Best High Schools in Mississippi (2025-26)

Ranked high schools

221

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Every ranked high school in Mississippi, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Mississippi high schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Enterprise High School	Enterprise	Enterprise School Dist	86%	54%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	296
#2	A+	Rosa Scott School	Madison	Madison Co School Dist	85%	53%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	422
#3	A+	Long Beach Senior High School	Long Beach	Long Beach School Dist	83%	52%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	932
#4	A+	New Site High School	New Site	Prentiss Co School Dist	83%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	254
#5	A+	Lewisburg High School	Olive Branch	Desoto Co School Dist	82%	71%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,275
#6	A+	Ocean Springs High School	Ocean Springs	Ocean Springs School Dist	82%	62%	Meets Expectations	1,899
#7	A+	West Union Attendance Center (K-12)	Myrtle	Union Co School Dist	82%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	659
#8	A+	Caledonia High School	Caledonia	Lowndes Co School Dist	81%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	652
#9	A+	Hernando High School	Hernando	Desoto Co School Dist	81%	65%	Meets Expectations	1,419
#10	A+	West Harrison High School	Gulfport	Harrison Co School Dist	81%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,124
#11	A+	Pass Christian High School	Pass Christian	Pass Christian Public School Dist	80%	56%	Meets Expectations	648
#12	A+	Sumrall High School	Sumrall	Lamar County School District	78%	56%	Meets Expectations	603
#13	A+	East Central High School	Moss Point	Jackson Co School Dist	77%	56%	Meets Expectations	787
#14	A+	Myrtle Attendance Center (K-12)	Myrtle	Union Co School Dist	77%	44%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	704
#15	A+	Oxford High School	Oxford	Oxford School District	77%	55%	Meets Expectations	1,345
#16	A+	St Martin High School	Ocean Springs	Jackson Co School Dist	77%	58%	Meets Expectations	1,283
#17	A+	Union High School	Union	Union Public School Dist	77%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	289
#18	A+	Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch	Brooklyn	Forrest County Ag High School	76%	34%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	611
#19	A+	Smithville High School (K-12)	Smithville	Monroe Co School Dist	75%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	540
#20	A	Diberville Senior High Sch	Biloxi	Harrison Co School Dist	76%	56%	Meets Expectations	1,389
#21	A	Poplarville JR SR High School	Poplarville	Poplarville Separate School Dist	76%	51%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#22	A	West Lauderdale High School	Collinsville	Lauderdale Co School Dist	76%	54%	Meets Expectations	589
#23	A	Clarkdale High School	Meridian	Lauderdale Co School Dist	75%	55%	Meets Expectations	419
#24	A	Oak Grove High School	Hattiesburg	Lamar County School District	75%	43%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,777
#25	A	Vancleave High School	Vancleave	Jackson Co School Dist	75%	58%	Meets Expectations	737
#26	A	Center Hill High School	Olive Branch	Desoto Co School Dist	74%	50%	Meets Expectations	1,075
#27	A	Greene County High School	Leakesville	Greene County School District	74%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	440
#28	A	Olive Branch High School	Olive Branch	Desoto Co School Dist	74%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	1,117
#29	A	Petal High School	Petal	Petal School Dist	74%	48%	Exceeds Expectations	1,288
#30	A	Brandon High School	Brandon	Rankin Co School Dist	73%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,648
#31	A	Hancock High School	Kiln	Hancock Co School Dist	73%	53%	Meets Expectations	1,187
#32	A	Biloxi High School	Biloxi	Biloxi Public School Dist	72%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,728
#33	A	Germantown High School	Madison	Madison Co School Dist	72%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	1,396
#34	A	Kossuth High School	Corinth	Alcorn School Dist	72%	58%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	407
#35	A	West Lincoln School (K-12)	Brookhaven	Lincoln County School District	72%	54%	Meets Expectations	655
#36	A	Ingomar Attendance Center (K-12)	New Albany	Union Co School Dist	70%	54%	Meets Expectations	654
#37	A	Sebastopol Attendance Center (K-12)	Sebastopol	Scott Co School Dist	70%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	660
#38	A-	Pontotoc High School	Pontotoc	Pontotoc City Schools	71%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	659
#39	A-	Desoto Central High School	Southaven	Desoto Co School Dist	70%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,995
#40	A-	Grenada High	Grenada	Grenada School Dist	70%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,063
#41	A-	Gulfport High School	Gulfport	Gulfport School Dist	70%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,728
#42	A-	Itawamba Agricultural High School	Fulton	Itawamba County School Dist	70%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	556
#43	A-	Purvis High School	Purvis	Lamar County School District	70%	45%	Exceeds Expectations	620
