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Best Public Schools in Neshoba County, MS

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Schools

6,161

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedNeshoba Central Middle School26^th of 263 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Neshoba Central High School up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Tucker Elementary School 6.1 students per teacher

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6 schools 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
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%)	84.1	44^th of 377 public elementary schools	88.3%		77.8	69^th of 380 public elementary schools	81.8%	25	65.2	67.1	61.2				67.8	73.5	68.9						84.0			$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%)	85.1	19^th of 224 public high schools	91.5%		69.9	75^th of 232 public high schools	67.7%	56													78.1	65.9			91.9	$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%)	86.9	26^th of 263 public middle schools	90.1%		91	11^th of 265 public middle schools	95.8%	15				53.2	46.0	50.0				80.4	76.8	84.4				75.1		$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%)	31.2	271^st of 377 public elementary schools	28.1%		32	267^th of 380 public elementary schools	29.7%	4	32.8	32.6	49.0	37.2			27.6	23.3	37.7	48.6					75.5			$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%)	12.8	204^th of 224 public high schools	8.9%		9.1	215^th of 232 public high schools	7.3%	11					36.9	26.5					65.8	26.5	42.4	34.1		46.9	31.7	$16,456
Philadelphia Neshoba Career Technical	Public, Alternative	1-12	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)
Union High School	Public	9-12	101 Forest Street	Union	39365	Neshoba County	Union Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 774-8257	280	30	9.2	98.9%	205 (73.2%)	65 (23.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	82.8	24^th of 224 public high schools	89.3%		84.2	24^th of 232 public high schools	89.7%														86.7	59.4			78.1	$14,479
Union Middle School	Public	5-8	115 James Street	Union	39365	Neshoba County	Union Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 774-5303	286	20	14.2	99.0%	211 (73.8%)	62 (21.7%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	68.6	76^th of 263 public middle schools	71.1%		78.1	52^nd of 265 public middle schools	80.4%	24			65.6	58.0	43.5	43.7			58.7	69.5	57.9	52.1			75.8	54.3		$8,780
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	101 Forest Street	Union	39365	Neshoba County	Union Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 774-8257	410	28	14.9	99.3%	288 (70.2%)	98 (23.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	62.3	141^st of 377 public elementary schools	62.6%		67.7	123^rd of 380 public elementary schools	67.6%	18	67.6	44.0					67.2	44.0										$9,393
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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