | -22.1pp |
| 148 | Plantersville Middle School PLANTERSVILLE · Lee County | Middle | 23.3% | -22.7pp |
| 149 | Quitman Junior High School Quitman · Quitman School District | Middle | 23.0% | -23.0pp |
| 150 | Reimagine Prep Jackson · Reimagine Prep | Middle | 22.9% | -23.1pp |
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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.