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Enrollment
1,127
High
DISTRICT 833 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINDS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280186000902
Terry High School
235 W Beasley Street, Terry, MS 39170 · (601) 878-5905 · Hinds County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,127 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% 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.
- C-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
14.7:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
725 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 292 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 247 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 305 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 283 | 25% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
43.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 49.6% |
% 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Terry High School
Terry High School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry High School this school | 1,127 | 64.3% | 57.1% |
| Brookhaven High School BROOKHAVEN | 761 | 71.4% | 47.4% |
| Tylertown High School Tylertown | 526 | 76.6% | 40.8% |
| Raymond High School Raymond | 539 | 76.1% | 57.4% |
| Horn Lake High School Horn Lake | 1,271 | 66.6% | 50.8% |
| Grenada High School GRENADA | 1,026 | 66.4% | 72.1% |
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 Terry High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Hinds County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #102 of 192 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #128 of 199 ▲ 7 | #5 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #102 of 199 ▼ 13 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,127 | #31 of 203 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #156 of 192 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #173 of 192 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.3% | #130 of 194 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #82 of 121 | #5 of 7 |
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
1,127
-100 (-8%) vs 2020
+18% since 2000-01, when it was 959
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 1,127 | 76.8 | 14.7:1 | 64% (725) |
| 2023-24 | 1,100 | 72.7 | 15.1:1 | 64% (705) |
| 2022-23 | 1,098 | 71.3 | 15.4:1 | 100% (1,095) |
| 2020-21 | 1,227 | 56 | 21.9:1 | 100% (1,224) |
| 2017-18 | 1,203 | 67.6 | 17.8:1 | 71% (857) |
| 2015-16 | 1,282 | 60 | 21.4:1 | 66% (840) |
| 2010-11 | 1,345 | 67 | 20.1:1 | 49% (660) |
| 2000-01 | 959 | 51 | 18.8:1 | 53% (505) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terry High School.
About Terry High School
Terry High School is a public high school run by Hinds County School District in Terry, Mississippi. The school enrolls 1,127 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Mississippi is about 651, so this school runs 73% larger than that.
Hinds County School District is the district for Terry High School. It has 8 schools and 4,940 students.
Federal enrollment data show Terry High School is 93% Black. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 3% White. The county population is about 72% Black. Terry High School's diversity index is 13%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 76.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.7 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 64%. Across public schools in Hinds County, the average is 88%.
allk12 grades Terry High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.1%.
Within Hinds County, the median household income is $49,402, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides Terry High School, Hinds County has 83 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Gary Road Intermediate, at about 6.4 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Terry High School ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Terry High School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment at Terry High School dropped 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,227 to 1,127 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (21.9:1).
The Terry High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hinds County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
218,533
Census ACS
Median income
$49,402
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
32,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinds County School District
- Byram Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Gary Road ElementaryElementary · 717 students
- Gary Road IntermediateElementary · 680 students
- Raymond High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Raymond Elementary/Carver MiddleElementary · 453 students
- Bolton-Edwards Elem Middle SchoolElementary · 335 students
Other Terry High schools
One other US public school is named Terry High. Terry High School is the largest of the 2.
- Terry High SchoolTerry, MT · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Gary Road Intermediate6.4 mi · 680
- Gary Road Elementary6.6 mi · 717
- Byram Middle School6.6 mi · 785
- Crystal Springs High School8.2 mi · 397
- Crystal Springs Elementary8.3 mi · 482
- Crystal Springs Middle School9.5 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About Terry High SchoolHow large is Terry High School?
Terry High School enrolls approximately 1,127 students in grades 09-12.
Is Terry High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Terry High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Terry High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Terry High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Terry High School?
At Terry High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 93% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Terry High School?
Terry High School is overseen by Hinds County School District in Hinds County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.