#44	A-	Bay High School	Bay St Louis	Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist	69%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	491
#45	A-	Mooreville High School	Mooreville	Lee County School District	69%	52%	Meets Expectations	469
#46	A-	North Pontotoc High School	Ecru	Pontotoc Co School Dist	69%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	513
#47	A-	Tishomingo County High School	Iuka	Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist	69%	37%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	603
#48	A-	West Marion High School	Foxworth	Marion Co School Dist	69%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	569
#49	A-	East Union Attendance Center (K-12)	Blue Springs	Union Co School Dist	68%	53%	Meets Expectations	963
#50	A-	Lafayette High School	Oxford	Lafayette Co School Dist	68%	52%	Meets Expectations	868
#51	A-	Northwest Rankin High School	Flowood	Rankin Co School Dist	68%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,898
#52	A-	Pearl River Central High School	Carriere	Pearl River Co School Dist	68%	47%	Meets Expectations	1,011
#53	A-	Wesson Attendance Center (K-12)	Wesson	Copiah Co School Dist	66%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	877
#54	B+	George County High School	Lucedale	George Co School Dist	68%	53%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,104
#55	B+	Lake High School	Lake	Scott Co School Dist	68%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	221
#56	B+	New Albany High School	New Albany	New Albany Public Schools	68%	49%	Meets Expectations	584
#57	B+	Northeast Lauderdale High School	Meridian	Lauderdale Co School Dist	68%	33%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	642
#58	B+	Booneville High School	Booneville	Booneville School Dist	67%	47%	Meets Expectations	374
#59	B+	Neshoba Central High School	Philadelphia	Neshoba County School District	67%	42%	Exceeds Expectations	948
#60	B+	New Hope High School	Columbus	Lowndes Co School Dist	67%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	807
#61	B+	Newton County High School	Decatur	Newton County School District	67%	50%	Meets Expectations	811
#62	B+	Pisgah High School	Brandon	Rankin Co School Dist	67%	54%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	435
#63	B+	South Pontotoc High School	Pontotoc	Pontotoc Co School Dist	67%	48%	Meets Expectations	479
#64	B+	Amory High School	Amory	Amory School Dist	66%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	456
#65	B+	Harrison Central High School	Gulfport	Harrison Co School Dist	66%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	1,486
#66	B+	Mize Attendance Center (K-12)	Mize	Smith Co School Dist	66%	50%	Meets Expectations	787
#67	B+	Picayune Memorial High School	Picayune	Picayune School District	66%	39%	Exceeds Expectations	941
#68	B+	Ripley High School	Ripley	South Tippah School Dist	66%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	474
#69	B+	Stone High School	Wiggins	Stone Co School Dist	66%	48%	Meets Expectations	722
#70	B+	Hamilton High School (K-12)	Hamilton	Monroe Co School Dist	64%	48%	Meets Expectations	607
#71	B+	Wheeler High School (K-12)	Booneville	Prentiss Co School Dist	64%	46%	Meets Expectations	576
#72	B	Alcorn Central High School	Glen	Alcorn School Dist	65%	55%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	387
#73	B	Columbia High School	Columbia	Columbia School District	65%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	469
#74	B	Houston High School	Houston		63%	41%	Meets Expectations	499
#75	B	Kosciusko Senior High School	Kosciusko	Kosciusko School District	63%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	604
#76	B	Pine Grove High School (K-12)	Ripley	South Tippah School Dist	63%	48%	Meets Expectations	650
#77	B	Stringer Attendance Center (K-12)	Stringer	West Jasper Consolidated Schools	63%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	584
#78	B	Biggersville High School	Corinth	Alcorn School Dist	62%	39%	Meets Expectations	252
#79	B	Florence High School	Florence	Rankin Co School Dist	62%	51%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	719
#80	B	Natchez Early Collegeatco Lin	Natchez	Natchez-Adams School District	62%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	196
#81	B	Okolona High School	Okolona	Okolona Separate School Dist	62%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	158
#82	B	East Marion High School	Columbia	Marion Co School Dist	61%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	330
#83	B	Heidelberg High School	Heidelberg	East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist	61%	39%	Meets Expectations	244
#84	B	Mclaurin Attendance Center	Florence	Rankin Co School Dist	61%	40%	Meets Expectations	504
#85	B	Moss Point High School	Moss Point	Moss Point Separate School Dist	60%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	455
#86	B	North Pike Senior High School	Summit	North Pike School Dist	60%	32%	Exceeds Expectations	697
#87	B	Pearl High School	Pearl	Pearl Public School District	60%	44%	Meets Expectations	1,262
#88	B	Tupelo High School	Tupelo	Tupelo Public School Dist	60%	44%	Meets Expectations	2,001
#89	B-	Bogue Chitto School (K-12)	Bogue Chitto	Lincoln County School District	62%	47%	Meets Expectations	715
