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Best Public Schools in Chickasaw County, MS

At a glance

Schools

2,709

Students

Districts

Top rankedHouston Upper Elementary114^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Okolona Elementary School up 60 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Okolona High School 7.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Houston Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	123 Starkville Street	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-3323	472	32	14.8	79.9%	233 (49.4%)	181 (38.3%)	48 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)								(n/a)																			$9,755
Houston High School	Public	9-12	634 Starkville Road	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-3320	529	43	12.2	64.7%	233 (44.0%)	187 (35.3%)	52 (9.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.4%)	61.5	98^th of 232 public high schools	57.8%		59.8	96^th of 228 public high schools	57.9%	2													74.6	52.6			62.0	64.7	$13,077
Houston Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	452 Pittsboro Street	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-2797	387	29	13.2	77.8%	169 (43.7%)	130 (33.6%)	35 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (13.2%)	69.1	114^th of 383 public elementary schools	70.2%		66	136^th of 390 public elementary schools	65.1%	22	48.5	69.3	63.3				56.7	58.5	58.1						75.2				$9,448
Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	632-A Starkville Street	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-2254	352	30	11.6	78.4%	156 (44.3%)	127 (36.1%)	30 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.1%)	50.3	132^nd of 266 public middle schools	50.4%		55.3	117^th of 264 public middle schools	55.7%	15				33.9	26.0	35.3				64.4	52.1	58.8				47.9			$10,912
Houlka Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	510 Griffin Ave.	Houlka	38850	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 567-1601	457	44	10.4	72.9%	226 (49.5%)	191 (41.8%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.5%)								(n/a)	35.5	40.0	57.7	40.0	31.8	25.0	41.9	44.0	65.4	60.0	54.5	65.0	76.9	29.6	77.0	60.0	63.2	61.0	$11,685
Houston Career & Technology Education	Public	9-12	634-A Starkville Road	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 456-3748	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Houston Alternative School	Public	6-12	632 Starkville Rd.	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 456-9491	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Okolona Elementary School	Public	K-5	411 West Main Street	Okolona	38860	Chickasaw County	Okolona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 447-5406	238	15	15.9	100.0%	13 (5.5%)	200 (84.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.7%)	36.8	254^th of 383 public elementary schools	33.7%		23.2	314^th of 390 public elementary schools	19.5%	60	41.8	31.6	52.9				46.5	34.2	33.3						69.7				$12,559
Okolona High School	Public	9-12	404 Howard Gunn Street	Okolona	38860	Chickasaw County	Okolona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 447-2362	149	20	7.5	100.0%	4 (2.7%)	137 (91.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	20.9	181^st of 232 public high schools	22.0%		48.7	127^th of 228 public high schools	44.3%	54													82.1	30.0			72.5	62.5	$18,737
Okolona Vocational Complex	Public	9-12	605 North Church St	Okolona	38860	Chickasaw County	Okolona School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 447-3331	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Okolona Middle School	Public	6-8	404 Howard Gunn Street	Okolona	38860	Chickasaw County	Okolona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 447-2362	125	11	10.9	100.0%	8 (6.4%)	112 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	28.9	189^th of 266 public middle schools	28.9%		24.6	199^th of 264 public middle schools	24.6%	10				31.5	19.6	30.0				40.0	35.3	25.0				57.5			$13,972

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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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