Best Public Schools in Terry, MS

Summary:

The city of Terry, Mississippi, is home to two schools: Terry High School and Byram Middle School, both of which serve the Hinds County School District. These schools face significant challenges, with consistently low rankings and test scores compared to state and district averages, as well as a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Terry High School is the only high school in the area, serving grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,098 students. The school has a very high percentage of African American students (94.81%) and an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients (99.73%), indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite these challenges, Terry High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Mississippi high schools, with test scores generally below state and district averages.

Byram Middle School, the only middle school in the area, serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 772 students. Similar to Terry High School, Byram Middle School has a high percentage of African American students (92.75%) and an extremely high rate of free/reduced lunch recipients (99.61%). The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, but it has consistently been in the bottom half of Mississippi middle schools, with test scores generally below state and district averages, except for Algebra I, where they perform significantly better.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAAP English Language Arts (2024)			MAAP Mathematics (2024)			MAAP Algebra I (2024)	MAAP English II (2024)	MAAP Science (2024)	MAAP Biology (2024)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Byram Middle School	Public	6-8	2009 Byram Bulldog Blvd.	Terry	39170	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 372-4597	772	51	15.1	99.6%	41 (5.3%)	716 (92.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	30.5	183^rd of 264 public middle schools	30.7%		42.5	132^nd of 243 public middle schools	45.7%	51	30.6	32.8	32.7	24.7	38.9	26.2	96.2		59.7			$9,951
Terry High School	Public	9-12	235 W Beasley Street	Terry	39170	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 878-5905	1,098	71	15.3	99.7%	37 (3.4%)	1,041 (94.8%)	9 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	38.4	146^th of 228 public high schools	36.0%		33.3	154^th of 226 public high schools	31.9%	8							48.9	42.8		45.1	72.5	$10,168

Cities Near Terry

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Byram	4.32 mi	2
Raymond	8.92 mi	5	81^st
Jackson	9.2 mi	60	158^th
Crystal Springs	10.86 mi	3	176^th
Richland	11.82 mi	3	68^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.