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Best Public Schools in Lawrence County, MS

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Schools

1,674

Students

Top rankedTopeka - Tilton School101^st of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Topeka - Tilton School up 61 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Rod Paige Middle School 9.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Rod Paige Middle School	Public	6-8	1570 Broad St. West	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-2128	191	19	9.8	82.2%	79 (41.4%)	90 (47.1%)	15 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	61	93^rd of 263 public middle schools	64.6%		64.3	95^th of 266 public middle schools	64.3%	2				40.8	37.0	43.5				26.4	57.8	66.7				72.1		$16,179
Monticello Elementary	Public	K-5	957 W McPherson Drive	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-7609	397	32	12.3	76.3%	174 (43.8%)	190 (47.9%)	17 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	11.6	349^th of 377 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.5	352^nd of 383 public elementary schools	8.1%	3	33.4	29.8	34.0				11.7	25.5	22.0						48.0			$12,020
Lawrence County High School	Public	9-12	713 Thomas Jolly Street	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-4910	529	44	11.9	66.7%	259 (49.0%)	231 (43.7%)	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	20.2	182^nd of 224 public high schools	18.8%		25.5	168^th of 232 public high schools	27.6%	14													50.0	35.9			42.2	$14,038
New Hebron School	Public	K-8	120 Golden Bear Lane	Newhebron	39140	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 694-2151	259	24	10.6	96.9%	87 (33.6%)	159 (61.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	47.9	196^th of 377 public elementary schools	48.0%		42.7	222^nd of 383 public elementary schools	42.0%	26	52.0	53.9	39.1	58.3	23.1	18.7	48.0	42.3	30.4	70.9	38.4	9.4			47.8	28.2		$14,466
Topeka - Tilton School	Public	K-8	853 Highway 27 South	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-2367	298	24	12.4	80.2%	245 (82.2%)	39 (13.1%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	71.7	101^st of 377 public elementary schools	73.2%		58.3	162^nd of 383 public elementary schools	57.7%	61	67.9	71.0	47.2	67.8	27.5	14.3	64.3	70.9	50.0	60.8	52.5	7.1			72.2	32.1		$13,563
Lawrence County Technical & Career Center	Public	8-12	686 Smith Lane	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-9346	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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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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