Lee County School District Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.

1. A- Mooreville Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. A- Mooreville Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
3. B Saltillo Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
4. B Guntown Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
5. B- Mooreville High School (High school, meets expectations)
6. B- Saltillo High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
7. C- Shannon Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
8. C- Shannon Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. D Plantersville Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
10. D Shannon High School (High school, meets expectations)

High schools (3)

• B- Mooreville High School, Mooreville
• B- Saltillo High School, Saltillo
• D Shannon High School, Shannon

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• B Guntown Middle School, Guntown
• A- Mooreville Middle School, Mooreville
• D Plantersville Middle School, Plantersville
• C- Shannon Middle School, Shannon

Elementary and primary schools (6)

• A- Mooreville Elementary School, Mooreville
• B Saltillo Elementary School, Saltillo
• Saltillo Primary School, Saltillo
• C- Shannon Elementary School, Shannon
• Shannon Primary School, Shannon
• D- Verona Elementary School, Verona

Cities and towns served (6)

• Shannon (4)
• Mooreville (3)
• Saltillo (3)
• Guntown (1)
• Plantersville (1)
• Verona (1)

• State: Best schools in Mississippi
• County: Lee County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 6,296 students with 512 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,013 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 2802550
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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