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Schools in Pontotoc County, MS

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Schools

5,901

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorth Pontotoc High School30^th of 224 Mississippi high schools

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Biggest riser

North Pontotoc High School up 35 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Pontotoc High School 11.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

4★

3★

6 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or 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
North Pontotoc High School	Public	9-12	8324 Hwy 15 North	Ecru	38841	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-5612	488	43	11.2	99.4%	338 (69.3%)	51 (10.5%)	82 (16.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	79.1	30^th of 224 public high schools	86.6%		72.6	65^th of 232 public high schools	72.0%	35													78.0	57.1			81.2	$13,684
Pontotoc Ridge Career & Technical County	Public	8-12	354 Center Ridge Drive	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-1826	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Pontotoc High School	Public	9-12	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38893	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-5925	455	37	12.2	99.3%	373 (82.0%)	34 (7.5%)	41 (9.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	63.2	81^st of 224 public high schools	63.8%		59.5	103^rd of 232 public high schools	55.6%	22													64.3	57.5			67.0	$14,834
North Pontotoc Elementary School	Public	K-4	8324 Hwy 15 North	Ecru	38841	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-5613	762	47	16.3	99.6%	509 (66.8%)	73 (9.6%)	145 (19.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	62.1	141^st of 377 public elementary schools	62.6%		65.5	130^th of 383 public elementary schools	66.1%	11	51.0	56.1					39.7	65.5										$7,681
North Pontotoc Middle School	Public	7-8	8324 Hwy 15 North	Ecru	38841	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 662-2479	308	22	14.2	99.0%	211 (68.5%)	38 (12.3%)	55 (17.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	61.6	91^st of 260 public middle schools	65.0%		75.9	56^th of 266 public middle schools	78.9%	35					26.6	46.5					51.1	54.2	100.0			75.9		$9,149
South Pontotoc Elementary School	Public	K-5	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-5925	776	53	14.5	99.6%	618 (79.6%)	59 (7.6%)	63 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	72.8	95^th of 377 public elementary schools	74.8%		75	83^rd of 383 public elementary schools	78.3%	12	56.0	62.3	56.5				60.0	71.0	59.3						74.1			$9,305
South Pontotoc Middle School	Public	6-8	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-3476	379	29	12.9	99.2%	302 (79.7%)	24 (6.3%)	43 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	54.7	116^th of 260 public middle schools	55.4%		62	102^nd of 266 public middle schools	61.7%	14				52.6	37.2	33.7				58.7	57.9	43.6				48.1		$7,989
North Pontotoc Upper Elementary	Public	5-6	1620 Old Highway 15	Ecru	38841	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-2295	297	20	14.9	99.0%	186 (62.6%)	44 (14.8%)	61 (20.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)			52.5	37.6					56.2	66.2					70.5			$8,212
Pontotoc County Alternative Program	Public, Alternative	1-12	354 Center Ridge Drive	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-4812	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
DT Cox Elementary School	Public	3-4	304 Clark Street	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-2454	354	28	12.8	72.9%	174 (49.2%)	84 (23.7%)	75 (21.2%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	74.4	86^th of 377 public elementary schools	77.2%		72.4	99^th of 383 public elementary schools	74.2%	13	55.2	58.3					56.5	73.9										$11,270
Pontotoc Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	145 Fred Dowdy Street	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-4973	657	41	16.0	73.1%	313 (47.6%)	167 (25.4%)	129 (19.6%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)								(n/a)																		$10,038
Pontotoc High School	Public	9-12	123 North Main Street	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-1275	712	52	13.6	70.6%	334 (46.9%)	193 (27.1%)	168 (23.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.1%)	64.2	78^th of 224 public high schools	65.2%		73.5	64^th of 232 public high schools	72.4%	14													79.6	55.1			62.4	$10,053
Pontotoc Junior High School	Public	7-8	132 North Main Street	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-8360	361	31	11.6	71.5%	172 (47.6%)	82 (22.7%)	79 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	71.8	66^th of 260 public middle schools	74.6%		73.6	66^th of 266 public middle schools	75.2%						35.4	47.7					68.0	56.4				65.7		$11,487
Pontotoc Middle School	Public	5-6	135 Education Drive	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-6056	316	27	11.5	72.8%	154 (48.7%)	89 (28.2%)	53 (16.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)			58.4	49.7					71.1	71.0					74.7			$10,321
Ivy Greene Academy	Private, Not Available	3	355 Peoples Dr	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(662) 419-3014	36	4	8.7		24 (66.7%)	5 (13.9%)	1 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (16.7%)								(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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