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Which teacher or staff member at VANCLEAVE HIGH SCHOOL deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
737
High
DISTRICT 934 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280216001050
Vancleave High School
12424 Highway 57, Vancleave, MS 39565 · (228) 283-3720 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest 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
13.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
358 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 184 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 184 | 25% |
Student demographics
22%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
60.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
84.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.6% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 73.9% |
% 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Vancleave High School
Vancleave High School's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vancleave High School this school | 737 | 48.6% | 78.8% |
| East Central High School Moss Point | 777 | 48.5% | 79.2% |
| Purvis High School Purvis | 614 | 49.8% | 72.4% |
| PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CARRIERE | 952 | 54.7% | 69.7% |
| Poplarville High School POPLARVILLE | 540 | 49.6% | 84.5% |
| George County High School LUCEDALE | 1,115 | 52.5% | 71.2% |
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 Vancleave High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #16 of 192 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #20 of 199 ▲ 31 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.6% | #41 of 199 ▼ 29 | #3 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #65 of 203 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #131 of 192 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #154 of 192 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #167 of 194 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #96 of 121 | N/A |
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
737
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 737 | 53.8 | 13.7:1 | 49% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 745 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 48% (357) |
| 2022-23 | 737 | 44.4 | 16.6:1 | 100% (734) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 100% (715) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 43% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 42% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 753 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 43% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 41% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 24 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vancleave High School.
About Vancleave High School
Students in Vancleave, Mississippi, attend Vancleave High School, a mid-sized high school. It had 737 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 13.
Jackson County School District (13 schools, 8,845 students) runs Vancleave High School.
A large majority of enrollment at Vancleave High School is White, at 88%. It is also 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Jackson County's residents are about 67% White, 21 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vancleave High School scores 22%.
A staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 13.7:1. Compared with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jackson County is 59%.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Vancleave High School outscored 92%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Vancleave High School's results are 8.8 points above predicted: 78.8% against 70.0%.
Jackson County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,201, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jackson County's 46 public schools enroll about 22,712 students and include Vancleave High School.
Of the public schools around it, Vancleave High School is closest to Vancleave Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Vancleave High School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 78.8% versus a 67.9% average.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 737 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.0:1 to 13.7:1.
This page is set up for the Vancleave High School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,249
Census ACS
Median income
$66,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
22,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County School District
- St. Martin High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- St. Martin Middle SchoolMiddle · 946 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- St. Martin East ElementaryElementary · 704 students
- Vancleave Lower ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- St. Martin Upper ElementaryElementary · 600 students
Other schools in Vancleave
- Vancleave Lower ElementaryElementary · 686 students
- Vancleave Middle SchoolMiddle · 562 students
- Vancleave Upper ElementaryElementary · 333 students
- JACKSON COUNTY VOCATIONAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Vancleave Middle School0.1 mi · 562
- Vancleave Lower Elementary0.2 mi · 686
- Vancleave Upper Elementary1.4 mi · 333
- Martin Bluff7.6 mi · 410
- Singing River8.1 mi · 416
- Gautier High8.3 mi · 900
Frequently asked questions
About Vancleave High SchoolHow many students attend Vancleave High School?
Vancleave High School enrolls approximately 737 students in grades 09-13.
Is Vancleave High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vancleave High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many teachers does Vancleave High School have?
Vancleave High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Vancleave High School?
Student demographics at Vancleave High School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Vancleave High School in?
Vancleave High School is part of Jackson County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.