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Best Public Schools in Pike County, MS

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Schools

5,717

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorth Pike Junior High98^th of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

McComb High School up 84 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Higgins Middle School 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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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
Higgins Middle School	Public	5-6	1000 Elmwood Street	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-2038	287	26	11.0	100.0%	13 (4.5%)	252 (87.8%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)			35.0	29.5					30.7	33.6					48.5			$13,673
Otken Elementary School	Public	1-4	401 Montana Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-3749	458	29	15.6	100.0%	21 (4.6%)	413 (90.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	23.9	306^th of 377 public elementary schools	18.8%		26.2	297^th of 383 public elementary schools	22.5%	9	23.2	47.8					17.2	43.6										$13,087
McComb High School	Public	9-12	310 Seventh Street	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-5678	632	47	13.5	100.0%	13 (2.1%)	575 (91.0%)	20 (3.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	44.3	124^th of 224 public high schools	44.6%		11.9	208^th of 232 public high schools	10.3%	84													41.7	45.9			66.1	$13,929
Business & Technology Complex	Public	8-12	1003 Virginia Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 684-5288	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Denman Junior High School	Public	7-8	1211 Louisiana Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-2387	312	22	14.2	100.0%	13 (4.2%)	275 (88.1%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	35.7	169^th of 260 public middle schools	35.0%		17.3	224^th of 266 public middle schools	15.8%	55					25.7	30.5					41.2	47.6				51.0		$16,038
Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK-K	207 S Myrtle Street	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-2889	232	17	13.8	100.0%	13 (5.6%)	206 (88.8%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)								(n/a)																		$13,219
Summit Elementary School	Public	1-4	1201 Baldwin Street	Summit	39666	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 276-3077	200	12	16.1	100.0%	8 (4.0%)	167 (83.5%)	22 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	38.6	233^rd of 377 public elementary schools	38.2%		30.3	279^th of 383 public elementary schools	27.2%	46	42.3	50.0					38.4	36.5										$11,282
Tac Alternative School	Public, Alternative	1-12	906 Louisiana Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 249-4765	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Pike Elementary School	Public	K-4	1052 Jaguar Trail	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 276-2646	781	50	15.5	70.9%	375 (48.0%)	365 (46.7%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.7%)	53.7	169^th of 377 public elementary schools	55.2%		60.4	153^rd of 383 public elementary schools	60.1%	16	46.0	50.0					44.7	56.9										$9,685
North Pike Junior High	Public	7-8	2034 Hwy. 44 NE	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-3283	350	27	12.9	69.1%	186 (53.1%)	150 (42.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	58.6	98^th of 260 public middle schools	62.3%		43	157^th of 266 public middle schools	41.0%	59					31.5	45.1					48.8	58.7				60.2		$11,402
North Pike High School	Public	9-12	1022 Jaguar Trail	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 276-2175	687	51	13.5		381 (55.5%)	288 (41.9%)	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	49.4	115^th of 224 public high schools	48.7%		57.7	108^th of 232 public high schools	53.4%	7													66.9	45.6			60.1	$12,254
North Pike Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	1034 Jaguar Trail	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 276-3594	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Pike Upper Elementary School	Public	5-6	1035 North Pike Circle	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 465-0100	317	24	13.1	71.6%	154 (48.6%)	141 (44.5%)	8 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)								(n/a)			56.3	52.9					63.8	57.1					67.8			$10,185
South Pike Career & Technical Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	252 West Bay Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 783-0438	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1175 North Clark Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0434	345	24	14.2	100.0%	36 (10.4%)	296 (85.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.9%)								(n/a)	45.6						42.9											$12,279
Eva Gordon Upper Elementary School	Public	4-6	1147 North Clark Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 783-2231	236	16	14.5	98.7%	22 (9.3%)	201 (85.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)								(n/a)		45.3	29.7	34.4				25.3	18.8	51.1					45.3			$11,149
Osyka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	444 Amite Street	Osyka	39657	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0427	214	19	11.2	100.0%	35 (16.4%)	172 (80.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	56.8	156^th of 377 public elementary schools	58.6%		71.4	104^th of 383 public elementary schools	72.8%	52	50.0	53.2	38.0	54.9			53.8	53.1	52.4	51.6					71.4			$15,204
South Pike Junior High	Public	7-8	275 West Myrtle Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0425	241	16	15.1	100.0%	23 (9.5%)	209 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	17.8	225^th of 260 public middle schools	13.5%		27.6	198^th of 266 public middle schools	25.6%	27					22.9	22.4					37.9	33.0				34.0		$12,766
South Pike High School	Public	9-12	205 West Myrtle Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0420	425	32	13.4	99.3%	35 (8.2%)	371 (87.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	8.9	210^th of 224 public high schools	6.3%		9.1	214^th of 232 public high schools	7.8%	4													34.7	34.5			27.8	$12,738
South Pike Alternative School	Public	8-12	205 West Myrtle	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 783-0430	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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