#90	B-	Enterprise School (K-12)	Brookhaven	Lincoln County School District	62%	48%	Meets Expectations	705
#91	B-	Hatley High School (K-12)	Amory	Monroe Co School Dist	61%	48%	Meets Expectations	972
#92	B-	Southeast Lauderdale High School	Meridian	Lauderdale Co School Dist	59%	37%	Meets Expectations	396
#93	B-	Wayne County High School	Waynesboro	Wayne Co School Dist	59%	24%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	840
#94	B-	Bay Springs High School	Bay Springs	West Jasper Consolidated Schools	57%	19%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	225
#95	B-	Coffeeville High School	Coffeeville		57%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	158
#96	B-	Ethel Attendance Center	Ethel	Attala Co School Dist	57%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	287
#97	B-	Northeast Jones High School	Laurel	Jones Co School Dist	57%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	988
#98	B-	Raleigh High School	Raleigh	Smith Co School Dist	57%	40%	Meets Expectations	442
#99	B-	East Webster High School	Maben	Webster Co School Dist	56%	45%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	458
#100	B-	Eupora High School	Eupora	Webster Co School Dist	56%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	455
#101	B-	Gautier High School	Gautier	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	56%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	901
#102	B-	Pascagoula High School	Pascagoula	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	56%	35%	Meets Expectations	1,187
#103	B-	Ridgeland High School	Ridgeland	Madison Co School Dist	56%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	968
#104	B-	Rosa Fort High School	Tunica	Tunica County School District	56%	15%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	447
#105	B-	Senatobia High School	Senatobia	Senatobia Municipal School Dist	56%	35%	Meets Expectations	441
#106	C+	Sumner Hill JR Hi School	Clinton	Clinton Public School Dist	77%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	467
#107	C+	Belmont School (K-12)	Belmont	Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist	60%	50%	Meets Expectations	868
#108	C+	Jumpertown High School (K-12)	Booneville	Prentiss Co School Dist	60%	51%	Meets Expectations	325
#109	C+	Lake Cormorant High	Lake Cormorant	Desoto Co School Dist	56%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	969
#110	C+	Seminary High School	Seminary	Covington County School District	56%	37%	Meets Expectations	388
#111	C+	Choctaw County High School	Ackerman	Choctaw Co School Dist	55%	35%	Meets Expectations	501
#112	C+	Horn Lake High	Horn Lake	Desoto Co School Dist	55%	31%	Exceeds Expectations	1,361
#113	C+	Saltillo High School	Saltillo	Lee County School District	55%	51%	Underperforms Expectations	955
#114	C+	South Jones High School	Ellisville	Jones Co School Dist	55%	47%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,306
#115	C+	South Panola High School	Batesville	South Panola School District	55%	32%	Meets Expectations	1,174
#116	C+	West Jones High School	Laurel	Jones Co School Dist	55%	42%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,516
#117	C+	Puckett Attendance Center	Puckett	Rankin Co School Dist	54%	49%	Underperforms Expectations	342
#118	C+	Richland High School	Richland	Rankin Co School Dist	54%	41%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	807
#119	C+	Simmons High School	Hollandale	Hollandale School Dist	54%	12%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	155
#120	C+	Starkville High School	Starkville	Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist	54%	34%	Meets Expectations	1,076
#121	C+	Leland High School	Leland	Leland School Dist	53%	21%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	179
#122	C+	Raymond High School	Raymond	Hinds Co School Dist	53%	25%	Exceeds Expectations	570
#123	C	Nanih Waiya Attendance Center (K-12)	Louisville	Louisville Municipal School Dist	59%	47%	Meets Expectations	523
#124	C	Blue Mountain High School (K-12)	Blue Mountain	South Tippah School Dist	58%	36%	Exceeds Expectations	327
#125	C	Hickory Flat Attendance Center (K-12)	Hickory Flat	Benton Co School Dist	58%	40%	Meets Expectations	465
#126	C	Morton High School	Morton	Scott Co School Dist	53%	31%	Meets Expectations	469
#127	C	Newton High School	Newton	Newton Municipal School District	53%	20%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	248
#128	C	Mcadams Attendance Center	Mcadams	Attala Co School Dist	52%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	181
#129	C	North Forrest High School	Hattiesburg	Forrest County School District	52%	27%	Exceeds Expectations	342
#130	C	Hattiesburg High School	Hattiesburg	Hattiesburg Public School Dist	51%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	964
#131	C	Southaven High School	Southaven	Desoto Co School Dist	51%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,850
#132	C	Velma Jackson High School	Camden	Madison Co School Dist	51%	18%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	202
#133	C	Louisville High School	Louisville	Louisville Municipal School Dist	50%	23%	Exceeds Expectations	501
#134	C	Terry High School	Terry	Hinds Co School Dist	50%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	1,098
