Summary:
Saltillo, Mississippi, is served by three schools in the Lee County district — Saltillo High School (grades 9–12), Saltillo Primary School (grades PK–2), and Saltillo Elementary School (grades 3–5) — with 2,339 students combined and no middle school within the city itself. The district ranks 66th out of 134 in Mississippi, sitting at the 51st percentile with a 3-star rating.
Among the three schools, Saltillo Elementary is the clear rising star, improving its state ranking from 203rd in 2023–2024 to 154th in 2025–2026, and it beats state averages in 3rd-grade ELA and math, 5th-grade ELA, and 5th-grade science (78.2% proficient vs. 71.5% statewide). Saltillo High School shines in U.S. History with an 87% proficiency rate, far above the district's 71.5% and the state's 69.7%, and its 88.8% graduation rate easily tops the district's 83.2%. However, the high school's chronic absenteeism of 28.3% exceeds both district (26.2%) and state (23.9%) levels, and Algebra I proficiency slipped from 63.2% to 58.6%. Saltillo Primary School, while not ranked due to its PK–2 span, posts the best attendance in the area at 18.9% chronic absenteeism.
A clear pattern emerges: younger students outperform state averages while secondary math lags. Saltillo Elementary's 4th-grade math proficiency is persistently weak (39.2% vs. 51.5% statewide), though 5th-grade math improved sharply from 40.4% to 47.8%. The lack of a Saltillo middle school means grades 6–8 students likely transition outside the city, an important factor for families. Poverty levels are moderate but uneven — 55.6% of elementary and 53.7% of primary students qualify for free/reduced lunch versus 44.5% at the high school — yet the younger grades still achieve strong results, a positive signal for the district's foundational instruction.
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