Summary:
Quitman, Mississippi is served by one public high school, Quitman High School, part of the Quitman School District, which enrolls 437 students in grades 9 through 12 and is the only high school option in the city.
As the sole high school in the district, Quitman High School directly sets the tone for the entire district's state ranking. The school has a strong graduation rate of 95.6%, well above the state average of 89.2%, and its state ranking improved significantly from 186th (1 star) in 2024–2025 to 149th (2 stars) in 2025–2026. That said, the school's overall percentile rank (33rd) is only slightly higher than it was two years earlier, suggesting the recent improvement may be a recovery from a temporary dip rather than a sustained upward trend. Parents should note that the district and school are essentially the same at the high school level, so district-level metrics for graduation and test scores mirror the school's numbers exactly.
The biggest concern is chronic absenteeism: 46.5% of Quitman High School students are chronically absent, nearly double the state average of 23.9% and 10 points higher than the district's overall rate of 36.5%. This likely contributes to the school's weakest subject area — English II, where only 33.8% of students scored proficient in 2025–2026 compared to the state's 49.3%. In contrast, Algebra I (59.1% proficient) and Biology (59.4%) are much closer to state averages, showing that math and science instruction is a relative strength. No free/reduced lunch data is available, which limits a full understanding of the school's socioeconomic context, but the combination of high absenteeism and below-average literacy skills points to clear opportunities for targeted support.
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