Summary:
Carroll County School District has one high school, J.Z. George High School, serving grades 7–12 in rural Carrollton, Mississippi. Since this is the district's only high school, all district-level results reflect this single school. The school enrolls 343 students, with 96.8% eligible for free or reduced lunch, and has a favorable 10.6:1 student-teacher ratio. Overall, J.Z. George ranks in the 12th percentile of Mississippi schools for 2025–2026, down from the 32nd percentile two years prior. Its district accountability rank of 127 out of 134 places it in the bottom 5% of districts.
Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. On the 2025–2026 MAAP tests, J.Z. George's average proficiency across all subjects was 28.5%, compared to the state average of 52.9%. The most significant gaps are in 8th grade math (13.6% vs. 51.4% statewide) and Biology (32.5% vs. 63.1%). Even 7th grade math lags by nearly 29 points. However, Algebra I is a relative bright spot, with 56.3% proficiency, just 9.7 points behind the state. In the prior school year, U.S. History proficiency reached 74.1%, beating the state average of 69.7%. The school's graduation rate of 88.9% nearly matches the state's 89.2%, suggesting students persist through high school despite academic struggles.
One notable concern is chronic absenteeism: 27.6% of students were chronically absent in 2023–2024, about four points above the state rate. Because J.Z. George serves grades 7–12, its accountability score includes middle school test results, which are substantially below state averages and weigh down the school's overall ranking. The high poverty rate provides important context for these results. For parents, the key takeaways are that J.Z. George offers small class sizes and near-average graduation rates, but faces serious challenges in math and science proficiency, and improvement in attendance and middle school performance would likely boost the school's standing.
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