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Does TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
2,123
High
DISTRICT 599 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUPELO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280432000819
Tupelo High School
4125 Golden Wave Drive, Tupelo, MS 38801 · (662) 841-8970 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,123 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% 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
13.9:1
153 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
1,306 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 | 537 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 574 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 514 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 498 | 23% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
50.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
68.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.4pp 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 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.9% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 68.8% |
% 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
64.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Tupelo High School
Tupelo High School's state test result (64.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupelo High School this school | 2,123 | 61.5% | 64.6% |
| Gulfport High School Gulfport | 1,702 | 55.7% | 71.4% |
| Pearl High School PEARL | 1,278 | 58.0% | 66.9% |
| Southaven High School SOUTHAVEN | 1,876 | 55.5% | 55.5% |
| Oak Grove High School Hattiesburg | 1,750 | 52.1% | 75.7% |
| West Harrison High Gulfport | 1,216 | 64.7% | 83.3% |
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 Tupelo High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #68 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #77 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #73 of 199 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,123 | #1 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #139 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #26 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #137 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #41 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
2,123
+186 (+10%) vs 2020
+62% since 1990-91, when it was 1,308
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 2,123 | 153 | 13.9:1 | 62% (1,306) |
| 2023-24 | 2,101 | 133.3 | 15.8:1 | 59% (1,248) |
| 2022-23 | 2,001 | 131.2 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,998) |
| 2020-21 | 1,937 | 112 | 17.3:1 | 100% (1,934) |
| 2017-18 | 2,012 | 105.5 | 19.1:1 | 51% (1,020) |
| 2015-16 | 2,010 | 115 | 17.5:1 | 50% (1,000) |
| 2010-11 | 2,125 | 109 | 19.5:1 | 51% (1,078) |
| 2000-01 | 1,910 | 105 | 18.2:1 | 42% (803) |
| 1990-91 | 1,308 | 63 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tupelo High School.
About Tupelo High School
Tupelo High School sits in Tupelo, Mississippi, and is classified as a high school. Federal data show 2,123 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 651 students for high schools in Mississippi.
Federal data list 12 schools in Tupelo Public School District, with 7,192 students enrolled.
The largest group at Tupelo High School is Black students, at 51%. Enrollment also includes 33% White, 11% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Lee County, the Black share is about 30%. The diversity index for Tupelo High School is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 153 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. High schools in Mississippi average 12.6:1, 1.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Tupelo High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 62%.
Tupelo High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Mississippi public high schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Tupelo High School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 64.6% actual against 63.5% predicted.
The school's county is Lee County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $67,863 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Lee County number 34, with about 14,808 students.
A public school about 1.2 miles away, Parkway Elementary School, is the closest to Tupelo High School. Tupelo High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Tupelo High School comes in 1st of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A 10% rise took enrollment from 1,937 in 2020-21 to 2,123 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.9:1.
The Tupelo High School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,034
Census ACS
Median income
$67,863
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
14,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tupelo Public School District
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other schools in Tupelo
- Tupelo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,070 students
- Lawhon Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Milam Elementary SchoolMiddle · 456 students
- Joyner Elementary SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Lawndale Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
Other Tupelo High schools
One other US public school is named Tupelo High. Tupelo High School is the largest of the 2.
- Tupelo High SchoolTupelo, OK · 70 students
Nearby schools
- Parkway Elementary School1.2 mi · 418
- Thomas Street Elementary School1.6 mi · 374
- Lawndale Elementary School2.1 mi · 378
- Rankin Elementary School2.6 mi · 375
- Pierce Street Elementary School2.6 mi · 345
- Tupelo Middle School2.8 mi · 1,070
Frequently asked questions
About Tupelo High SchoolHow many students attend Tupelo High School?
Tupelo High School enrolls approximately 2,123 students in grades 09-12.
Is Tupelo High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tupelo High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Tupelo High School have?
Tupelo High School employs 153 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Tupelo High School?
Student demographics at Tupelo High School are roughly 33% White, 11% Hispanic, 51% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tupelo High School in?
Tupelo High School is part of Tupelo Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.