Enrollment
224
High
DISTRICT 853 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 280279000541
Velma Jackson High School
2000 Loring Road, Camden, MS 39045 · (662) 468-2531 · Madison County
GRADES 09–13HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% 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.
- 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
6.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
203 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 | 53 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 71 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 25% |
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
45.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
64.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 64.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 65.1% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Velma Jackson High School
Velma Jackson High School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velma Jackson High School this school | 224 | 90.6% | 57.0% |
| Bay Springs High School BAY SPRINGS | 241 | 94.2% | 41.9% |
| West Lowndes High School COLUMBUS | 206 | 98.5% | 39.8% |
| South Delta High School ROLLING FORK | 176 | 98.3% | 37.9% |
| West Bolivar High School ROSEDALE | 227 | 98.7% | 38.1% |
| Charleston High School CHARLESTON | 273 | 98.9% | 44.4% |
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 Velma Jackson High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #103 of 192 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #89 of 199 ▼ 5 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #96 of 199 ▼ 33 | #5 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #189 of 203 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 6.8:1 | #1 of 192 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.2% | #186 of 192 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #86 of 194 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #16 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
224
-16 (-7%) vs 2020
-75% since 1990-91, when it was 910
Student : Teacher
6.8:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 224 | 32.8 | 6.8:1 | 91% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 30.8 | 6.9:1 | 95% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 27 | 7.5:1 | 99% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 33 | 7.3:1 | 99% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 28.8 | 10.6:1 | 93% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 30 | 10.0:1 | 94% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 94% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 31% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 910 | 52 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Velma Jackson High School.
About Velma Jackson High School
Located in Camden, Mississippi, Velma Jackson High School is a very small high school. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 13, with 224 students on the rolls. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average enrollment is about 651.
Velma Jackson High School is one school in a 21-school district, Madison County Schools, which enrolls 12,926 students.
The share of students at Velma Jackson High School who are Black is 97%. Other students are 3% multiracial. By comparison, Madison County residents are about 37% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 5, compared with 70 nationally.
Velma Jackson High School reports a ratio of 6.8 students per teacher, from 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 6.8:1 compares with an average of 12.6:1 for high schools in Mississippi. Lunch program data show 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 52% average among public schools in Madison County.
Velma Jackson High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 57% of Mississippi public high schools.
Velma Jackson High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (57.0%) and its predicted rate (48.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools.
For Madison County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $83,441 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Velma Jackson High School, Madison County has 34 public schools.
Velma Jackson High School's nearest public school is Camden Elementary (about 3.5 miles). Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.8%; Velma Jackson High School's is 57.0%, ranking 3rd of 9.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
In 2020-21, Velma Jackson High School enrolled 240 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 224.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Velma Jackson High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County Schools
- Germantown High SchoolHigh · 1,411 students
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 1,260 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,180 students
- Germantown MiddleMiddle · 1,008 students
- Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · 995 students
- Madison Station ElementaryElementary · 980 students
Nearby schools
- Camden Elementary3.5 mi · 99
- Shirley D. Simmons Middle School5.3 mi · 124
- Luther Branson Elementary8.1 mi · 151
- GPE School11.4 mi · 191
- CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL12.8 mi · 262
- Canton High School12.8 mi · 899
Frequently asked questions
About Velma Jackson High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Velma Jackson High School?
Velma Jackson High School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades 09-13.
Is Velma Jackson High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Velma Jackson High School is a high school covering grades 09-13.
How many students per teacher at Velma Jackson High School?
Approximately 6.8:1 students per teacher at Velma Jackson High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Velma Jackson High School?
At Velma Jackson High School, the student body is approximately 97% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Velma Jackson High School public or private?
Velma Jackson High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.