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Best Public Schools in Pearl River County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

8,619

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedWest Hancock Elementary29^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Roseland Park Elementary up 76 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Poplarville High School 12.4 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 (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
West Hancock Elementary	Public	K-5	23350 Highway 43	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Hancock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 586-6054	349	26	13.4	75.1%	305 (87.4%)	13 (3.7%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	89.3	29^th of 377 public elementary schools	92.3%		73.3	91^st of 383 public elementary schools	76.2%	62	69.1	61.2	78.7				69.1	69.4	72.2						96.7			$13,554
Pearl River Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Alphabet Ave	Carriere	39426	Pearl River County	Pearl River County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 799-4519	1,414	84	16.8	66.1%	1,191 (84.2%)	43 (3.0%)	107 (7.6%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.6%)	70.8	106^th of 377 public elementary schools	71.9%		67.4	125^th of 383 public elementary schools	67.4%	19	59.5	54.0	55.7				62.7	61.2	51.4						85.3			$9,417
Pearl River Central Middle School	Public	6-8	7391 Hwy 11	Carriere	39426	Pearl River County	Pearl River County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-5654	762	46	16.4	60.8%	641 (84.1%)	27 (3.5%)	46 (6.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	75	61^st of 260 public middle schools	76.5%		55.4	122^nd of 266 public middle schools	54.1%	61				49.8	40.1	49.0				67.0	65.7	60.6				67.9		$9,879
Pearl River Central High School	Public	9-12	7407 Highway 11	Carriere	39426	Pearl River County	Pearl River County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-1986	952	59	16.2	54.7%	814 (85.5%)	39 (4.1%)	51 (5.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (4.1%)	82.2	26^th of 224 public high schools	88.4%		71.6	69^th of 232 public high schools	70.3%	43													83.9	59.6			78.7	$11,272
Center For Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	1-12	461 Burgetown Rd.	Carriere	39426	Pearl River County	Pearl River County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-6852	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Side Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	400 South Beech Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 799-0683	320	19	17.0	82.2%	184 (57.5%)	101 (31.6%)	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)																		$9,726
Center For Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	1-12	900 East Third Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 799-0684	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Nicholson Elementary	Public	K-6	1887 Hwy 11 South	Picayune	39463	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-6309	324	22	14.6	84.6%	154 (47.5%)	84 (25.9%)	69 (21.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	48.1	194^th of 377 public elementary schools	48.5%		33.3	265^th of 383 public elementary schools	30.8%	71	51.3	52.1	52.1	38.8			67.5	54.1	45.8	32.6					60.4			$10,841
Picayune Memorial High School	Public	9-12	800 Fifth Avenue	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 798-1380	940	61	15.4	62.7%	559 (59.5%)	279 (29.7%)	71 (7.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	68.4	71^st of 224 public high schools	68.3%		76.3	55^th of 232 public high schools	76.3%	16													79.0	51.3			69.1	$12,080
Pmhs Career & Technology Center	Public	8-12	600 Goodyear Blvd.	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 798-7601	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Picayune Junior High School	Public	7-8	702 Goodyear Blvd.	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-5449	465	27	17.2	69.0%	268 (57.6%)	127 (27.3%)	48 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	45.4	138^th of 260 public middle schools	46.9%		44.6	151^st of 266 public middle schools	43.2%	13					30.8	34.2					50.0	41.5				59.5		$11,217
Roseland Park Elementary	Public	K-6	1610 Gilcrease Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-6824	370	18	20.3		210 (56.8%)	106 (28.6%)	35 (9.5%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.4	163^rd of 377 public elementary schools	56.8%		39.1	239^th of 383 public elementary schools	37.6%	76	44.3	62.5	53.3	53.5			48.1	37.5	46.7	60.5					71.2			$11,030
South Side Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	1500 Rosa Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-1105	310	21	14.4	79.4%	185 (59.7%)	97 (31.3%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	67.2	115^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.5%		63	146^th of 383 public elementary schools	61.9%	31	53.8	59.4	55.9	53.4			35.9	57.9	72.7	68.5					76.2			$9,768
West Side Elementary	Public	K-6	111 Kirkwood Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-3625	444	26	16.9	74.1%	267 (60.1%)	110 (24.8%)	36 (8.1%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	42.7	218^th of 377 public elementary schools	42.2%		40.9	228^th of 383 public elementary schools	40.5%	10	46.5	53.9	52.8	46.5			38.6	31.7	26.4	37.5					79.3			$10,055
Poplarville High School	Public	9-12	#1 Hornet Drive	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 795-8424	540	43	12.4	49.6%	409 (75.7%)	42 (7.8%)	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (13.0%)	87.7	11^th of 224 public high schools	95.1%		82.9	31^st of 232 public high schools	86.6%	20													87.8	59.6			88.5	$11,259
Poplarville Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	804 South Julia Street Suite A	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 795-6568	521	31	16.8	58.7%	423 (81.2%)	52 (10.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.3%)								(n/a)																		$10,191
Poplarville Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	1 Todd Circle	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 795-3104	432	29	14.8	64.1%	368 (85.2%)	26 (6.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	79.2	65^th of 377 public elementary schools	82.8%		75	82^nd of 383 public elementary schools	78.6%	17	64.1	60.7	59.4				66.2	65.8	57.2						89.8			$9,936
Middle School Of Poplarville	Public	6-8	6 Spirit Street	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 795-1351	476	33	14.5	58.8%	392 (82.4%)	42 (8.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)	78.7	47^th of 260 public middle schools	81.9%		72	72^nd of 266 public middle schools	72.9%	25				63.2	44.0	44.9				64.7	67.7	56.4				74.4		$10,508
Poplarville Career Development Center	Public	8-12	9 Career Center Circle	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 795-8343	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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