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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | West Elementary Gulfport · Gulfport School District | Elementary | 55.5% | +9.5pp |
| 252 | Carver Elementary BASSFIELD · Jeff Davis County School District | Elementary | 55.4% | +9.4pp |
| 253 | Mooreville High School MOOREVILLE · Lee County | High | 55.4% | +9.4pp |
| 254 | Pine Grove High School Ripley · South Tippah School District | Combined | 55.3% | +9.3pp |
| 255 | Pope School Pope · South Panola School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +9.3pp |
| 256 | Ripley Elementary School Ripley · South Tippah School District | Elementary | 55.3% | +9.3pp |
| 257 | Burnsville Elementary School Burnsville · Tishomingo County School District | Elementary | 55.2% | +9.2pp |
| 258 | North Forrest Elementary School Hattiesburg · Forrest County School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +9.1pp |
| 259 | PEARL RIVER CENTRAL ELEMENTAR CARRIERE · Pearl River County School District | Elementary | 55.1% | +9.1pp |
| 260 | DeSoto Central Middle School Southaven · DeSoto County School District | Middle | 55.0% | +9.0pp |
| 261 | Glade Elementary Laurel · Jones County School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +9.0pp |
| 262 | Houston High School Houston · Chickasaw County School District | High | 55.0% | +9.0pp |
| 263 | Seminary High SEMINARY · Covington County School District | High | 55.0% | +9.0pp |
| 264 | Union Elementary School Union · Union Public School District | Elementary | 55.0% | +9.0pp |
| 265 | Kosciusko Upper Elementary KOSCIUSKO · Kosciusko School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +8.9pp |
| 266 | Richland Upper Elementary Richland · Rankin County School District | Elementary | 54.9% | +8.9pp |
| 267 | Southeast Middle School Meridian · Lauderdale County School District | Middle | 54.9% | +8.9pp |
| 268 | Neshoba Central High School PHILADELPHIA · Neshoba County Schools | High | 54.8% | +8.8pp |
| 269 | Pontotoc Elementary School Pontotoc · Pontotoc City School District | Elementary | 54.8% | +8.8pp |
| 270 | Kossuth Elementary School Corinth · Alcorn School District | Elementary | 54.6% | +8.6pp |
| 271 | Columbia Elementary School Columbia · COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT | Elementary | 54.5% | +8.5pp |
| 272 | Florence Middle School Florence · Rankin County School District | Middle | 54.5% | +8.5pp |
| 273 | Central Elementary School LUCEDALE · George County School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +8.3pp |
| 274 | River Oaks Elementary Gulfport · Harrison County School District | Elementary | 54.3% | +8.3pp |
| 275 | Union Middle School Union · Union Public School District | Middle | 54.3% | +8.3pp |
| 276 | Mize Attendance Center MIZE · Smith County School District | Combined | 54.2% | +8.2pp |
| 277 | New Hope Elementary COLUMBUS · Lowndes County School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +8.1pp |
| 278 | North Jackson Elementary School Jackson · Jackson Public Schools | Elementary | 54.1% | +8.1pp |
| 279 | Olive Branch High School Olive Branch · DeSoto County School District | High | 54.1% | +8.1pp |
| 280 | Pierce Street Elementary School Tupelo · Tupelo Public School District | Elementary | 54.1% | +8.1pp |
| 281 | Rankin Elementary School Tupelo · Tupelo Public School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +8.0pp |
| 282 | StoneBridge Elementary Brandon · Rankin County School District | Elementary | 54.0% | +8.0pp |
| 283 | Belmont Schools Belmont · Tishomingo County School District | Combined | 53.9% | +7.9pp |
| 284 | St. Martin Middle School Ocean Springs · Jackson County School District | Middle | 53.9% | +7.9pp |
| 285 | Clara School Waynesboro · Wayne County School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 286 | Itawamba Attendance Center Fulton · Itawamba County | Elementary | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 287 | Pass Christian Middle School Pass Christian · Pass Christian School District | Middle | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 288 | Quarles Elementary Long Beach · Long Beach School District | Elementary | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 289 | Stringer Attendance Center STRINGER · West Jasper School District | Combined | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 290 | Trent Lott Pascagoula · Pascagoula-Gautier School District | Middle | 53.8% | +7.8pp |
| 291 | Wheeler High School Booneville · Prentiss County School District | Combined | 53.7% | +7.7pp |
| 292 | Bogue Chitto School BOGUE CHITTO · Lincoln County School District | Combined | 53.6% | +7.6pp |
| 293 | Ridgeland High School Ridgeland · Madison County Schools | High | 53.6% | +7.6pp |
| 294 | Saltillo Elementary School SALTILLO · Lee County | Elementary | 53.6% | +7.6pp |
| 295 | Grace Christian Elementary HATTIESBURG · Hattiesburg | Elementary | 53.4% | +7.4pp |
| 296 | Jackson Elem Pascagoula · Pascagoula-Gautier School District | Elementary | 53.3% | +7.3pp |
| 297 | Pascagoula High Pascagoula · Pascagoula-Gautier School District | High | 53.3% | +7.3pp |
| 298 | Olive Branch Intermediate School Olive Branch · DeSoto County School District | Elementary | 53.2% | +7.2pp |
| 299 | Morton High School MORTON · Scott County School District | High | 53.1% | +7.1pp |
| 300 | Eupora High School Eupora · Webster County Schools | High | 53.0% | +7.0pp |
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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.