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If you could change one rule at TISHOMINGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
578
High
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TISHOMINGO COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280426001227
Tishomingo Co. High School
701 Hwy 72, Iuka, MS 38852 · (662) 423-7300 · Tishomingo County
GRADES 09–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Mississippi public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
368 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 135 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 178 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 119 | 21% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
58.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
89.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 89.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.3% | 80.4% |
% 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
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% 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 Tishomingo Co. High School
Tishomingo Co. High School's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tishomingo Co. High School this school | 578 | 63.7% | 70.0% |
| Itawamba Agricultural High School Fulton | 555 | 59.6% | 71.6% |
| Alcorn Central High School GLEN | 386 | 60.6% | 62.2% |
| Stone High School WIGGINS | 740 | 59.7% | 67.7% |
| PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CARRIERE | 952 | 54.7% | 69.7% |
| Purvis High School Purvis | 614 | 49.8% | 72.4% |
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 Tishomingo Co. High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #46 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.9% | #9 of 199 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #48 of 199 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #86 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #54 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #157 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #132 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #59 of 63 |
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
578
-27 (-4%) vs 2020
+1% since 2000-01, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 578 | 50.5 | 11.4:1 | 64% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 41.4 | 14.6:1 | 59% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 100% (600) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 100% (602) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 39.1 | 14.7:1 | 54% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 58% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 58% (375) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 53% (302) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tishomingo Co. High School.
About Tishomingo Co. High School
As a medium-sized high school, Tishomingo Co. High School serves students in Iuka, Mississippi. The student body numbers 578 students, from grades 9 through 13.
In Tishomingo County School District, 6 schools enroll a combined 2,844 students.
Federal enrollment data show Tishomingo Co. High School is 90% White. It is also 5% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 91% White share among all Tishomingo County residents. Tishomingo Co. High School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tishomingo Co. High School and a ratio of 11.4:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 64% of students.
Tishomingo Co. High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 83% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Tishomingo Co. High School, the prediction is 62.4% and the result is 70.0%.
Tishomingo Co. High School is located in Tishomingo County, where the median household income is $53,040, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Tishomingo Co. High School is one of 8 public schools in the county.
Iuka Elementary School is the closest public school, about 3.0 miles away in a straight line. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Tishomingo Co. High School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tishomingo Co. High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 605. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.3:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
The Tishomingo Co. 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.
Tishomingo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,660
Census ACS
Median income
$53,040
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,844 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tishomingo County School District
- Belmont SchoolsCombined · 855 students
- Iuka Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Burnsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Iuka Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
- Tishomingo Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
- TISH. CO. CAREER AND TECHNICAL CENTHigh
Other schools in Iuka
- Iuka Elementary SchoolElementary · 414 students
- Iuka Middle SchoolMiddle · 333 students
Nearby schools
- Iuka Elementary School3.0 mi · 414
- Burnsville Elementary School3.6 mi · 410
- Iuka Middle School3.7 mi · 333
- Alcorn Central Middle School11.7 mi · 371
- Alcorn Central High School11.7 mi · 386
- Alcorn Central Elementary School11.8 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Tishomingo Co. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tishomingo Co. High School?
Tishomingo Co. High School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Tishomingo Co. High School serve?
Tishomingo Co. High School serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tishomingo Co. High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tishomingo Co. High School is approximately 11.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tishomingo Co. High School?
At Tishomingo Co. High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Tishomingo Co. High School?
Tishomingo Co. High School is overseen by Tishomingo County School District in Tishomingo County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.