Mississippi schools ranked by test score
Latest MAAP year (2023-24). 841 schools with reported English Language Arts scores. State average: 46.0%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601 | Newton Elementary School Newton · NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 34.5% | -11.5pp |
| 602 | Escatawpa Upper Elementary Moss Point · Moss Point School District | Elementary | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 603 | Jefferson Davis County High School BASSFIELD · Jeff Davis County School District | High | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 604 | Perry Central High School New Augusta · Perry County School District | High | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 605 | Rosa Fort High TUNICA · Tunica School District | High | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 606 | Sale Elementary School Columbus · Columbus Municipal School District | Elementary | 34.4% | -11.6pp |
| 607 | Louisville High LOUISVILLE · Louisville Municipal School District | High | 34.3% | -11.7pp |
| 608 | Southaven High School SOUTHAVEN · DeSoto County School District | High | 34.3% | -11.7pp |
| 609 | Cook Elementary School Columbus · Columbus Municipal School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -11.9pp |
| 610 | Magee Elementary School Magee · Simpson County School District | Elementary | 34.1% | -11.9pp |
| 611 | Ruleville Middle School RULEVILLE · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | Middle | 34.1% | -11.9pp |
| 612 | Calhoun City High School CALHOUN CITY · Calhoun County School District | High | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 613 | Canton High School Canton · Canton Public Schools | High | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 614 | Timberlawn Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | Elementary | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 615 | Yazoo County High School YAZOO CITY · Yazoo County School District | High | 34.0% | -12.0pp |
| 616 | Holmes County Central High School Lexington · Holmes County Consolidated | High | 33.9% | -12.1pp |
| 617 | Davidson Elementary School Water Valley · Water Valley School District | Elementary | 33.8% | -12.2pp |
| 618 | Gentry High School Indianola · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | High | 33.8% | -12.2pp |
| 619 | S.V. Marshall Elementary School Lexington · Holmes County Consolidated | Elementary | 33.7% | -12.3pp |
| 620 | Utica Elem Mid School Utica · Hinds County School District | Elementary | 33.7% | -12.3pp |
| 621 | Higgins Middle School MCCOMB · McComb School District | Middle | 33.6% | -12.4pp |
| 622 | A. W. Watson Elementary PORT GIBSON · Claiborne County Public Schools | Elementary | 33.5% | -12.5pp |
| 623 | Beat Four School Waynesboro · Wayne County School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -12.5pp |
| 624 | Shannon Middle School Shannon · Lee County | Middle | 33.5% | -12.5pp |
| 625 | Wayne Central School Waynesboro · Wayne County School District | Elementary | 33.5% | -12.5pp |
| 626 | Picayune Junior High School Picayune · Picayune School District | Middle | 33.2% | -12.8pp |
| 627 | Leake Central High School CARTHAGE · Leake County School District | High | 33.1% | -12.9pp |
| 628 | Leake County High School WALNUT GROVE · Leake County School District | High | 33.1% | -12.9pp |
| 629 | Warren Central Intermediate Vicksburg · Vicksburg Warren School District | Elementary | 33.1% | -12.9pp |
| 630 | Kemper County High School DeKalb · Kemper County School District | High | 32.9% | -13.1pp |
| 631 | Strayhorn High School Sarah · Tate County School District | High | 32.9% | -13.1pp |
| 632 | Byhalia Elementary School BYHALIA · Marshall County School District | Elementary | 32.8% | -13.2pp |
| 633 | Crystal Springs High School Crystal Springs · Copiah County School District | High | 32.6% | -13.4pp |
| 634 | Jefferson County High FAYETTE · Jefferson County School District | High | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 635 | Marshall Elementary School NORTH CARROLLTON · Carroll County School District | Elementary | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 636 | Natchez Middle Natchez · Natchez-Adams School District | Middle | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 637 | O'Bannon High School Greenville · Western Line Schools | High | 32.4% | -13.6pp |
| 638 | Independence High School Coldwater · Tate County School District | High | 32.3% | -13.7pp |
| 639 | Lumberton High School Lumberton · Lamar County School District | High | 32.2% | -13.8pp |
| 640 | Warren Central Junior High VICKSBURG · Vicksburg Warren School District | Middle | 32.2% | -13.8pp |
| 641 | Houston Middle School Houston · Chickasaw County School District | Middle | 32.0% | -14.0pp |
| 642 | Jim Hill High School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | High | 32.0% | -14.0pp |
| 643 | Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School CLARKSDALE · Clarksdale Municipal School District | Elementary | 32.0% | -14.0pp |
| 644 | West Lowndes Elementary COLUMBUS · Lowndes County School District | Elementary | 32.0% | -14.0pp |
| 645 | Linwood School VAUGHAN · Yazoo County School District | Elementary | 31.9% | -14.1pp |
| 646 | West Point High School WEST POINT · West Point Consolidated School District | High | 31.9% | -14.1pp |
| 647 | Crystal Springs Middle School CRYSTAL SPRINGS · Copiah County School District | Middle | 31.7% | -14.3pp |
| 648 | McNeal Elementary School Canton · Canton Public Schools | Elementary | 31.6% | -14.4pp |
| 649 | Robert L Merritt Junior High Indianola · Sunflower County Consolidated School District | Middle | 31.6% | -14.4pp |
| 650 | Ashland Elementary School Ashland · Benton County School District | Elementary | 31.5% | -14.5pp |
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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.