Jackson Public Schools

Summary:

The Jackson Public School District in Mississippi operates 46 schools, including 30 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, and 7 high schools. The district as a whole is ranked 103 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the district, including McWillie Elementary School, which is ranked 25th out of 383 elementary schools in Mississippi and has a 5-star rating. Barack H. Obama Elementary School, a magnet school, is ranked 10th in the state and also has a 5-star rating. On the middle school level, Northwest Middle School is ranked 28th out of 266 middle schools and has a 4-star rating, while Bailey Middle Apac School is ranked 22nd and has a 5-star rating.

However, the district faces significant challenges, with many schools struggling to meet proficiency standards and chronic absenteeism rates high across the board. The district's overall low ranking and 1-star rating, combined with the fact that 100% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, suggest systemic issues that need to be addressed. While the standout schools demonstrate the potential for excellence, the district as a whole must work to close achievement gaps and improve outcomes for all students.

District Detail

662 South President Street
Jackson, MS 39201

(601) 960-8700

SchoolDigger Rank:
103^rd of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 16,870

Primary Schools: 23
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 7
Alternative Schools: 3

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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
Bailey APAC Middle School	Public	6-8	7020 US 49 North	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3609	318	28	11.4	99.1%	23 (7.2%)	288 (90.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	86.5	22^nd of 266 public middle schools	91.7%		89	23^rd of 264 public middle schools	91.3%	1				58.7	57.8	63.3				68.6	87.3	63.3	90.0			63.3			$15,604
Cardozo Middle School	Public	6-8	3180 McDowell Rd. Ext.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5635	531	51	10.4	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	498 (93.8%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5.2	256^th of 266 public middle schools	3.8%		5	260^th of 264 public middle schools	1.5%	4				17.1	8.3	12.6				10.1	10.6	10.2	58.8			27.0			$15,290
Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	5677 Highland Drive	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-8360	389	30	12.7	100.0%	8 (2.1%)	340 (87.4%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	15.6	233^rd of 266 public middle schools	12.4%		27.2	190^th of 264 public middle schools	28.0%	43				19.7	17.7	22.0				28.6	22.0	28.9	96.3			37.2			$17,184
Bates Elementary School	Public	K-5	3180 McDowell Rd. Ext.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-1412	482	26	18.3	99.4%	5 (1.0%)	405 (84.0%)	62 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	7	373^rd of 383 public elementary schools	2.6%		7	381^st of 390 public elementary schools	2.3%	8	19.2	27.5	28.0				21.2	18.8	10.2						22.0				$13,079
McWillie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 McWillie Circle	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3709	414	27	15.5	100.0%	94 (22.7%)	297 (71.7%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	89.9	25^th of 383 public elementary schools	93.5%		87.3	34^th of 390 public elementary schools	91.3%	9	80.0	88.9	83.3				76.7	77.8	58.3						83.3				$12,783
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	7020 Highway 49 North	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3609	242	23	10.3	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	231 (95.5%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	28^th of 266 public middle schools	89.5%		89.3	20^th of 264 public middle schools	92.4%	8				60.8	59.7	78.9				47.8	75.0	67.6	100.0			78.8			$19,264
North Jackson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 James M. Davis Drive	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3528	346	21	16.2	100.0%	3 (0.9%)	338 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	55.5	172^nd of 383 public elementary schools	55.1%		32.2	271^st of 390 public elementary schools	30.5%	99	57.6	59.2	47.0				54.2	71.5	32.7						57.2				$13,687
Barack Obama Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	750 N. Congress Street	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 960-5334	242	14	16.9	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	236 (97.5%)	3 (1.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.4	10^th of 383 public elementary schools	97.4%		91.5	17^th of 390 public elementary schools	95.6%	7	89.8	76.2	90.0				77.5	73.8	95.0						97.5				$12,759
Youth Court School	Public, Alternative	1-12	940 East McDowell Road	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 985-3061	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Capital City Alternative School	Public, Alternative	4-12	2221 Boling Street	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3608	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career Academic Placement Program	Public, Alternative	1-12	311 Joel Avenue	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 982-5221	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Wilkins Elementary School	Public	K-5	1970 Castle Hill Drive	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4306	434	21	20.8	99.8%	5 (1.2%)	407 (93.8%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	6.5	376^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.8%		2.9	389^th of 390 public elementary schools	0.3%	13	17.6	28.1	24.6				6.6	12.3	26.3						21.0				$12,543
Pecan Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	415 Claiborne Ave	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5444	510	31	16.5	100.0%	7 (1.4%)	425 (83.3%)	67 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	8.8	365^th of 383 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.7	379^th of 390 public elementary schools	2.8%	14	24.3	23.4	20.5				29.9	29.7	9.6						25.3				$12,947
Walton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3200 Bailey Avenue	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3591	457	28	16.3	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	445 (97.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	22.3	317^th of 383 public elementary schools	17.2%		20.5	328^th of 390 public elementary schools	15.9%	11	33.0	30.2	45.4				22.8	30.1	47.3						43.6				$13,592
Van Winkle Elementary School	Public	PK	1655 Whiting Rd	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 923-2547	275	18	15.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	249 (90.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.7%)								(n/a)																			$10,543
Timberlawn Elementary School	Public	K-5	1980 N. Siwell Road	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 923-2556	295	19	15.3	100.0%	10 (3.4%)	282 (95.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	350^th of 383 public elementary schools	8.6%		20.4	329^th of 390 public elementary schools	15.6%	21	37.5	30.2	36.4				19.5	11.6	15.9						38.6				$13,162
