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Best Public Schools in Lee County, MS

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Schools

14,486

Students

Districts

Top rankedMooreville Elementary School56^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lawndale Elementary School up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shannon Middle School 9.1 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Nettleton Junior High

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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
Baldwyn Elementary	Public	K-4	515 Bender Circle	Baldwyn	38824	Lee County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-1037	279	19	14.6	77.1%	141 (50.5%)	118 (42.3%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	30.4	276^th of 383 public elementary schools	27.9%		32.1	272^nd of 390 public elementary schools	30.3%	4	44.8	25.6					50.0	29.8											$12,878
Guntown Middle School	Public	6-8	1539 Main St.	Guntown	38849	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 348-8800	674	55	12.1	51.9%	497 (73.7%)	118 (17.5%)	22 (3.3%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	65.1	92^nd of 266 public middle schools	65.4%		64.4	89^th of 264 public middle schools	66.3%	3				47.2	40.1	47.4				50.5	59.4	54.4				61.3			$9,670
Mooreville High School	Public	9-12	115 Road 1429	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 842-6859	445	38	11.6	43.8%	376 (84.5%)	24 (5.4%)	27 (6.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	71.9	67^th of 232 public high schools	71.1%		58.6	99^th of 228 public high schools	56.6%	32													76.7	55.7			74.6	79.1	$12,841
Plantersville Middle School	Public	5-8	2657 Main St.	Plantersville	38862	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 842-4690	241	24	10.0	99.6%	9 (3.7%)	192 (79.7%)	25 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	17.4	222^nd of 266 public middle schools	16.5%		16.2	227^th of 264 public middle schools	14.0%	5			29.3	29.2	22.7	13.2			10.5	31.8	37.0	26.4			43.1	23.1			$15,440
Saltillo High School	Public	9-12	146 Tiger Dr.	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 869-5466	939	67	13.9	44.5%	683 (72.7%)	191 (20.3%)	23 (2.4%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.3%)	53.2	114^th of 232 public high schools	50.9%		61.1	92^nd of 228 public high schools	59.6%	22													63.2	47.4			53.2	87.0	$9,871
Shannon High School	Public	9-12	218 Cherry St.	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-9566	529	51	10.3	79.6%	89 (16.8%)	402 (76.0%)	28 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	12.6	202^nd of 232 public high schools	12.9%		12.8	204^th of 228 public high schools	10.5%	2													38.6	27.5			45.8	40.4	$13,707
Verona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	212 College Ave.	Verona	38879	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(855) 473-7529	364	29	12.3	99.2%	36 (9.9%)	256 (70.3%)	33 (9.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.4%)	12.8	357^th of 383 public elementary schools	6.8%		6.1	383^rd of 390 public elementary schools	1.8%	26	27.6	20.6					34.2	22.2											$12,044
Saltillo Elementary School	Public	3-5	424 South 3rd Street	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 869-2211	696	50	13.9	55.6%	508 (73.0%)	119 (17.1%)	15 (2.2%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.5%)	53.6	176^th of 383 public elementary schools	54.0%		50	203^rd of 390 public elementary schools	47.9%	27	54.4	50.2	56.7				54.0	42.7	40.4						71.8				$9,533
Mooreville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	967 C.R. 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 844-7105	722	49	14.7	54.4%	611 (84.6%)	48 (6.6%)	34 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	82.3	56^th of 383 public elementary schools	85.4%		80.2	61^st of 390 public elementary schools	84.4%	5	61.5	61.1	68.6				77.9	69.9	62.8						87.3				$9,578
Shannon Elementary School	Public	3-5	695 Romie Hill Ave.	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-9514	257	20	12.6	82.9%	85 (33.1%)	146 (56.8%)	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.9%)	30.9	273^rd of 383 public elementary schools	28.7%		29.8	277^th of 390 public elementary schools	29.0%	4	31.6	43.3	50.1				24.2	32.5	27.5						72.5				$13,003
Lee County Schools Improvement Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	4677 Endville Rd	Belden	38826	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 842-2050	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Saltillo Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1806 Hwy 45 N	Saltillo	38866	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 869-3724	704	45	15.6	53.7%	536 (76.1%)	114 (16.2%)	17 (2.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)								(n/a)																			$10,644
Shannon Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	6408 Noah Curtis St.	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-0135	249	21	12.0	86.3%	102 (41.0%)	129 (51.8%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)																			$12,063
Mooreville Middle School	Public	6-8	964 Cr 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 680-4894	333	28	11.9	48.6%	284 (85.3%)	16 (4.8%)	16 (4.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	82.3	36^th of 266 public middle schools	86.5%		78.2	52^nd of 264 public middle schools	80.3%	16				48.5	52.0	56.1				55.6	77.2	70.2				78.1			$9,927
Shannon Middle School	Public	6-8	232 Cherry Street	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-3986	190	21	9.1	87.4%	57 (30.0%)	116 (61.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	28.4	194^th of 266 public middle schools	27.1%		33	177^th of 264 public middle schools	33.0%	17				28.3	30.0	36.4				17.4	44.3	19.7				40.9			$13,390
Lee County Career & Technical School	Public	9-12	221 Honeycomb Way	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 432-1090	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	165 Mullen Avenue	Nettleton	38858	Lee County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 963-2306	316	25	12.5	80.4%	208 (65.8%)	96 (30.4%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	34.4	150^th of 232 public high schools	35.3%		39.7	142^nd of 228 public high schools	37.7%	8													49.4	38.8			47.5	80.7	$11,655
Nettleton Primary School	Public	K-2	4386 Hwy 6 North	Nettleton	38858	Lee County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 963-2360	220	15	14.2	83.6%	144 (65.5%)	62 (28.2%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)																			$11,395
Nettleton Junior High	Public	6-8	1532 Maple Road	Nettleton	38858	Lee County	Nettleton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 963-7400	243	18	13.5	80.7%	143 (58.8%)	58 (23.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.4%)	41	161^st of 266 public middle schools	39.5%					(n/a)				40.3	14.1	36.4				59.8	33.9	35.1				57.2			$10,338
Nettleton Elementary School	Public	3-5	170 Mullen Avenue	Nettleton	38858	Lee County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(622) 963-1524	215	17	12.3	82.3%	131 (60.9%)	62 (28.8%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.4%)								(n/a)																			$9,859
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%)	74.8	61^st of 266 public middle schools	77.1%		78.3	51^st of 264 public middle schools	80.7%	10					44.0	48.9					65.4	59.7	100.0			61.7			$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	194^th of 383 public elementary schools	49.3%		51.7	196^th of 390 public elementary schools	49.7%	2	41.5	52.6	49.2				47.9	46.0	50.7						68.6				$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%)	52.8	182^nd of 383 public elementary schools	52.5%		59.3	156^th of 390 public elementary schools	60.0%	26	40.8	53.1	64.4				34.9	50.5	52.9						74.1				$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%)	57.7	165^th of 383 public elementary schools	56.9%		64.4	139^th of 390 public elementary schools	64.4%	26	56.6	51.2	54.1				53.0	45.8	49.6						75.0				$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%)	56.5	111^th of 232 public high schools	52.2%		51.9	116^th of 228 public high schools	49.1%	5													63.9	49.0			67.9	71.1	$12,106
Tupelo Lee County Vocational Technical School	Public	9-12	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%)	63.5	142^nd of 383 public elementary schools	62.9%		54.8	178^th of 390 public elementary schools	54.4%	36	47.6	44.3	70.4				63.2	57.4	58.2						75.5				$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)			0.0	51.1					0.0	61.7					0.0				$11,300
Tupelo Alternative School	Public, Alternative	4-12	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

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