Best High Schools in Brandon, MS

Summary:

The city of Brandon, Mississippi is home to two high schools: Brandon High School and Pisgah High School. Both schools serve grades 9-12 and are part of the Rankin County School District.

Based on the available data, Pisgah High School appears to be the standout school in the area. Pisgah consistently ranks higher than Brandon High School in the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, reaching as high as 22nd out of 232 Mississippi high schools. Additionally, Pisgah outperforms the district and state averages in several key test score metrics, including MAAP/Algebra I, MAAP/English II, MAAP/Biology, and MAAP/U.S. History. Both schools maintain impressive four-year graduation rates of 89.4%.

While Brandon High School has a larger enrollment of 1,645 students, Pisgah High School has a smaller student-teacher ratio of 13.0 compared to 15.6 at Brandon High School. Pisgah also has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 42.65%, suggesting a more diverse student population. However, both schools share a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%, which may be an area that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAAP Mathematics (2025)		MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)	MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Brandon High School	Public	9-12	3090 Hwy 18	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-2261	1,609	114	14.1	35.7%	885 (55.0%)	611 (38.0%)	37 (2.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.8%)	83.7	28^th of 232 public high schools	87.9%		66.8	77^th of 228 public high schools	66.2%	49					71.7	65.7		81.2	86.8	$11,541
Pisgah High School	Public	7-12	115 Tori Bowie Lane	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 829-1138	482	40	11.9	41.9%	402 (83.4%)	55 (11.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	84.4	22^nd of 232 public high schools	90.5%		68.3	71^st of 228 public high schools	68.9%	49	50.6	60.0	82.7	63.8	85.4	64.5	65.0	67.5	82.4	$13,618

Cities Near Brandon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flowood	5.13 mi	4	16^th
Pearl	7.47 mi	5	54^th
Pelahatchie	10.1 mi	2	111^th
Florence	10.57 mi	6	19^th
Jackson	10.64 mi	49	178^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.