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Best Public Schools in Neshoba County, MS

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Mississippi Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

5,185

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedNeshoba Central Middle School11^th of 266 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Philadelphia Elementary School up 18 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tucker Elementary School 6.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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6 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
Neshoba Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 St Francis Drive	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Neshoba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-2182	1,419	87	16.3	67.5%	837 (59.0%)	229 (16.1%)	32 (2.3%)	6 (0.4%)	85 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	230 (16.2%)	77.8	69^th of 383 public elementary schools	82.0%		82.8	50^th of 390 public elementary schools	87.2%	19	67.0	64.1	59.7				55.3	81.3	65.9						77.9				$9,175
Neshoba Central High School	Public	9-12	1123 Golf Course Road	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Neshoba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-3654	908	63	14.4	66.2%	513 (56.5%)	159 (17.5%)	27 (3.0%)	6 (0.7%)	108 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (10.5%)	69.9	75^th of 232 public high schools	67.7%		61.4	91^st of 228 public high schools	60.1%	16													78.7	54.2			68.1	81.8	$11,419
Neshoba Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 St. Francis Drive	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Neshoba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-4636	645	52	12.3	70.2%	377 (58.4%)	115 (17.8%)	19 (2.9%)	6 (0.9%)	73 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.5%)	91	11^th of 266 public middle schools	95.9%		91.1	14^th of 264 public middle schools	94.7%	3				56.4	61.3	57.9				77.4	85.7	83.8				74.0			$10,143
Philadelphia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	406 Stribling Street	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-1623	430	32	13.3	100.0%	37 (8.6%)	349 (81.2%)	11 (2.6%)	10 (2.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	32	268^th of 383 public elementary schools	30.0%		28.6	286^th of 390 public elementary schools	26.7%	18	34.1	38.9	37.1	45.4			17.4	33.4	31.4	52.2					68.6				$13,061
Philadelphia High School	Public	7-12	248 Byrd Ave.	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-2672	327	30	10.9	100.0%	20 (6.1%)	283 (86.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	9.1	215^th of 232 public high schools	7.3%		15.6	198^th of 228 public high schools	13.2%	17					23.5	30.2					33.3	41.5	45.8	23.8		41.5	32.4	47.6	$16,456
Philadelphia Neshoba Vocational Technical	Public	9-12	900 Valley View Drive	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 656-8544	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Choctaw Central High School	Public	9-12	150 Recreation Rd	Choctaw	39350	Neshoba County	Choctaw Central High School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 663-7777	537	62	8.6	99.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	537 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Choctaw Central Middle School	Public	7-8	150 Recreation Rd	Choctaw	39350	Neshoba County	Choctaw Central Middle School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 663-7777	210	24	8.9	98.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	210 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Tucker Elementary School	Public	K-8	126 East Tucker Circle	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Tucker Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-8775	119	19	6.1	97.5%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pearl River Elementary School	Public	K-6	470 Industrial Road	Choctaw	39350	Neshoba County	Pearl River Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-9051	413	47	8.7	99.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	413 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bogue Chitto Elementary School	Public	K-8	13241 Hwy 491 North	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Bogue Chitto Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(601) 389-1000	177	26	6.7	98.3%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (100.0%)	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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