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Schools in Rankin County, MS

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Schools

25,755

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedFlorence Elementary5^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Highland Bluff Elementary up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hartfield Academy 8.6 students per teacher

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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
The Piney Woods School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	9-12	5096 Hwy 49 S	Piney Woods	39148	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 845-2214	71	6	12.6		1 (1.4%)	69 (97.2%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hartfield Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	1240 Luckney Rd	Flowood	39232	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 992-5333	1,244	128	8.6		950 (76.4%)	147 (11.8%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Good Shepherd Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-4	6035 Hwy 25	Brandon	39047	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 992-4752	21	3	5.0		14 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Discovery Christian School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	111 Wesley Cir	Florence	39073	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 891-0608	331	30	10.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Brandon First Umc Kindergarten	Private, Methodist	PK-K	205 Mary Ann Dr	Brandon	39042	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 824-0281	73	1	23.3		14 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
College Drive Christian School	Private, Seventh-Day Adventist	PK, KG-7	120 College St	Pearl	39208	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 933-0990	15	3	4.8		3 (20.0%)	4 (26.7%)	7 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Jackson Preparatory School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-12	3100 Lakeland Dr	Flowood	39232	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 939-8611	803	73	10.5		693 (86.3%)	38 (4.7%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)								(n/a)
Faith Academy	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	PK, KG-8	2065 Murray Dr	Pearl	39208	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 939-5787	97	8	8.7		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
The Piney Woods School	Private, Christian (no specific denomination)	9-12	100 Ward Ln	Piney Woods	39148	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 845-2214	71	8	8.4		1 (1.4%)	70 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Study Spot Academy	Private, Nonsectarian	10	PO Box 321011	Flowood	39232	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 724-2152	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Park Place Christian Academy	Private, Baptist	PK, KG-12	201 Park Pl Dr	Pearl	39208	Rankin County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 939-6229	574	43	11.8		479 (83.4%)	18 (3.1%)	4 (0.7%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Puckett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6382 Hwy 18	Puckett	39151	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 825-6140	351	28	12.7	43.6%	281 (80.1%)	52 (14.8%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	85.4	40^th of 377 public elementary schools	89.4%		83.7	49^th of 383 public elementary schools	87.2%	9	64.1	74.0	72.7	60.4			69.2	52.0	72.7	81.3					88.6			$12,282
Stonebridge Elementary	Public	2-3	115 StoneBridge Blvd	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 824-3287	742	49	15.1	42.3%	394 (53.1%)	254 (34.2%)	35 (4.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)								(n/a)	54.6						54.4											$10,444
Highland Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5970 Highway 25	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-5168	491	37	13.3	40.3%	241 (49.1%)	156 (31.8%)	29 (5.9%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	81.8	54^th of 377 public elementary schools	85.7%		71.6	103^rd of 383 public elementary schools	73.1%	49	69.8	59.8	77.2				56.7	67.6	65.7						82.6			$12,617
Steens Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Hwy 469 N	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-5724	582	34	16.9	48.5%	482 (82.8%)	61 (10.5%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (5.0%)								(n/a)																		$11,358
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Oakdale Road	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-5442	566	38	14.8	37.1%	320 (56.5%)	183 (32.3%)	25 (4.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	92.1	16^th of 377 public elementary schools	95.8%		89.9	26^th of 383 public elementary schools	93.2%	10	69.2	71.6	73.7				76.9	79.5	78.9						88.2			$10,810
Northshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Northshore Pkwy	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-5279	539	38	14.1	29.3%	385 (71.4%)	113 (21.0%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	94.4	8^th of 377 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.6	2^nd of 383 public elementary schools	99.5%	6	80.9	82.9	73.7				95.5	85.3	71.9						89.4			$11,243
Richland Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	175 Wilson Dr	Richland	39218	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 939-2288	480	36	13.3	77.9%	225 (46.9%)	124 (25.8%)	93 (19.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.7%)	61.8	144^th of 377 public elementary schools	61.8%		62.4	148^th of 383 public elementary schools	61.4%	4	43.9	58.2	54.5	55.1			59.5	54.6	42.3	59.8					77.2			$11,871
Florence Elementary	Public	3-5	285 Hwy 469 N	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-8164	537	35	15.2	48.2%	433 (80.6%)	71 (13.2%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	96.1	5^th of 377 public elementary schools	98.7%		93.3	15^th of 383 public elementary schools	96.1%	10	81.0	83.1	80.9				75.8	83.6	87.1						92.9			$10,815
Richland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	200 Spell Drive	Richland	39218	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 939-4375	369	25	14.4	78.9%	190 (51.5%)	77 (20.9%)	67 (18.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.7%)								(n/a)																		$12,798
Pisgah High School	Public	7-12	115 Tori Bowie Lane	Sandhill	39161	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 829-1138	482	40	11.9	41.9%	402 (83.4%)	55 (11.4%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	74.6	42^nd of 224 public high schools	81.3%		84.4	22^nd of 232 public high schools	90.5%	20					39.6	46.4					84.9	71.4	85.0	55.1		72.6	69.8	$13,618
Pelahatchie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	213-B Brooks St.	Pelahatchie	39145	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 854-8060	385	31	12.5	70.6%	259 (67.3%)	75 (19.5%)	23 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)	59.3	149^th of 377 public elementary schools	60.5%		54.8	174^th of 383 public elementary schools	54.6%	25	44.6	52.2	62.9	42.6			42.9	54.6	57.4	55.3					79.7			$12,220
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Vine Dr	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-0924	477	36	13.2	37.1%	236 (49.5%)	157 (32.9%)	23 (4.8%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	78.1	70^th of 377 public elementary schools	81.4%		81.1	62^nd of 383 public elementary schools	83.8%	8	62.3	56.7	69.5				67.2	57.8	62.3						85.5			$11,220
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	5875 Hwy 25	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-2242	1,855	125	14.8	32.1%	957 (51.6%)	635 (34.2%)	92 (5.0%)	68 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (5.5%)	62.8	82^nd of 224 public high schools	63.4%		80.3	41^st of 232 public high schools	82.3%	41													58.6	55.4			73.2	$10,770
Florence High School	Public	9-12	232 Hwy 469 N.	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-2205	718	54	13.3	39.8%	567 (79.0%)	105 (14.6%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	62.1	87^th of 224 public high schools	61.2%		72.2	66^th of 232 public high schools	71.6%	21													58.1	50.3			75.1	$12,362
Brandon High School	Public	9-12	3090 Hwy 18	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-2261	1,609	114	14.1	35.7%	885 (55.0%)	611 (38.0%)	37 (2.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.8%)	60.3	89^th of 224 public high schools	60.3%		83.7	28^th of 232 public high schools	87.9%	61													57.3	56.0			69.5	$11,541
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5805 Hwy 25	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-1329	1,352	110	12.2	38.2%	705 (52.1%)	444 (32.8%)	71 (5.3%)	46 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	78.7	48^th of 260 public middle schools	81.5%		83.7	29^th of 266 public middle schools	89.1%	19				61.0	43.2	52.7				71.7	64.6	53.5	100.0			67.9		$11,126
Rouse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	151 Boyce-Thompson Dr	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5437	798	50	16.0	40.7%	457 (57.3%)	258 (32.3%)	36 (4.5%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)								(n/a)																		$11,473
McLaurin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2693 Star Rd.	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 845-2127	504	40	12.7	75.2%	352 (69.8%)	71 (14.1%)	35 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	82.1	53^rd of 377 public elementary schools	85.9%		75.6	79^th of 383 public elementary schools	79.4%	26	63.2	63.3	69.4	60.3			54.4	69.6	77.4	64.1					87.1			$12,097
Richland High School	Public	7-12	1202 Hwy 49	Richland	39218	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 939-5144	731	71	10.3	73.1%	325 (44.5%)	208 (28.5%)	140 (19.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.8%)	24.8	171^st of 224 public high schools	23.7%		61.2	100^th of 232 public high schools	56.9%	71					37.9	37.0					59.2	45.0	49.5	38.5		47.0	47.3	$13,761
