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Best Public Schools in Scott County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

5,627

Students

Districts

Top rankedLake Elementary School41^st of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lake High School up 52 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Forest High School 13.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Ranking:

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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
Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	513 Cleveland Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Forest Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-3073	740	40	18.3	84.5%	46 (6.2%)	288 (38.9%)	381 (51.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.1%)	38.3	235^th of 377 public elementary schools	37.7%		30.4	277^th of 383 public elementary schools	27.7%	42	30.6	31.4					41.1	67.8										$11,997
Forest High School	Public	9-12	511 Cleveland Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Forest Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-3255	438	32	13.5	86.8%	34 (7.8%)	185 (42.2%)	208 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	25.6	168^th of 224 public high schools	25.0%		14.6	198^th of 232 public high schools	14.7%	30													39.8	37.8			55.1	$12,983
Hawkins Middle School	Public	5-8	803 Oak Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Forest Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-1474	460	33	13.7	83.9%	37 (8.0%)	164 (35.7%)	244 (53.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	15	238^th of 260 public middle schools	8.5%		16.4	229^th of 266 public middle schools	13.9%	9			34.4	24.4	15.7	21.4			36.8	33.0	29.4	19.4			39.9	50.0		$12,566
Forest Scott County Vocational Technical Center	Public	8-12	521 Cleveland Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 469-2913	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	265 E Second Avenue	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-8529	686	38	18.2	99.6%	212 (30.9%)	168 (24.5%)	263 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	27.6	292^nd of 377 public elementary schools	22.5%		31.2	271^st of 383 public elementary schools	29.2%	21	28.7	34.1					52.6	29.1										$8,990
Scott Central Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2415 Old Jackson Road	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-4883	856	50	17.2	99.6%	259 (30.3%)	448 (52.3%)	79 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.6%)								(n/a)	19.5	34.8	47.5	42.9	27.8	30.9	30.0	22.3	45.8	51.0	47.3	52.7	61.1	37.7	67.8	54.5	85.2	$10,501
Sebastopol Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17194 Hwy 21 North	Sebastopol	39359	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 625-8654	684	39	17.5	99.6%	553 (80.8%)	99 (14.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)								(n/a)	66.0	74.6	67.4	65.0	35.9	18.9	66.0	90.9	82.6	75.0	69.9	40.5	85.7	42.2	87.0	45.9	88.0	$10,661
Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	1770 East Scott Road	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3614	237	14	17.2	98.7%	109 (46.0%)	109 (46.0%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	71.5	67^th of 260 public middle schools	74.2%		66.3	89^th of 266 public middle schools	66.5%	22			44.4	44.2	32.5	56.4			45.6	48.8	58.2	74.2	100.0		73.9	74.1		$9,714
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	Public	5-8	128 M.L. King Drive	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-6977	486	28	17.2	99.4%	130 (26.7%)	138 (28.4%)	199 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	16	232^nd of 260 public middle schools	10.8%		17.4	223^rd of 266 public middle schools	16.2%	9			40.6	23.1	13.5	25.0			36.0	24.3	25.0	40.2	100.0		63.4	40.1		$8,652
Morton High School	Public	9-12	238 East Fourth Avenue	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-8086	476	31	15.6	99.4%	144 (30.3%)	130 (27.3%)	175 (36.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	21.8	178^th of 224 public high schools	20.5%		46.3	127^th of 232 public high schools	45.3%	51													53.1	32.8			47.0	$10,843
Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 School Street	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3011	333	21	15.8	99.1%	170 (51.1%)	135 (40.5%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	84.9	41^st of 377 public elementary schools	89.1%		84.2	47^th of 383 public elementary schools	87.7%	6	68.4	63.8					66.7	68.9										$9,855
Lake High School	Public	9-12	24442 Hwy 80	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3248	231	11	20.8	98.7%	107 (46.3%)	101 (43.7%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	71.9	54^th of 224 public high schools	75.9%		58.8	106^th of 232 public high schools	54.3%	52													71.7	56.1			74.0	$13,946

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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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