SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the MS proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 51%Projected 18%

Velma Jackson High School Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the MS proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the MS average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 69%MS 53%

English proficiency

School 45%MS 46%

Science proficiency

School 39%MS 59%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

85%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

5%

Students in at least one AP course. 2 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

8%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes8%
AP courses offered2
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

5%
2%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the MS average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

B+

19.68 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A

1.42 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B+

9.86 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$50,149

MS average $62,254

Median home value

$142,406

MS average $170,211

Median rent

$874 /mo

MS average $980

Unemployment rate

16.8%

MS average 6.1%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 82.7%MS 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

7:1

MS average 13:1

Teachers

34

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$60,744

All teachers in Madison Co School Dist.

Student to counselor ratio MS average 381:1202:1
Support staff2
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%MS 96%

Experienced teachers

School 86%MS 76%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days70
Out-of-school suspension days0
Total days missed to suspension179
Expulsions with services3
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$6628 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.34

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

0%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

0%

Black

99%

Latino

0%

Multiracial

0%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged93%
Students with disabilities13%
English as a second language2%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Velma Jackson High School

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Canton Public High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 12.8 mi
Leake Central High School

  • Actual: 31%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 19.9 mi
Germantown High School

  • Actual: 72%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 21.6 mi
Kosciusko Senior High School

  • Actual: 63%
  • Projected: 35%
  • Distance: 25.7 mi
Leake County High School

  • Actual: 44%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 26.9 mi
Madison Central High School

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 27.1 mi
Ridgeland High School

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 27.7 mi
Northwest Rankin High School

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 29.8 mi
Morton High School

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 32.0 mi
Callaway High School

  • Actual: 34%
  • Projected: 11%
  • Distance: 32.3 mi