Puckett High School	Public	7-12	6382 Highway 18	Puckett	39151	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5742	343	34	9.9	48.4%	266 (77.6%)	67 (19.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	40.8	130^th of 224 public high schools	42.0%		77.3	49^th of 232 public high schools	78.9%	81					49.1	31.7					78.1	45.0	53.6	48.2		56.7	55.3	$15,935
Pisgah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Pisgah High Rd.	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 829-2937	556	37	14.8	44.1%	451 (81.1%)	59 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	83.9	47^th of 377 public elementary schools	87.5%		85.1	44^th of 383 public elementary schools	88.5%	3	61.3	79.0	74.1	62.6			58.0	73.7	72.9	58.8					85.2			$10,702
Pelahatchie High School	Public	7-12	213 Brooke Street	Pelahatchie	39145	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 854-8135	336	39	8.6	61.3%	224 (66.7%)	75 (22.3%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	36.2	145^th of 224 public high schools	35.3%		40.1	144^th of 232 public high schools	37.9%	1					29.5	28.9					54.5	38.5	28.6	38.1		59.6	76.3	$16,018
McLaurin High School	Public	7-12	130 Tiger Drive	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 845-2247	481	56	8.6	73.4%	319 (66.3%)	94 (19.5%)	39 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	62	88^th of 224 public high schools	60.7%		80.8	37^th of 232 public high schools	84.1%	51					50.0	46.6					77.0	44.0	70.7	57.9		49.3	60.3	$16,297
Florence Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Beverly Dr	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-2862	556	45	12.3	45.3%	453 (81.5%)	67 (12.1%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	88.9	19^th of 260 public middle schools	92.7%		82.8	33^rd of 266 public middle schools	87.6%	14				64.0	51.2	59.2				71.5	75.3	62.1	98.6			81.0		$12,239
Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	408 College Street	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5998	1,155	91	12.7	37.5%	656 (56.8%)	386 (33.4%)	44 (3.8%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.0%)	90.7	11^th of 260 public middle schools	95.8%		89.6	13^th of 266 public middle schools	95.1%	2				59.8	50.8	62.6				68.2	76.6	84.1	100.0			79.6		$11,756
Brandon Elementary	Public	4-5	125 Overby Street	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-4706	743	49	15.0	40.6%	436 (58.7%)	225 (30.3%)	30 (4.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.7%)	90.2	26^th of 377 public elementary schools	93.1%		87.9	31^st of 383 public elementary schools	91.9%	5		67.9	73.6					71.4	73.3						90.7			$10,688
Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	200 School Rd.	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 824-0334	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					27.3	21.4					18.2	14.3				35.7
Flowood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	102 Winner's Circle	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-6277	458	33	13.8	50.9%	187 (40.8%)	161 (35.2%)	46 (10.0%)	34 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.3%)	76.2	78^th of 377 public elementary schools	79.3%		75.8	78^th of 383 public elementary schools	79.6%		54.4	65.5	68.1				62.0	62.1	54.4						82.6			$11,227
Pearl Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Mary Ann Drive	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7952	944	72	13.0	70.9%	408 (43.2%)	381 (40.4%)	114 (12.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.3%)	56.7	104^th of 260 public middle schools	60.0%		57.7	115^th of 266 public middle schools	56.8%	11				52.1	34.3	41.3				60.5	47.8	49.8	97.8			54.8		$9,812
Pearl Upper School	Public	4-5	400 Treasure Cove	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7981	608	43	13.9	68.9%	281 (46.2%)	214 (35.2%)	73 (12.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31 (5.1%)	75.1	81^st of 377 public elementary schools	78.5%		68.8	118^th of 383 public elementary schools	69.2%	37		58.1	61.6					61.2	64.6						80.2			$9,440
Pearl High School	Public	9-12	500 Pirates Cove	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7931	1,278	90	14.1	58.0%	540 (42.3%)	545 (42.6%)	130 (10.2%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.4%)	38.4	139^th of 224 public high schools	37.9%		67.7	79^th of 232 public high schools	65.9%	60													42.9	43.9			64.4	$10,264
Pearl Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	160 Mary Ann Drive	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 932-7976	763	51	15.1	69.9%	296 (38.8%)	308 (40.4%)	89 (11.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	60 (7.9%)								(n/a)																		$11,006
Northside Elementary	Public	2-3	3600 Harle Street	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 932-7971	665	40	16.5	69.6%	285 (42.9%)	249 (37.4%)	79 (11.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	40 (6.0%)								(n/a)	58.3						65.3											$9,329

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