#135	C	Independence High School	Coldwater	Tate Co School Dist	49%	29%	Meets Expectations	462
#136	C	Perry Central High School	New Augusta	Perry Co School Dist	49%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	278
#137	C	Port Gibson High School	Port Gibson	Claiborne Co School Dist	49%	11%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#138	C	Richton High School	Richton	Richton School Dist	49%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	299
#139	C-	Noxapater Attendance Center (K-12)	Noxapater	Louisville Municipal School Dist	55%	37%	Meets Expectations	459
#140	C-	Thrasher High School (K-12)	Booneville	Prentiss Co School Dist	55%	44%	Meets Expectations	425
#141	C-	Byhalia High School 9 12	Byhalia	Marshall Co School Dist	48%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	479
#142	C-	Pelahatchie Attendance Center	Pelahatchie	Rankin Co School Dist	48%	42%	Underperforms Expectations	366
#143	C-	Quitman High School	Quitman	Quitman School Dist	48%	25%	Meets Expectations	491
#144	C-	Warren Central High School	Vicksburg	Vicksburg Warren School Dist	48%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	1,159
#145	C-	Clinton High School	Clinton	Clinton Public School Dist	47%	43%	Underperforms Expectations	1,226
#146	C-	Water Valley High School	Water Valley	Water Valley School District	47%	33%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	436
#147	C-	Yazoo County High School	Yazoo City	Yazoo Co School Dist	47%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	448
#148	C-	Madison Central High School	Madison	Madison Co School Dist	46%	55%	Underperforms Expectations	1,246
#149	C-	Laurel High School	Laurel	Laurel School District	45%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	708
#150	C-	Nettleton High School	Nettleton	Nettleton School Dist	45%	35%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	342
#151	C-	Noxubee County High School	Macon	Noxubee County School District	45%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	416
#152	C-	Canton Public High School	Canton	Canton Public School Dist	44%	19%	Exceeds Expectations	597
#153	C-	Kemper County High School	Dekalb	Kemper Co School Dist	44%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	323
#154	C-	Leake County High School	Walnut Grove	Leake Co School Dist	44%	23%	Meets Expectations	296
#155	C-	Murrah High School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	44%	23%	Meets Expectations	1,326
#156	D+	Houlka Attendance Center (K-12)	Houlka		54%	40%	Meets Expectations	490
#157	D+	Mantachie Attendance Center (K-12)	Mantachie	Itawamba County School Dist	54%	45%	Meets Expectations	1,003
#158	D+	Tremont Attendance Center (K-12)	Tremont	Itawamba County School Dist	54%	42%	Meets Expectations	325
#159	D+	Brookhaven High School	Brookhaven	Brookhaven School Dist	43%	31%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	769
#160	D+	Cleveland Central High School	Cleveland	Cleveland School Dist	43%	20%	Meets Expectations	817
#161	D+	Franklin High School	Meadville	Franklin Co School Dist	43%	34%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	391
#162	D+	Lumberton High School	Lumberton	Lamar County School District	43%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	261
#163	D+	Crystal Springs High School	Crystal Springs	Copiah Co School Dist	42%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	451
#164	D+	M S Palmer High School	Marks	Quitman Co School Dist	42%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	215
#165	D+	Holly Springs High School	Holly Springs	Holly Springs School Dist	41%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	301
#166	D+	Jim Hill High School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	40%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	908
#167	D+	West Point High School	West Point	West Point Consolidated School Dist	40%	23%	Meets Expectations	1,071
#168	D+	Humphreys County High School	Belzoni	Humphreys Co School Dist	39%	9%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	424
#169	D+	North Panola High School	Sardis	North Panola School District	39%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	374
#170	D+	South Delta High School	Rolling Fork	South Delta School District	39%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	171
#171	D	Walnut Attendance Center (K-12)	Walnut	North Tippah School Dist	54%	50%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	508
#172	D	Loyd Star School (K-12)	Brookhaven	Lincoln County School District	52%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	720
#173	D	Strayhorn High School	Sarah	Tate Co School Dist	39%	44%	Underperforms Expectations	309
#174	D	Amite County High School	Liberty	Amite County School District	38%	21%	Meets Expectations	254
#175	D	Collins High School	Collins	Covington County School District	38%	20%	Meets Expectations	242
#176	D	Holmes County Central High School	Lexington	Holmes County Consolidated Sd	38%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	811
#177	D	Jefferson Co High	Fayette	Jefferson Co School Dist	38%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	313
#178	D	Winona Secondary School	Winona	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated	38%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	517
