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Enrollment
502
High
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINONA-MONTGOMERY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280019601485
Winona Secondary School
301 Fairground Street, Winona, MS 38967 · (662) 283-1244 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Mississippi public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
499 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 7 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 78 | 16% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
28.5%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
44.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 44.9% |
| 2023-24 | 25.9% | 51.8% |
% 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
46.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Winona Secondary School
Winona Secondary School's state test result (46.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winona Secondary School this school | 502 | 99.4% | 46.2% |
| Clarksdale High School CLARKSDALE | 473 | 99.2% | 40.2% |
| Wayne County High School Waynesboro | 775 | 99.6% | 61.7% |
| Jefferson Davis County High School BASSFIELD | 368 | 99.2% | 51.8% |
| Yazoo County High School YAZOO CITY | 400 | 99.3% | 42.6% |
| Choctaw County High School ACKERMAN | 511 | 99.4% | 56.1% |
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 Winona Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #132 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #154 of 199 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #168 of 199 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #100 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #32 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #63 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #54 of 194 |
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
502
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 502 | 47.8 | 10.5:1 | 99% (499) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 37.3 | 13.7:1 | 100% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 39.5 | 13.1:1 | 100% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 99% (523) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winona Secondary School.
About Winona Secondary School
Families in Winona, Mississippi, are served by Winona Secondary School, a small high school. School enrollment was 502 students in 2024-25, in grades 7 through 12. The average among high schools in Mississippi is roughly 651 students; this school is 23% smaller than that.
Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District serves 1,069 students across 2 schools.
At Winona Secondary School, Black students make up 61% of the student body. After that, the student body is 27% White and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Montgomery County is about 45% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Winona Secondary School is 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. About 99% of students, or 499, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 99%.
allk12 grades Winona Secondary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 44.4% for a school in Mississippi with Winona Secondary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Winona Secondary School posts 46.2%.
In the county around the school, Montgomery County, the median household income is $41,748, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 3 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 1,069 students in all.
Winona Elementary School is the public school closest to Winona Secondary School, about 0.8 miles away. Winona Secondary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Winona Secondary School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 526 to 502 students. The ratio was 15.5:1 in 2020-21 and 10.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,602
Census ACS
Median income
$41,748
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
1,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District
- Winona Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- WINONA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in Winona
- Winona Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- WINONA VOC COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Winona Elementary School0.8 mi · 567
- Marshall Elementary School10.5 mi · 391
- J.Z. George High School11.0 mi · 343
- Grenada Middle School19.2 mi · 793
- Grenada High School19.4 mi · 1,026
- Grenada Elementary School20.2 mi · 2,044
Frequently asked questions
About Winona Secondary SchoolHow large is Winona Secondary School?
Winona Secondary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 07-12.
Is Winona Secondary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Winona Secondary School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Winona Secondary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Winona Secondary School.
What is the student diversity at Winona Secondary School?
Student demographics at Winona Secondary School are roughly 27% White, 2% Hispanic, 61% Black, 10% Two or more.
Is Winona Secondary School public or private?
Winona Secondary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District.
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