Summary:
Hazlehurst City School District in Mississippi has one high school, Hazlehurst High School, serving grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 385 students. Because it is the district’s only high school, all district-level high school results are the same as the school’s results.
Hazlehurst High School has shown a notable turnaround recently. Its state ranking jumped from 212th (9th percentile) in 2024–2025 to 135th (40th percentile) in 2025–2026, and its star rating improved from 0 to 2 stars. Test scores also rose sharply, especially in English II (from 25.2% to 40.4% proficient) and Biology (from 35.2% to 69.5% proficient). In fact, Biology proficiency in 2025–2026 exceeded the state average (69.5% vs. 63.1%), a clear relative strength. However, Algebra I proficiency remains a major concern at 39.2%—26.8 points below the state average—and English II, despite gains, is still 8.9 points below the state. The graduation rate for 2024–2025 was 77.3%, which is 11.9 points below Mississippi’s average of 89.2%.
The most serious challenge is chronic absenteeism. In 2023–2024, 56.9% of Hazlehurst High students were chronically absent, more than double the state rate of 23.9% and well above the district’s own 40.8% average. This likely contributes to the lower graduation rate and historically weaker test performance. On a positive note, the school serves a high-need population—the free/reduced lunch rate is reported at 101.3%, which probably reflects universal meal programs or data quirks rather than a literal percentage. Overall, Hazlehurst High appears to be on an upward path, but reducing absenteeism will be key to sustaining gains and closing the gaps in core subjects like Algebra I.
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