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Best Public Schools in Collins, MS

At a glance

Schools

1,043

Students

Top rankedHopewell Elementary School209^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Smallest classes

Collins High School 11.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

Located in Covington County, Mississippi, the city of Collins is served by the Covington County School District and includes three public schools: Collins Elementary School (PK–6), Collins High School (7–12), and Hopewell Elementary School (K–6), together serving roughly 1,043 students. The district ranks near the middle of Mississippi districts (68th of 134, 3 stars), but all three Collins schools score below district and state averages, meaning other schools in the district are likely carrying the overall rating.

The clear bright spot is Hopewell Elementary School, which ranks highest in the city (45th percentile) and is the only school to hit or exceed state proficiency in multiple subjects, including 3rd grade math (60% vs. 48.8%) and 6th grade math (62.9% vs. 52.7%). Hopewell also has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 18.1%, well below the state rate of 23.9%. By contrast, Collins High School is in crisis: it sits in the bottom 8% of Mississippi high schools (0 stars), with a 75.4% graduation rate, a 47.8% chronic absenteeism rate, and steep one-year drops in Algebra I, English II, and Biology proficiency. Collins Elementary School falls in between, but has remained in the bottom quarter of state elementary rankings for three straight years.

All three schools face nearly identical poverty levels (98–99% free/reduced lunch), yet the performance gap between Hopewell and Collins Elementary is wide — for example, 3rd grade math proficiency is 60% at Hopewell versus just 36.1% at Collins Elementary. This suggests school-level factors like instruction, leadership, and attendance culture matter greatly. The most urgent challenges are at the high school, where extreme absenteeism and declining test scores require immediate, targeted support. Overall, Collins presents a mixed picture: Hopewell proves strong outcomes are possible under high poverty, but the city’s other two schools need significant intervention, and district leadership should prioritize these three schools to lift the entire Covington County School District.

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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
Collins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Dogwood St.	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-4383	474	30	15.6	52.1%	83 (17.5%)	320 (67.5%)	41 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	22.2	317^th of 377 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.8	292^nd of 380 public elementary schools	23.2%	25	34.7	25.0	44.8	27.9			36.1	18.7	36.2	36.0					62.1			$10,435
Collins High School	Public	7-12	1208 S. Dogwood	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-3203	373	31	11.9	41.6%	51 (13.7%)	268 (71.8%)	32 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.8%)	11.8	207^th of 224 public high schools	7.6%		24.3	174^th of 232 public high schools	25.0%	33					31.1	32.2					48.9	33.9	37.7	29.0		42.8	42.3	$14,749
Covington County Vocational Technical	Public	8-12	1200 S. Dogwood St.	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 765-8253	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hopewell Elementary School	Public	K-6	824 Hopewell Road	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-8568	196	16	11.9	60.2%	9 (4.6%)	181 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	46.1	209^th of 377 public elementary schools	44.6%		50.6	190^th of 380 public elementary schools	50.0%	19	53.3	32.0	40.9	51.8			60.0	24.0	31.8	62.9					68.2			$15,451
Covington County Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	1211 South Dogwood Street	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 765-1465	0	0	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Collins

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seminary	7.2 mi	3	36^th
Mount Olive	9.51 mi	1
Mize	14.43 mi	2
Taylorsville	14.81 mi	2
Bassfield	14.82 mi	2	127^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.

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