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Best Public Schools in Tupelo, MS

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At a glance

Schools

6,870

Students

Districts

Top rankedTupelo Middle School80^th of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Lawhon Elementary School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pierce Street Elementary School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

8 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Tupelo Public School District in Tupelo, Mississippi, serves approximately 6,870 students across 11 schools, including one high school, two middle schools, and eight elementary schools that span pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in a predominantly low-income community where roughly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Families will find notable bright spots and some concerns. Tupelo Middle School stands out for exceptional math performance, with 98.8% of Algebra I students scoring proficient and 7th grade math proficiency (65.1%) well above the state average (57.7%). Rankin Elementary is the top-ranked elementary school in the district and boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (15.2%), well below the state average of 23.9%, along with strong 5th grade science scores (81.1%). By contrast, Lawndale Elementary saw the sharpest decline, dropping 89 places in state rank due to significant test score drops, and Tupelo High School has a graduation rate (84.2%) below the state average and a chronic absenteeism rate (41.5%) nearly double the state average.

Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide concern that worsens as students age, rising from roughly 18-25% in the K-2 schools (Joyner Elementary, Parkway Elementary, Thomas Street Elementary, Carver Elementary) to 30-36% in middle schools and 41.5% at the high school. These K-2 schools have no test score data since state testing begins in 3rd grade, leaving the youngest learners unmeasured. Poverty rates are similar across schools (61-76%), yet outcomes vary widely; for instance, Pierce Street Elementary has the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.2) but struggles in math, while Lawhon Elementary has the highest ratio (14.3) yet performs adequately. Milam Elementary, a standalone 6th-grade center, shows strong ELA and math scores above state averages. Overall, elementary science scores, middle school math acceleration, and low student-teacher ratios are positives, but attendance interventions and early-grade math support are clearly needed.

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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 (2025)	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
Lee County Career & Technical School	Public	8-12	221 Honeycomb Way	Tupelo	38803	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 432-1090	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Tupelo Middle School	Public	7-8	1009 Varsity Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-8780	1,070	77	13.9	67.0%	344 (32.1%)	565 (52.8%)	100 (9.3%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.4%)	67.7	80^th of 260 public middle schools	69.2%		74.8	61^st of 266 public middle schools	77.1%	19					39.4	46.2					65.1	52.3	98.8			59.2		$10,592
Joyner Elementary School	Public	K-2	1201 Joyner Avenue	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8900	444	32	14.0	71.8%	124 (27.9%)	226 (50.9%)	48 (10.8%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.3%)								(n/a)																		$12,635
Lawhon Elementary School	Public	2-5	140 Lake Street	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8910	575	40	14.3	75.0%	165 (28.7%)	326 (56.7%)	44 (7.7%)	19 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	49.4	191^st of 377 public elementary schools	49.3%		49.4	194^th of 383 public elementary schools	49.3%	3	43.2	49.6	45.9				37.7	56.6	51.1						75.2			$12,326
Pierce Street Elementary School	Public	3-5	1008 Pierce Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8940	345	31	11.2	66.4%	115 (33.3%)	177 (51.3%)	36 (10.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	46.9	198^th of 377 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.8	182^nd of 383 public elementary schools	52.5%	16	46.4	50.0	55.6				31.5	37.3	53.0						71.8			$14,108
Rankin Elementary School	Public	3-5	1908 Forrest Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8950	375	30	12.6	71.7%	120 (32.0%)	190 (50.7%)	44 (11.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.3%)	53	171^st of 377 public elementary schools	54.6%		57.7	165^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.9%	6	48.6	54.4	55.4				47.9	45.5	31.0						81.1			$14,059
Thomas Street Elementary School	Public	K-2	520 S Thomas Street	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8960	374	29	13.0	66.8%	112 (29.9%)	196 (52.4%)	34 (9.1%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)								(n/a)																		$13,147
Tupelo High School	Public	9-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8970	2,123	153	13.8	61.5%	696 (32.8%)	1,075 (50.6%)	241 (11.4%)	42 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (3.2%)	50.8	112^th of 224 public high schools	50.0%		56.5	111^th of 232 public high schools	52.2%	1													60.1	51.8			59.2	$12,106
Tupelo Lee County Vocational Technical School	Public	8-12	4125 Golden Wave Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8990	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carver Elementary School	Public	K-1	910 North Green Street	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8870	312	23	13.5	75.3%	91 (29.2%)	171 (54.8%)	23 (7.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.4%)								(n/a)																		$14,223
Lawndale Elementary School	Public	3-5	1563 Mitchell Road	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 841-8890	378	33	11.6	76.2%	95 (25.1%)	208 (55.0%)	42 (11.1%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.8%)	38.8	231^st of 377 public elementary schools	38.7%		63.5	142^nd of 383 public elementary schools	62.9%	89	34.4	48.5	49.2				42.2	43.8	37.3						66.7			$13,650
Milam Elementary School	Public	6	720 West Jefferson	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8920	456	37	12.3	66.7%	127 (27.9%)	248 (54.4%)	47 (10.3%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)								(n/a)				52.2						57.0								$11,300
Tupelo Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	903 Fillmore Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8956	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Parkway Elementary School	Public	K-2	628 Rutherford Road	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 844-6303	418	32	13.0	74.9%	97 (23.2%)	252 (60.3%)	35 (8.4%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)								(n/a)																		$12,778

Cities Near Tupelo

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Verona	2.62 mi	1	195^th
Plantersville	4.94 mi	1	197^th
Belden	5.75 mi	1
Shannon	7.7 mi	4	170^th
Mooreville	9.44 mi	3	27^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.