Mississippi schools ranked by test score
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Hernando High School HERNANDO · DeSoto County School District | High | 70.1% | +24.1pp |
| 52 | Vancleave Upper Elementary Vancleave · Jackson County School District | Elementary | 69.9% | +23.9pp |
| 53 | Puckett Elementary Puckett · Rankin County School District | Elementary | 69.8% | +23.8pp |
| 54 | Booneville High School Booneville · Booneville School District | High | 69.6% | +23.6pp |
| 55 | Longleaf Elementary Hattiesburg · Lamar County School District | Elementary | 69.6% | +23.6pp |
| 56 | Oak Grove Central Elementary School Hernando · DeSoto County School District | Elementary | 69.6% | +23.6pp |
| 57 | Ocean Springs High School Ocean Springs · Ocean Springs School District | High | 69.6% | +23.6pp |
| 58 | Newton County Elementary School Decatur · NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 69.5% | +23.5pp |
| 59 | West Wortham Elementary and Middle School SAUCIER · Harrison County School District | Elementary | 69.3% | +23.3pp |
| 60 | Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Ocean Springs · Ocean Springs School District | Middle | 69.2% | +23.2pp |
| 61 | Petal Upper Elementary PETAL · Petal School District | Middle | 69.2% | +23.2pp |
| 62 | Central Elementary School Oxford · Oxford School District | Elementary | 68.9% | +22.9pp |
| 63 | Germantown High School Madison · Madison County Schools | High | 68.9% | +22.9pp |
| 64 | West Amory Elementary School Amory · Amory School District | Elementary | 68.9% | +22.9pp |
| 65 | Long Beach High School Long Beach · Long Beach School District | High | 68.7% | +22.7pp |
| 66 | Northside Elementary PEARL · Pearl Public Schools | Elementary | 68.7% | +22.7pp |
| 67 | Dixie Attendance Center Hattiesburg · Forrest County School District | Elementary | 68.6% | +22.6pp |
| 68 | Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg · Lamar County School District | High | 68.5% | +22.5pp |
| 69 | Pisgah Elementary Brandon · Rankin County School District | Elementary | 68.4% | +22.4pp |
| 70 | Northside Elementary School Clinton · Clinton Public School District | Elementary | 68.1% | +22.1pp |
| 71 | Clinton High School Clinton · Clinton Public School District | High | 68.0% | +22.0pp |
| 72 | Grenada Elementary School GRENADA · Grenada School District | Elementary | 68.0% | +22.0pp |
| 73 | Lafayette Elementary School Oxford · Lafayette County | Elementary | 68.0% | +22.0pp |
| 74 | Oxford High School Oxford · Oxford School District | High | 68.0% | +22.0pp |
| 75 | Sumner Hill Junior High School Clinton · Clinton Public School District | High | 68.0% | +22.0pp |
| 76 | Forrest County Agricultural High School Brooklyn · Forrest County Agricultural High School | High | 67.9% | +21.9pp |
| 77 | Petal High School PETAL · Petal School District | High | 67.6% | +21.6pp |
| 78 | St. Martin North Elementary Biloxi · Jackson County School District | Elementary | 67.6% | +21.6pp |
| 79 | Hernando Elementary School Hernando · DeSoto County School District | Elementary | 67.5% | +21.5pp |
| 80 | CREEKBEND ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE Biloxi · Harrison County School District | Elementary | 67.4% | +21.4pp |
| 81 | Lovett Elementary School Clinton · Clinton Public School District | Middle | 67.4% | +21.4pp |
| 82 | Hernando Hills Elementary Hernando · DeSoto County School District | Elementary | 66.8% | +20.8pp |
| 83 | KCSD Lower Elementary School SCOOBA · Kemper County School District | Elementary | 66.7% | +20.7pp |
| 84 | Northwest High School Flowood · Rankin County School District | High | 66.7% | +20.7pp |
| 85 | North Bay Elementary BAY ST LOUIS · Bay Waveland School District | Elementary | 66.6% | +20.6pp |
| 86 | DeLisle Elementary School PASS CHRISTIAN · Pass Christian School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +20.5pp |
| 87 | Flowood Elementary Flowood · Rankin County School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +20.5pp |
| 88 | Poplarville Upper Elementary POPLARVILLE · Poplarville School District | Elementary | 66.5% | +20.5pp |
| 89 | South Forrest Attendance Center Brooklyn · Forrest County School District | Elementary | 66.3% | +20.3pp |
| 90 | Picayune Memorial High School Picayune · Picayune School District | High | 66.2% | +20.2pp |
| 91 | Clarkdale High School Meridian · Lauderdale County School District | High | 66.0% | +20.0pp |
| 92 | Northwest Middle School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | Middle | 66.0% | +20.0pp |
| 93 | East Central Upper Elementary Moss Point · Jackson County School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +19.9pp |
| 94 | Highland Bluff Elementary Brandon · Rankin County School District | Elementary | 65.9% | +19.9pp |
| 95 | Brandon High School Brandon · Rankin County School District | High | 65.7% | +19.7pp |
| 96 | Stone Elementary School Wiggins · Stone County School District | Elementary | 65.7% | +19.7pp |
| 97 | Ingomar Attendance Center NEW ALBANY · Union County School District | Combined | 65.5% | +19.5pp |
| 98 | Three Rivers Elementary GULFPORT · Harrison County School District | Elementary | 65.4% | +19.4pp |
| 99 | Northeast High School Meridian · Lauderdale County School District | High | 65.3% | +19.3pp |
| 100 | Rocky Creek Elementary School LUCEDALE · George County School District | Elementary | 65.2% | +19.2pp |
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.