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Best Public Schools in Holmes County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

2,300

Students

Top rankedDurant Elementary School241^st of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Durant Elementary School up 21 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Williams-Sullivan Middle School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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Ranking:

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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	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
S.V. Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12572 Highway 12	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 235-5226	214	16	13.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	208 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	27.1	293^rd of 377 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.6	284^th of 383 public elementary schools	25.8%	9	24.2	33.3	37.0				24.2	47.6	37.0						74.0			$17,101
Holmes County Central High School	Public	9-12	9749 Brozville Road	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 834-2172	714	52	13.7	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	705 (98.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.3	176^th of 224 public high schools	21.4%		22.5	178^th of 232 public high schools	23.3%	2													61.6	32.2			37.7	$15,449
Graduates Within Reach Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	32 School Street	Tchula	39169	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	No	(662) 235-5637	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Williams-Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	14494 Highway 51	Durant	39063	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 653-6262	192	17	11.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	189 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	21.7	215^th of 260 public middle schools	17.3%		21.1	215^th of 266 public middle schools	19.2%					16.4	21.7	26.4				18.0	32.6	33.4				61.4		$17,777
Durant Elementary School	Public	K-5	65 West Madison Street	Durant	39063	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 653-3176	242	15	16.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	235 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	36.8	241^st of 377 public elementary schools	36.1%		34.6	262^nd of 383 public elementary schools	31.6%	21	19.4	47.8	43.3				39.5	45.5	33.3						76.7			$15,007
William Dean Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	96 Rockport Road	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 834-3003	426	24	17.7	100.0%	3 (0.7%)	420 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11.2	353^rd of 377 public elementary schools	6.4%		18.5	335^th of 383 public elementary schools	12.5%	18	26.6	21.1	31.0				17.7	35.2	25.3						45.0			$14,035
GPE School	Public	PK, KG-5	3877 Highway 51 South	Goodman	39079	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 468-3351	191	15	12.7	100.0%	4 (2.1%)	183 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)																		$15,433
Holmes County Career Technical Center	Public	8-12	77 Kickernick Street	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	No	(662) 834-3052	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
S.V. Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	12572 Highway 12	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 235-5226	321	25	12.7	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	315 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10.4	248^th of 260 public middle schools	4.6%		15.5	234^th of 266 public middle schools	12.0%	14				20.3	23.3	9.9				30.4	38.4	16.5				27.5		$14,490

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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.