#179	D	Aberdeen High School	Aberdeen	Aberdeen School Dist	37%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	345
#180	D	Shannon High School	Shannon	Lee County School District	37%	17%	Meets Expectations	525
#181	D	Forest High School	Forest	Forest Municipal School Dist	36%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	464
#182	D	Forest Hill High School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	36%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	991
#183	D	J Z George High School	North Carrollton	Carroll County School Dist	36%	24%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	441
#184	D	Riverside High School	Avon	Western Line School District	36%	31%	Underperforms Expectations	372
#185	D	Mendenhall High School	Mendenhall	Simpson Co School Dist	35%	30%	Underperforms Expectations	519
#186	D	Thomas E Edwards SR High School	Ruleville	Sunflower Cty Cons School District	35%	12%	Meets Expectations	336
#187	D-	Falkner Attendance Center (K-12)	Falkner	North Tippah School Dist	50%	42%	Meets Expectations	512
#188	D-	Salem Attendance Center (K-12)	Tylertown	Walthall Co School Dist	50%	44%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	459
#189	D-	Gentry High School	Indianola	Sunflower Cty Cons School District	35%	10%	Exceeds Expectations	488
#190	D-	Mccomb High School	Mccomb	Mccomb School District	35%	17%	Meets Expectations	627
#191	D-	West Lowndes High School	Columbus	Lowndes Co School Dist	35%	22%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	246
#192	D-	Callaway High School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	34%	11%	Meets Expectations	923
#193	D-	Greenwood High School	Greenwood	Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch District	34%	11%	Meets Expectations	637
#194	D-	Obannon High School	Greenville	Western Line School District	34%	15%	Meets Expectations	373
#195	D-	Philadelphia High School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia Public School Dist	34%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	373
#196	D-	Tylertown High School	Tylertown	Walthall Co School Dist	34%	19%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	509
#197	D-	Ashland Middle High School	Ashland	Benton Co School Dist	33%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	222
#198	D-	Charleston High School	Charleston	East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist	33%	14%	Meets Expectations	275
#199	D-	Lawrence County High School	Monticello	Lawrence Co School Dist	33%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	535
#200	D-	Amanda Elzy High School	Greenwood	Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch District	32%	13%	Meets Expectations	395
#201	D-	Hazlehurst High School	Hazlehurst	Hazlehurst City School District	32%	13%	Meets Expectations	401
#202	D-	Vicksburg High School	Vicksburg	Vicksburg Warren School Dist	32%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	871
#203	D-	Leake Central High School	Carthage	Leake Co School Dist	31%	25%	Underperforms Expectations	612
#204	F	Scott Central Attendance Center (K-12)	Forest	Scott Co School Dist	45%	29%	Meets Expectations	898
#205	F	Mount Olive Attendance Center (K-12)	Mount Olive	Covington County School District	40%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	333
#206	F	Magee High School	Magee	Simpson Co School Dist	31%	27%	Underperforms Expectations	405
#207	F	Northside High School	Shelby	North Bolivar Cons School Dist	31%	10%	Meets Expectations	354
#208	F	West Bolivar High School	Rosedale	West Bolivar Cons School Dist	31%	21%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	234
#209	F	Columbus High School	Columbus	Columbus Municipal School Dist	30%	14%	Meets Expectations	898
#210	F	Taylorsville Attendance Center (K-12)	Taylorsville	Smith Co School Dist	30%	30%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	627
#211	F	West Tallahatchie High School	Webb	West Tallahatchie School District	28%	13%	Meets Expectations	260
#212	F	Coahoma County Jrsr High School	Clarksdale	Coahoma County School District	27%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	516
#213	F	Greenville High School	Greenville	Greenville Public Schools	27%	12%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	871
#214	F	Meridian High School	Meridian	Meridian Public Schools	27%	21%	Underperforms Expectations	1,301
#215	F	Yazoo City High School	Yazoo City	Yazoo City Municipal School Dist	27%	9%	Meets Expectations	632
#216	F	Leflore County High School	Itta Bena	Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch District	24%	19%	Underperforms Expectations	347
#217	F	Natchez High School	Natchez	Natchez-Adams School District	24%	17%	Underperforms Expectations	665
#218	F	Provine High School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	22%	13%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	774
#219	F	Lanier High School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	21%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	603
#220	F	Clarksdale High School	Clarksdale	Clarksdale Municipal School Dist	20%	9%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	466
#221	F	Wilkinson County High	Woodville	Wilkinson Co School Dist	16%	10%	Underperforms Expectations	262

