Summary:
This data set focuses on one school: Forrest County Agricultural High School, a public high school serving grades 9–12 in Brooklyn, Mississippi, and the sole school in the Forrest County Agricultural High School district. The school enrolls 562 students with a 10.8 student–teacher ratio, and 77.22% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.
Forrest County Agricultural High School exceeds Mississippi state averages in Algebra I, English II, and Biology in both reported testing cycles. In 2024–2025, proficiency rates were 84.8% in Algebra I, 66.9% in English II, and 77.1% in Biology — beating the state by margins of 17.5, 17.4, and 15.1 points, respectively. In 2025–2026, the school still outperformed the state, with 73.5% in Algebra I, 54.3% in English II, and 71.1% in Biology, although these marked double-digit drops from the prior year in two subjects. The sole exception to this strong pattern is U.S. History, where the school's 68.6% proficiency trailed the state's 69.7%. State rankings have fluctuated substantially, from the 54th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 91st percentile in 2024–2025, before settling at the 71st percentile in 2025–2026.
One significant red flag is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 42.2% — nearly double the state average of 23.9%. This may help explain recent test-score declines and ranking volatility. The school's graduation rate of 89.9% is slightly above the state's 89.2%, and the low student–teacher ratio supports individualized attention. Despite serving a population where 77.22% of students live in poverty, the school continues to outperform state averages in most subjects and holds a 4-star rating. Addressing attendance issues will likely be critical to stabilizing performance and sustaining the kind of elite results the school achieved in 2024–2025.
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