Summary:
The Bay Waveland School District in Mississippi's Hancock County includes one high school, Bay High School, serving grades 9–12 with 491 students in Bay St. Louis. Because it is the only high school in the district, school-level metrics mirror district-level results for graduation, absenteeism, and test proficiency, and the district ranks #1 out of 134 districts in Mississippi with a 99th-percentile, 5-star rating.
Bay High School itself is a standout, ranked #16 out of 224 Mississippi high schools for 2025-2026 — a 93rd-percentile, 5-star performance that marks a dramatic jump from #53 (4 stars) in 2024-2025. The school's graduation rate of 94.8% exceeds the state average of 89.2% by nearly six points. On MAAP end-of-course exams, Bay High outperforms the state in every subject. In 2025-2026, 83% of students scored proficient in Algebra I (state: 66%), 84.5% in Biology (state: 63.1%), and 61.6% in English II (state: 49.3%). Year-over-year gains were especially strong in Biology (+10.5 points) and Algebra I (+9.1 points), aligning with the school's rapid rise in state rankings.
Biology and U.S. History are standout subjects, with U.S. History proficiency at 88.1% in 2024-2025 compared to 69.7% statewide. English II remains the relative weak point, though still above the state average. A favorable student–teacher ratio of 14.2 supports personalized instruction. One area worth monitoring is chronic absenteeism: 24.3% of students were chronically absent in 2023-2024, slightly above the state average of 23.9%. Overall, Bay High School pairs elite academic outcomes with strong graduation support, making it one of Mississippi's top-performing high schools.
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