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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at STONE HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
740
High
DISTRICT 633 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STONE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280417000790
Stone High School
400 EAST BORDER AVE., WIGGINS, MS 39577 · (601) 928-5492 · Stone County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of Mississippi public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.6:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
442 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 217 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 199 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 165 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 159 | 21% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
56.1%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
MS avg 52.8% . +14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 62.8% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Stone High School
Stone High School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone High School this school | 740 | 59.7% | 67.7% |
| Itawamba Agricultural High School Fulton | 555 | 59.6% | 71.6% |
| Eupora High School Eupora | 437 | 57.9% | 60.4% |
| Neshoba Central High School PHILADELPHIA | 908 | 66.2% | 68.1% |
| Northeast Jones High School Laurel | 938 | 66.3% | 59.9% |
| Tishomingo Co. High School Iuka | 578 | 63.7% | 70.0% |
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 Stone High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #55 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #50 of 199 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #56 of 199 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #64 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #95 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #107 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.7% | #143 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #91 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
740
+44 (+6%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 740 | 58.5 | 12.6:1 | 60% (442) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 54 | 13.4:1 | 58% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 55.9 | 12.9:1 | 100% (719) |
| 2020-21 | 696 | 51 | 13.7:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 54.8 | 14.1:1 | 62% (478) |
| 2015-16 | 790 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 60% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 56% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 721 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 58% (417) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stone High School.
About Stone High School
Located in WIGGINS, Mississippi, Stone High School is a medium-sized high school. A total of 740 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12.
Stone High School is one school in a 4-school district, Stone County School District, which enrolls 2,532 students.
Stone High School's enrollment is 72% White. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Stone High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Stone High School operates with 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.6:1. High schools in Mississippi have a similar average ratio of 12.6:1. About 60% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 62% average for public schools in Stone County.
The allk12 Grade for Stone High School is B+. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Stone High School is 3.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (67.7% versus 64.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Census Bureau estimates for Stone County show that median household income is about $61,413, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stone High School is one of 5 public schools in Stone County, which together enroll about 2,532 students.
The nearest public school is Stone Middle School, at about 0.3 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Stone High School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 696 in 2020-21 and 740 in 2024-25, a gain of 44 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,894
Census ACS
Median income
$61,413
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,532 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stone County School District
- Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- Perkinston Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION-SHSHigh
Other schools in WIGGINS
- Stone Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Stone Middle SchoolMiddle · 575 students
- CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION-SHSHigh
Nearby schools
- Stone Middle School0.3 mi · 575
- Stone Elementary School1.6 mi · 714
- Perkinston Elementary School4.8 mi · 503
- South Forrest Attendance Center14.3 mi · 604
- Forrest County Agricultural High School15.2 mi · 562
- Saucier Elementary15.3 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Stone High SchoolHow large is Stone High School?
Stone High School enrolls approximately 740 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Stone High School serve?
Stone High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Stone High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Stone High School.
How diverse is Stone High School?
Stone High School reports a student body of 72% White, 2% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Stone High School?
Stone High School is overseen by Stone County School District in Stone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.