Best High Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 228)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280306000612	91	Neshoba Central High School	Public	9-12	1123 Golf Course Road	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Neshoba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-3654	948	61	15.4	99.7%	553 (58.3%)	174 (18.4%)	14 (1.5%)	5 (0.5%)	130 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.6%)	$11,428							61.4	59.9	93	2
280255000496	92	Saltillo High School	Public	9-12	146 Tiger Dr.	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 869-5466	955	56	16.9	99.7%	737 (77.2%)	174 (18.2%)	11 (1.2%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.2%)	$9,801							61.1	62.4	83	9
280243000470	93	Southeast Lauderdale High School	Public	9-12	2362 Longcreek Raod	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 483-5501	396	30	13.3	99.2%	226 (57.1%)	147 (37.1%)	14 (3.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	$12,772							61	56.2	102	9
280426000803	94	Belmont School	Public, Alternative	K-12	9 School Drive	Belmont	38827	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 454-7924	868	69	12.6	99.7%	716 (82.5%)	13 (1.5%)	102 (11.8%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	$11,430							60.7	41	141	47
280039000018	95	Alcorn Central High School	Public	9-12	8 Cr 254	Glen	38846	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 286-8720	387	29	13.3	99.2%	363 (93.8%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$12,604							60.3	53.2	110	15
280020001536	96	Houston High School	Public	9-12	634 Starkville Road	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-3320	499	34	14.8	99.4%	229 (45.9%)	216 (43.3%)	45 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$12,610							59.8	60.5	91	5
280383000739	97	McLaurin Attendance Center	Public	7-12	130 Tiger Drive	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 845-2247	504	53	9.4	99.4%	347 (68.8%)	90 (17.9%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.7%)	$15,348							59.7			(n/a)
280045000029	98	Amory High School	Public	9-12	1006 Sam Haskell Circle	Amory	38821	Monroe County	Amory School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 256-5753	456	26	17.7	99.3%	266 (58.3%)	170 (37.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$15,877							59.4	56.6	101	3
280255000494	99	Mooreville High School	Public	9-12	115 Road 1429	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 842-6859	469	33	14	99.4%	411 (87.6%)	25 (5.3%)	24 (5.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$12,568							58.6	64.9	76	23
280352000003	100	Pearl High School	Public	9-12	500 Pirates Cove	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7931	1,262	80	15.8	99.8%	556 (44.1%)	527 (41.8%)	97 (7.7%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (4.9%)	$11,114							58.3	65.4	74	26

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP Algebra I, MAAP English II, MAAP Biology, MAAP U.S. History1 test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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