Best Public Schools in Lee County, Mississippi & Rankings

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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 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th 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 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Shannon High School	Public	9-12	218 Cherry St.	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-9566	499	44	11.2	64.1%	91 (18.2%)	372 (74.5%)	24 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	12.8	204^th of 228 public high schools	10.5%		7.7	219^th of 226 public high schools	3.1%	15													39.6	30.7			27.9	52.4	$12,907
Verona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	212 College Ave.	Verona	38801	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 566-7266	366	34	10.7	70.2%	35 (9.6%)	287 (78.4%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	6.1	383^rd of 390 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.7	352^nd of 377 public elementary schools	6.6%	31	27.8	29.1					9.7	16.3											$11,939
Shannon Elementary School	Public	3-5	695 Romie Hill Ave.	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-9514	230	20	11.5	53.0%	75 (32.6%)	135 (58.7%)	11 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	29.8	277^th of 390 public elementary schools	29.0%		35.3	255^th of 377 public elementary schools	32.4%	22	44.3	48.0	35.9				32.9	34.7	30.2						71.7				$13,711
Lee County Schools Improvement Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4677 Endville Rd	Belden	38826	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 842-2050	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Shannon Middle School	Public	6-8	232 Cherry Street	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-3986	201	20	9.8	56.2%	68 (33.8%)	119 (59.2%)	9 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	33	177^th of 264 public middle schools	33.0%		33.7	156^th of 243 public middle schools	35.8%	21				26.8	35.9	34.4				28.4	56.3	29.9				50.0			$13,486
Tupelo Middle School	Public	7-8	1009 Varsity Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-8780	1,062	78	13.6	64.7%	349 (32.9%)	558 (52.5%)	68 (6.4%)	24 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.9%)	78.3	51^st of 264 public middle schools	80.7%		76.8	50^th of 243 public middle schools	79.4%	1					52.2	50.2					66.6	67.1	100.0			67.6			$10,269
Joyner Elementary School	Public	K-2	1201 Joyner Avenue	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8900	430	45	9.6	69.5%	126 (29.3%)	226 (52.6%)	32 (7.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (9.1%)								(n/a)																			$12,162
Lawhon Elementary School	Public	2-5	140 Lake Street	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8910	533	43	12.5	71.3%	159 (29.8%)	304 (57.0%)	26 (4.9%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	51.7	196^th of 390 public elementary schools	49.7%		56.9	157^th of 377 public elementary schools	58.4%	39	51.7	50.3	52.8				35.3	51.9	75.0						72.5				$12,431
Pierce Street Elementary School	Public	3-6	1008 Pierce Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8940	337	32	10.6	63.2%	117 (34.7%)	170 (50.4%)	29 (8.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	59.3	156^th of 390 public elementary schools	60.0%		71.8	96^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.5%	60	56.2	58.3	68.9				49.2	35.2	68.9						71.7				$13,885
Rankin Elementary School	Public	3-5	1908 Forrest Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8950	337	33	10.3	76.6%	101 (30.0%)	172 (51.0%)	33 (9.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	64.4	139^th of 390 public elementary schools	64.4%		67.3	115^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.5%	24	66.9	58.4	52.0				48.3	51.3	67.3						81.2				$13,148
Thomas Street Elementary School	Public	K-2	520 S Thomas Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8960	376	40	9.5	69.4%	120 (31.9%)	191 (50.8%)	24 (6.4%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.4%)								(n/a)																			$12,078
Tupelo High School	Public	9-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8970	2,101	133	15.7	59.4%	727 (34.6%)	1,060 (50.5%)	168 (8.0%)	44 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	99 (4.7%)	51.9	116^th of 228 public high schools	49.1%		63.1	81^st of 226 public high schools	64.2%	35													58.1	50.0			59.3	72.2	$12,028
Tupelo Lee County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8990	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-1	910 North Green Street	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8870	292	35	8.4	72.9%	76 (26.0%)	170 (58.2%)	12 (4.1%)	9 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.6%)								(n/a)																			$11,476
Lawndale Elementary School	Public	3-5	1563 Mitchell Road	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8890	369	35	10.5	75.9%	93 (25.2%)	214 (58.0%)	31 (8.4%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.2%)	54.8	178^th of 390 public elementary schools	54.4%		58.1	151^st of 377 public elementary schools	59.9%	27	49.6	54.2	47.7				61.2	48.3	58.5						72.9				$12,861
Milam Elementary School	Public	6	720 West Jefferson	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8920	542	39	13.8	66.2%	174 (32.1%)	284 (52.4%)	49 (9.0%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)								(n/a)				48.9						58.9									$10,912
Tupelo Alternative School	Public, Alternative	4-12	903 Fillmore Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8956	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Early Childhood Education Center	Public	PK	1402 N Green Street	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-5237	327	21	15.5	59.9%	115 (35.2%)	160 (48.9%)	13 (4.0%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.2%)								(n/a)																			$10,815
Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-2	628 Rutherford Road	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 844-6303	428	42	10.0	77.6%	87 (20.3%)	268 (62.6%)	30 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.4%)								(n/a)																			$11,273
Lee County Career & Technical School	Public	9-12	221 Honeycomb Way	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 432-1090	0	8	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Plantersville Middle School	Public	5-8	2657 Main St.	Plantersville	38862	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 842-4690	221	25	8.9	71.9%	11 (5.0%)	183 (82.8%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	16.2	227^th of 264 public middle schools	14.0%		19.9	200^th of 243 public middle schools	17.7%	27			26.0	16.4	9.7	21.6			22.3	36.0	24.2	47.0			54.7	40.8			$12,777
Saltillo High School	Public	9-12	146 Tiger Dr.	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 869-5466	930	54	17.3	36.7%	712 (76.6%)	168 (18.1%)	12 (1.3%)	11 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.8%)	61.1	92^nd of 228 public high schools	59.6%		62.4	83^rd of 226 public high schools	63.3%	9													57.9	50.6			69.5	79.6	$9,801
Saltillo Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1806 Hwy 45 N	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 869-3724	696	60	11.6	55.7%	529 (76.0%)	106 (15.2%)	8 (1.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.3%)								(n/a)																			$10,271
Shannon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6408 Noah Curtis St.	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-0135	263	27	9.8	61.2%	118 (44.9%)	135 (51.3%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																			$13,502
Saltillo Elementary School	Public	3-5	424 South 3rd Street	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 869-2211	684	51	13.4	53.5%	507 (74.1%)	109 (15.9%)	12 (1.8%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.4%)	50	203^rd of 390 public elementary schools	47.9%		51.9	173^rd of 377 public elementary schools	54.1%	30	65.8	52.7	46.9				47.3	45.9	51.7						62.6				$9,828
Mooreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	967 C.R. 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 844-7105	703	52	13.4	51.5%	611 (86.9%)	48 (6.8%)	12 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.3%)	80.2	61^st of 390 public elementary schools	84.4%		84.6	40^th of 377 public elementary schools	89.4%	21	65.8	69.8	58.1				75.9	80.2	60.0						83.8				$9,756
Baldwyn Elementary School	Public	K-4	515 Bender Circle	Baldwyn	38824	Lee County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-1010	299	25	12.1	73.2%	153 (51.2%)	123 (41.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	32.1	272^nd of 390 public elementary schools	30.3%		43	217^th of 377 public elementary schools	42.4%	55	30.5	50.9					13.6	63.6											$12,289
Baldwyn High School	Public	5-12	512 North Fourth Street	Baldwyn	38824	Lee County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-1020	473	35	13.6	68.1%	221 (46.7%)	217 (45.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	67.9	74^th of 228 public high schools	67.5%		61	89^th of 226 public high schools	60.6%	15			42.8	31.5	26.2	17.7			51.8	31.5	40.9	27.9	80.0	48.9	78.5	32.4	78.3	68.5	$14,306
Baldwyn Career Advancement Center	Public	9-12	120 Vandiver Street	Baldwyn	38824	Lee County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-0062	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Guntown Middle School	Public	6-8	1539 Main St.	Guntown	38849	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 348-8801	692	52	13.3	47.8%	523 (75.6%)	116 (16.8%)	15 (2.2%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.9%)	64.4	89^th of 264 public middle schools	66.3%		51.6	109^th of 243 public middle schools	55.1%	20				44.1	44.4	46.8				52.4	54.1	62.8				61.9			$9,756
Mooreville High School	Public	9-12	115 Road 1429	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 842-6859	460	32	14.2	43.5%	398 (86.5%)	27 (5.9%)	21 (4.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	58.6	99^th of 228 public high schools	56.6%		64.9	76^th of 226 public high schools	66.4%	23													78.7	55.5			52.7	71.0	$12,568
Mooreville Middle School	Public	6-8	964 Cr 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 680-4894	351	26	13.2	47.6%	301 (85.8%)	26 (7.4%)	13 (3.7%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	78.2	52^nd of 264 public middle schools	80.3%		77.3	48^th of 243 public middle schools	80.2%	4				47.1	45.9	46.1				63.3	72.8	81.7				68.7			$9,392

Best Public Schools in Lee County, MS

Mooreville Elementary School

Tupelo Middle School

Mooreville Middle School

Baldwyn High School

Guntown Middle School

Rankin Elementary School

Saltillo High School

Pierce Street Elementary School

Mooreville High School

Lawndale Elementary School

Tupelo High School

Lawhon Elementary School

Saltillo Elementary School

Shannon Middle School

Baldwyn Elementary School

Shannon Elementary School

Plantersville Middle School

Shannon High School

Verona Elementary School

Baldwyn Career Advancement Center

Carver Elementary School

Early Childhood Education Center

Joyner Elementary School

Lee County Career & Technical School

Lee County Schools Improvement Center

Milam Elementary School

Parkway Elementary School

Saltillo Primary School

Shannon Primary School

Thomas Street Elementary School

Tupelo Alternative School

Tupelo Lee County Vocational Technical School

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