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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VICKSBURG WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280447000842

Warren Central High

1000 HIGHWAY 27, VICKSBURG, MS 39180 · (601) 638-3372 · Warren County
GRADES 09–13HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,145 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Mississippi public high schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
1,145
High
DISTRICT 965 · STATE 651
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,145 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 930427%
Grade 1029125%
Grade 1126923%
Grade 1227524%
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
45640%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 40% · US 43%
Hispanic
262%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 30%
Black
62555%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 45% · US 15%
Asian
151%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
202%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
56149%
Female
58451%

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Test scores

MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
39.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -9.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.

MAAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2539.6%52.6%
2023-2437.1%61.8%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Warren Central High

Warren Central High's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Warren Central High this school1,145100.0%50.3%
Harrison Central High
Gulfport
1,48399.0%68.4%
Wayne County High School
Waynesboro
77599.6%61.7%
Cleveland Central High School
CLEVELAND
79999.9%44.8%
South Panola High School
Batesville
1,11384.7%64.8%
Yazoo County High School
YAZOO CITY
40099.3%42.6%
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 Warren Central High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Mississippi
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
50.3%#117 of 192
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.6%#131 of 199
▼ 32
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
39.6%#116 of 199
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,145#29 of 203
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.8:1#159 of 192
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
54.2%#65 of 192
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
100%#38 of 194
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.4%#44 of 121
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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,145
-115 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,307
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,14577.114.8:1100% (1,145)
2023-241,16873.615.9:1100% (1,168)
2022-231,15970.516.4:1100% (1,159)
2020-211,2606718.8:1100% (1,260)
2017-181,30768.719.0:1100% (1,307)
2015-161,2946819.0:164% (833)
2010-111,1956917.3:157% (679)
2000-011,2046518.5:161% (738)
1990-911,3077218.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warren Central High.

About Warren Central High

Warren Central High is a large high school in VICKSBURG, Mississippi. Total enrollment is 1,145 students, and the grades served are 9 through 13. High schools in Mississippi have about 651 students on average; enrollment here is 76% higher.

Vicksburg Warren School District has 6,610 students in 14 schools, and Warren Central High is one of those schools.

The share of Black students at Warren Central High is 55%, a majority. After that, the student body is 40% White and 2% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.

Based on 77.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Warren Central High has a ratio of 14.8:1. Across high schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 12.6:1. Income data for the school show 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Warren County average a similar 100%.

Warren Central High holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 49% of Mississippi public high schools.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.1% for Warren Central High. The school posts 50.3%, 6.2 points above the prediction.

Census data for Warren County show the median household earns about $59,401 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Warren Central High, Warren County has 16 public schools.

Beechwood Elementary is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Warren Central High ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 50.3% versus a 47.4% average.

For locale, NCES codes Warren Central High as Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment was 1,145 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,260. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 18.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.

The discussion board for Warren Central High is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Warren County at a glance

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Population
43,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,610 students

Quick facts

School name
Warren Central High
District
Vicksburg Warren School District
Address
1000 HIGHWAY 27, VICKSBURG, MS 39180
Phone
(601) 638-3372
County
Warren County
Level
High
Grade range
09–13
Total enrollment
1,145
Teachers (FTE)
77
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
1,145 (100%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
280447000842
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Vicksburg Warren School District
Other schools in VICKSBURG
Other Warren Central High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Warren Central High. Warren Central High is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Warren Central High
How many students attend Warren Central High?
Warren Central High enrolls approximately 1,145 students in grades 09-13.
What grades does Warren Central High serve?
Warren Central High serves grades 09-13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Warren Central High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warren Central High is approximately 14.8:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Warren Central High?
Student demographics at Warren Central High are roughly 40% White, 2% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Warren Central High in?
Warren Central High is part of Vicksburg Warren School District.
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