Summary:
Wiggins, Mississippi, is served by three public schools — Stone Elementary School (K-5), Stone Middle School (6-8), and Stone High School (9-12) — enrolling about 2,029 students within the 5-star Stone County School District, which ranks 14th out of 134 districts in Mississippi. The district provides a complete K-12 public school pipeline in a single highly rated system.
Stone Middle School is the clear academic standout: it ranks 28th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools (89th percentile) and has improved three years in a row. Its math scores are exceptional — 72.5% of 6th graders, 79.9% of 7th graders, and 65.0% of 8th graders are proficient, far above state averages. Eighth-grade science proficiency is also strong at 77.4%. Stone Elementary School posts impressive early-grade results, including 80.7% 3rd grade math proficiency (vs. 48.8% statewide), but its state ranking has slipped from 27th to 96th, and it carries the highest economic need (68.35% free/reduced lunch) and the highest student-teacher ratio (18.7:1). Stone High School still outperforms state averages in every end-of-course subject and posts a 91.0% graduation rate, though its rank has dropped from 64th to 84th, earning 3 stars.
The biggest concerns are chronic absenteeism and a few academic weak spots. Stone Middle School (31.1%) and Stone High School (28.4%) both exceed the state's 23.9% chronic absenteeism rate, meaning about one in three secondary students misses significant school. At Stone Elementary School, 4th grade math collapsed from 73.5% to 46.3% — the only city score below state average. Stone Middle School's 7th grade ELA also dropped to 41.4%. While math and science are clear strengths across the district, addressing attendance and these targeted subject gaps could make Wiggins one of Mississippi's strongest K-12 systems.
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