High Schools in Choctaw County Schools

Choctaw County High School is the only high school in Choctaw County Schools, serving grades 7 through 12 in Ackerman, Mississippi, with 511 students and a nearly universal free/reduced lunch rate of 99.41%.

This small, high-poverty school stands out for its 92.9% graduation rate, which beats the state average of 89.2%, and it achieved a 4-star district rating (36th out of 134 districts). However, the school's own state ranking slipped to 154th out of 224 schools (2 stars) in the latest year, down from 101st the year before. The strongest recent academic results include 7th grade math (70.6% proficient vs. 57.7% statewide) and prior-year highlights in U.S. History (77.4%) and Biology (72.8%). Yet the school also shows major weaknesses: Algebra I proficiency is just 42.9% compared to 66.0% statewide, and 8th grade math fell by nearly 14 points in one year. Chronic absenteeism affects 23.7% of students — equal to the state average but far higher than the district's 16.5% — which likely contributes to the inconsistent test scores from year to year.

For parents, the key takeaway is that Choctaw County High School provides a supportive path to graduation despite economic challenges, and small class sizes (a 9:1 student-teacher ratio) offer opportunity for individual attention. The school has real strengths in middle school math and some end-of-course subjects, but families should watch how students transition to Algebra I and high school math, as that is the biggest academic gap. Overall, this is a school with pockets of excellence and clear areas needing improvement, rather than one that is uniformly low-performing. Its district performs better than the high school alone, suggesting that targeted support at the secondary level could help the school rise back to the 3-star level it earned just one year ago.