Summary:
The city of Columbus, Mississippi, is home to 13 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The data reveals a complex educational landscape, with standout high-performing schools like Mississippi School for Math and Science and New Hope Middle School coexisting alongside lower-performing institutions, particularly those in the Columbus Municipal School District.
The top-performing school in the data set is Mississippi School for Math and Science, which is ranked 1st out of 228 high schools in the state and rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. It boasts exceptional test scores, with 100% of students proficient in English II and 99.1% proficient in U.S. History. Another standout is New Hope Middle School, which ranks 75th out of 264 middle schools in the state and is rated 4 out of 5 stars, with strong performance across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.
Across the schools in the data set, there is a consistently high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 99.51% to 100%, indicating a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student populations. The data also reveals stark disparities in academic performance, with some schools, such as New Hope High School and New Hope Middle School, outperforming the state averages, while others, like Columbus High School and Columbus Middle School, struggle with proficiency rates well below the state.
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