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Best Public Schools in Booneville, MS

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At a glance

Schools

3,004

Students

Districts

Top rankedHills Chapel School98^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Hills Chapel School up 8 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Jumpertown School 8.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Booneville, Mississippi area is served by seven schools across two districts, Booneville School District and Prentiss County School District, covering grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of about 3,004 students. Both districts rank in the top 20% of Mississippi districts — Booneville at 22nd and Prentiss County at 24th statewide — making this a generally strong region for public education.

Among individual schools, Wheeler High School stands out as the best all-around performer, with the highest graduation rate (94.7%), tied-lowest chronic absenteeism (11.3%), and exceptional math proficiency averages (71.9% in grades 3–8). Hills Chapel School is a model of consistency, ranking in the 72nd–74th percentile for three straight years and also posting a low 11.3% absenteeism rate. Jumpertown School, despite having the highest poverty rate (86.6% free/reduced lunch), is a science powerhouse with a remarkable 95.3% 8th-grade science proficiency and 86.9% Biology EOC proficiency. Meanwhile, Booneville High School earned 5 stars in 2024-25 but slipped to 4 stars in 2025-26, while Thrasher High School shows strong high-school EOC results in Algebra I (84.0%) and Biology (85.7%) but struggles in middle-grade math.

A notable pattern is that math proficiency consistently outpaces ELA across most K-8 schools, but math excellence fades by 8th grade — only Hills Chapel exceeds the state average in 8th-grade math. Chronic absenteeism is a clear differentiator: elementary and middle schools like Anderson Elementary School and R.H. Long Booneville Middle School have rates near 12%, while the two main high schools (Booneville High at 24.0% and Thrasher at 22.1%) exceed or approach the state average. Small cohort sizes produce extreme swings in some grades, so scores like Jumpertown’s 0% in 7th-grade ELA should be interpreted cautiously. Overall, families in this area can expect strong math and science instruction, low absenteeism in most elementary schools, and occasional volatility at the high school level.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Northeast Middle School Regional Alternative	Public	5-12	103 Medical Drive	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 728-7144	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Booneville High School	Public	9-12	300 B W George E. Allen Dr.	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5445	370	26	13.9	60.0%	240 (64.9%)	88 (23.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	70.1	62^nd of 224 public high schools	72.3%		85.8	19^th of 232 public high schools	91.8%	43													61.3	62.3			76.9	$16,609
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	111 Anderson Street	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5465	551	34	16.3	71.9%	354 (64.2%)	123 (22.3%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.3%)	71.6	103^rd of 377 public elementary schools	72.7%		71.2	105^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.6%	2	60.2	43.5					67.8	70.3										$8,941
R.H. Long Booneville Middle School	Public	5-8	300 A W George E. Allen	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5843	416	28	14.9	65.9%	277 (66.6%)	84 (20.2%)	12 (2.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.4%)	64.1	83^rd of 260 public middle schools	68.1%		75.7	58^th of 266 public middle schools	78.2%	25			61.3	45.4	41.3	50.9			65.6	53.5	59.8	49.2			76.6	59.3		$5,821
Hills Chapel School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Cr 2371	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5181	398	34	11.7	68.1%	371 (93.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	72.1	98^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.0%		71.1	106^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.3%	8	28.2	74.4	55.6	54.3	53.7	57.2	48.7	74.3	86.1	77.1	75.6	59.5			83.4	66.7		$10,832
Jumpertown School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	717 Hwy 4 West	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-6378	305	36	8.5	86.6%	234 (76.7%)	10 (3.3%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.1%)								(n/a)	62.5	50.0	55.0	52.0	0.0	25.9	62.5	45.0	65.0	60.0	56.3	40.7	56.5	55.5	60.0	74.0	86.9	$13,322
Prentiss County Vocational Complex	Public	9-12	302 W. George E. Allen Dr.	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 728-9259	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Thrasher High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	167 Cr 1040	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5233	387	43	8.9	76.5%	306 (79.1%)	22 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)								(n/a)	37.6	42.9	57.9	40.0	36.7	42.9	56.3	38.1	31.6	30.0	40.0	39.3	84.0	38.9	63.1	71.5	85.7	$11,901
Wheeler High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	318 Cr 5011	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-2535	577	51	11.2	65.7%	528 (91.5%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)								(n/a)	44.4	61.1	54.6	70.0	53.8	45.2	70.2	66.6	88.6	86.7	69.2	50.0	68.6	41.7	86.4	66.7	71.4	$10,679

Cities Near Booneville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Site	10.39 mi	1	9^th
Baldwyn	10.45 mi	3	128^th
Marietta	12.03 mi	1	20^th
Corinth	12.71 mi	10	67^th
Ripley	13.56 mi	5	45^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.