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Enrollment
1,376
High
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARKVILLE OKTIBBEHA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018901451
Starkville High School
603 Yellowjacket Drive, Starkville, MS 39759 · (662) 324-4130 · Oktibbeha County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,376 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Mississippi public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
116 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
891 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 369 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 352 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 342 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 313 | 23% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.7%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
MS avg 52.8% . +14.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 46.9% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Starkville High School
Starkville High School's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starkville High School this school | 1,376 | 64.8% | 53.3% |
| Northeast High School Meridian | 608 | 63.8% | 64.3% |
| Tupelo High School Tupelo | 2,123 | 61.5% | 64.6% |
| Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg | 1,750 | 52.1% | 75.7% |
| West Harrison High Gulfport | 1,216 | 64.7% | 83.3% |
| Gulfport High School Gulfport | 1,702 | 55.7% | 71.4% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Starkville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #112 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #105 of 199 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #74 of 199 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,376 | #15 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #66 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #91 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #126 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #98 of 121 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,376
+312 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,376 | 116.1 | 11.8:1 | 65% (891) |
| 2023-24 | 1,400 | 92.6 | 15.1:1 | 66% (919) |
| 2022-23 | 1,076 | 72 | 14.9:1 | 100% (1,073) |
| 2020-21 | 1,064 | 49 | 21.7:1 | 100% (1,061) |
| 2017-18 | 1,428 | 80.8 | 17.7:1 | 64% (910) |
| 2015-16 | 1,448 | 80 | 18.1:1 | 69% (996) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starkville High School.
About Starkville High School
Among the schools in Starkville, Mississippi, is Starkville High School, a large high school. The latest federal count shows 1,376 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 651-student average for high schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 111% higher.
Starkville High School reports to Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, which has 7 schools and 4,880 students.
At 66%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Starkville High School combined. Smaller groups are 27% White, 3% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, 36% of Oktibbeha County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Starkville High School comes in at 49%.
Starkville High School counts 116.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.8 students for each one. The 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi is higher than this school's figure. About 65% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 67% average for public schools in Oktibbeha County.
allk12 grades Starkville High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Starkville High School is 8.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.3% versus 61.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Oktibbeha County census figures show that median household income is about $46,695, roughly 47% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Starkville High School is among the 9 public schools in Oktibbeha County.
Nearby, Armstrong Junior High School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Starkville High School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The NCES locale for Starkville High School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Starkville High School saw enrollment rise 29% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.7:1 in 2020-21, and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Starkville High School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Oktibbeha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,771
Census ACS
Median income
$46,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,066 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Armstrong Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
Other schools in Starkville
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,066 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Armstrong Junior High SchoolMiddle · 358 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- MILLSAPS CAREER & TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Armstrong Junior High School0.7 mi · 358
- Overstreet Elementary School0.8 mi · 324
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,066
- Sudduth Elementary School1.8 mi · 920
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School2.2 mi · 646
- South Side Elementary School13.7 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Starkville High SchoolHow many students attend Starkville High School?
Starkville High School enrolls approximately 1,376 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Starkville High School serve?
Starkville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Starkville High School have?
Starkville High School employs 116 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Starkville High School?
At Starkville High School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 3% Hispanic, 66% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Starkville High School public or private?
Starkville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.