How Mississippi's high schools compare

A: 53B: 52C: 50D: 48F: 18

48% of the 221 ranked high schools in Mississippi earn an A or B (53 A grades, 52 B, 50 C, 48 D, 18 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 165 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (75% here, 74% nationally), and 83 exceed it. On average 55% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 35% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Forrest County Agricultural Hi Sch (76% against 34%, A+), Lake High School (68% against 26%, B+), Okolona High School (62% against 20%, B), Simmons High School (54% against 12%, C+), Rosa Fort High School (56% against 15%, B-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 56): Desoto Co School Dist (5), Union Co School Dist (4), Lamar County School District (3), Jackson Co School Dist (3).

Cities with the most ranked high schools: Jackson (6, 0 at A or B), Meridian (4, 3 at A or B), Brookhaven (4, 2 at A or B), Booneville (4, 2 at A or B), Madison (3, 2 at A or B).

The largest ranked high schools: Tupelo High School (2,001 students, B, #88), Desoto Central High School (1,995 students, A-, #39), Ocean Springs High School (1,899 students, A+, #6).

High schools in Mississippi that are not ranked

18 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Very small schools (1)

Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.

D- Williams School, Raymond

Not yet graded (17)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

Canton Public 9th Grade School, Canton
Choctaw Central High School, Choctaw
Coldwater High School, Coldwater
Corinth High School, Corinth
Exceptional School, Pascagoula
Harrison Co Child Development Cen, Gulfport
Jdc High School, Bassfield
Jerome W Stampley 9th Grade Academ, Clarksdale
Mcevans School, Shaw
MS School For Math And Science, Columbus
MS School For The Arts, Brookhaven
MS School For The Blind, Jackson
MS School For The Deaf, Jackson
Roger Amos Mcmurtry School, Gulfport
South Pike Senior High School, Magnolia
Vardaman High School, Vardaman
Wingfield High School, Jackson

About this ranking

Scope: every public high school in Mississippi.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Mississippi

What is the best high school in Mississippi?

Enterprise High School in Enterprise ranks first among the 221 ranked high schools in Mississippi with a SchoolGrade of A+, 86% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54%.

How are high schools in Mississippi ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Mississippi have?

SchoolGrade grades 239 public high schools in Mississippi; 221 are ranked here and 18 are listed as not ranked.