Summary:
Ackerman, Mississippi is served by a single high school, Choctaw County High School, a rural combined 7–12 campus within Choctaw County Schools enrolling 511 students. The school earns a strong 92.9% graduation rate, beating the state's 89.2%, and offers a very favorable 9:1 student-teacher ratio suggesting small classes and individualized attention. However, nearly all students (99.41%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, marking a very high-poverty population; chronic absenteeism is 23.7%, matching the state but well above the district's 16.5% — a sign attendance issues concentrate at this school.
Rankings have been volatile: the school sits at 154th of 224 schools (bottom third) for 2025–2026, down from 101st (56th percentile) the prior year, while the district ranks a strong 36th of 134 districts with 4 stars — meaning other district schools are lifting overall performance. Test scores tell a mixed story. In 2024–2025, Choctaw County beat the state in five of nine tested areas, including Biology (72.8% vs. 62%), U.S. History (77.4% vs. 69.7%), and 8th-grade math (56.9% vs. 47.5%). But in 2025–2026, most scores slipped sharply, with Algebra I falling to 42.9% proficiency, a 23-point gap behind the state, and 7th-grade English dropping from 50% to 33.3%.
The most consistent bright spot is 7th-grade mathematics, above the state both years (70.6% vs. 57.7% in 2025–2026). Large year-to-year swings — Biology dropping 17 points, for example — suggest small cohort sizes make single-year data unstable. The school appears stronger with younger students, while advanced courses like Algebra I and English II show larger gaps. For parents, this is a high-poverty school with a commendable graduation rate, real subject-level strengths, and low class sizes, but inconsistent performance and rising absenteeism are key concerns to monitor.
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