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Brookhaven School District

At a glance

76^thof 130 Mississippi districts▼ 2

Better than 41% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 2 Middle 2 High 2 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-13

326 E Court Street
Brookhaven, MS 39601·(601) 833-6661·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 41.5% of districts

Schools

2,429

Students

Top rankedBrookhaven Elementary School187^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brookhaven Elementary School up 58 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Brookhaven High School 11.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Brookhaven School District in Mississippi serves students from 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The district faces significant challenges, with most schools performing below state averages on key metrics such as academic proficiency and graduation rates.

Brookhaven High School has a relatively low performance on state assessments, with proficiency rates below the state average in most subjects. However, the school has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 89.4%. In contrast, Brookhaven Elementary School performs better than the district and state averages on 3rd and 4th grade state assessments in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and has the highest 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the district.

Across the district, schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging around 23.9%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools in the district have very high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 72.21% to 84.38%. While the overall district performance is concerning, identifying and replicating the successful practices of Brookhaven Elementary School could provide a path forward for the Brookhaven School District.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)						MAAP Mathematics (2025)						MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Alexander Junior High	Public	7-8	713 Beauregard Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-7549	340	28	12.0	82.6%	71 (20.9%)	245 (72.1%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	31.1	182^nd of 266 public middle schools	31.6%		55	120^th of 264 public middle schools	54.5%	62					21.9	32.9					28.2	36.7	100.0			51.3			$13,728
Brookhaven Elementary School	Public	3-4	300 S Church Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-3139	368	27	13.6	81.0%	103 (28.0%)	229 (62.2%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.5%)	51.9	187^th of 383 public elementary schools	51.2%		40.4	245^th of 390 public elementary schools	37.2%	58	56.2	39.7					64.0	48.9											$10,289
Brookhaven High School	Public	9-12	443 E Monticello Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-4498	758	64	11.9	71.6%	211 (27.8%)	502 (66.2%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	28.2	161^st of 232 public high schools	30.6%		28.4	166^th of 228 public high schools	27.2%	5													38.7	39.2			51.5	53.1	$12,450
Brookhaven Technical Center	Public	9-12	325 East Court St.	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-8335	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lipsey Middle School	Public	5-6	412 Drury Lane	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-6148	341	27	12.4	77.4%	82 (24.0%)	227 (66.6%)	9 (2.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)								(n/a)			50.2	35.2					45.7	48.1					63.8				$11,950
Mamie Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	420 Vivian Merritt Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-0007	622	45	13.8	82.0%	191 (30.7%)	384 (61.7%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.9%)								(n/a)																			$11,483
Mullins School	Public, Alternative	2-12	711 Martin Luther King Jr. Dri	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-7479	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mississippi School Of The Arts	1.05 mi	1	97^th
Lincoln County School District	7.29 mi	4
Copiah County School District	9.22 mi	4	59^th
Lawrence County School District	18.27 mi	6	75^th
North Pike Schools	19.08 mi	5	55^th

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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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