Spann Elementary School	Public	K-5	1615 Brecon Dr	Jackson	39211	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3532	433	25	17.2	100.0%	11 (2.5%)	337 (77.8%)	64 (14.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.2%)	33.3	266^th of 383 public elementary schools	30.5%		24.4	309^th of 390 public elementary schools	20.8%	43	47.4	45.5	50.0				18.4	35.1	36.7						56.7				$13,133
Provine High School	Public	9-12	2400 Robinson Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5393	791	75	10.6	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	757 (95.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	4.3	227^th of 232 public high schools	2.2%		4.4	226^th of 228 public high schools	0.9%	1													25.2	20.4			20.0	33.3	$15,668
Wells APAC Elementary School	Public	4-5	1120 Riverside Drive	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5387	40	6	6.4	100.0%	12 (30.0%)	27 (67.5%)	1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.8	14^th of 383 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.7	4^th of 390 public elementary schools	99.0%	10		84.2	90.5					84.2	61.9						100.0				$58,969
Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3655 Livingston Road	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3580	704	56	12.5	99.6%	6 (0.9%)	685 (97.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4.9	259^th of 266 public middle schools	2.6%		3.6	262^nd of 264 public middle schools	0.8%	3				16.8	10.9	15.4				13.6	9.6	5.4				20.3			$16,140
Peeples Middle School	Public	6-8	2940 Belvedere Drive	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5660	541	47	11.6	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	450 (83.2%)	76 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	3.1	262^nd of 266 public middle schools	1.5%		2.4	264^th of 264 public middle schools	0.0%	2				16.2	7.9	8.9				11.3	7.4	4.4				11.6			$16,248
Oak Forest Elementary School	Public	K-5	1831 Smallwood Street	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4330	436	23	18.8	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	425 (97.5%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10.1	362^nd of 383 public elementary schools	5.5%		19.8	334^th of 390 public elementary schools	14.4%	28	17.8	39.2	21.2				12.2	29.4	9.1						47.0				$14,377
Murrah High School	Public	9-12	1400 Murrah Drive	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5380	1,259	80	15.7	99.9%	25 (2.0%)	1,200 (95.3%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	28.4	160^th of 232 public high schools	31.0%		26.4	169^th of 228 public high schools	25.9%	9													51.9	39.0			41.2	59.1	$12,792
Morrison Academic Advancement Center	Public	1-7	1224 Eminence Row	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3695	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McLeod Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Sandlewood Place	Jackson	39211	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3597	343	21	16.3	99.7%	2 (0.6%)	327 (95.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)								(n/a)																			$13,210
Shirley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Daniel Lake Blvd	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4309	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	7.5	369^th of 383 public elementary schools	3.7%		10.7	367^th of 390 public elementary schools	5.9%	2	16.3	33.3	27.5				5.1	16.7	16.3						38.8				$12,438
Lanier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	833 Maple Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5369	895	81	11.0	100.0%	5 (0.6%)	880 (98.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	6	223^rd of 232 public high schools	3.9%		6.5	221^st of 228 public high schools	3.1%	2					6.8	11.1					27.2	15.0	40.0	16.7		13.1	30.9	51.9	$15,881
Key Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	699 W McDowell Road	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4333	259	16	15.9	100.0%	4 (1.5%)	243 (93.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	6.9	374^th of 383 public elementary schools	2.3%		15.1	347^th of 390 public elementary schools	11.0%	27	8.5	18.6	32.4				6.4	34.9	13.5						21.6				$14,217
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1339 Oak Park Drive	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3501	444	27	16.1	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	436 (98.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5.9	377^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.6%		16.3	343^rd of 390 public elementary schools	12.1%	34	15.5	13.7	26.4				15.5	15.7	16.2						36.7				$13,565
John Hopkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	170 John Hopkins Rd	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 923-2540	497	28	17.5	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	489 (98.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.3	270^th of 383 public elementary schools	29.5%		15	349^th of 390 public elementary schools	10.5%	79	30.8	37.7	37.8				25.5	45.9	36.4						78.8				$14,271
Isable Elementary School	Public	K-5	1716 Isable Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5310	244	15	16.5	100.0%	4 (1.6%)	233 (95.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	7.1	372^nd of 383 public elementary schools	2.9%		11	364^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	19.2	24.2	18.9				3.8	0.0	29.7						36.1				$13,595
Jim Hill High School	Public	9-12	2185 Coach Fred Harris Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5354	975	85	11.4	99.9%	7 (0.7%)	930 (95.4%)	31 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	18.7	188^th of 232 public high schools	19.0%		20.6	185^th of 228 public high schools	18.9%	3													56.6	32.9			31.3	47.8	$15,144
Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	610 Forest Avenue	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3519	365	21	17.2	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	357 (97.8%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13.7	351^st of 383 public elementary schools	8.4%		30.5	275^th of 390 public elementary schools	29.5%	76	25.8	33.4	37.7				29.1	27.8	20.7						28.3				$13,060
Galloway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	186 Idlewild Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5313	296	21	14.3	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	287 (97.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12.9	355^th of 383 public elementary schools	7.3%		10.9	366^th of 390 public elementary schools	6.2%	11	16.7	31.1	34.1				13.9	40.0	14.6						51.2				$14,185
Forest Hill High School	Public	9-12	2607 Raymond Road	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4313	1,139	82	13.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	1,044 (91.7%)	66 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	14.2	201^st of 232 public high schools	13.4%		8.7	215^th of 228 public high schools	5.7%	14													40.4	28.5			38.5	54.2	$14,035
Clausell Elementary School	Public	K-5	3330 Harley Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5319	231	16	14.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	226 (97.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	13.5	353^rd of 383 public elementary schools	7.8%		29.5	279^th of 390 public elementary schools	28.5%	74	19.6	32.3	31.8				27.4	35.3	27.2						34.1				$13,432
Casey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Lake Circle	Jackson	39211	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3510	308	18	17.2	100.0%	12 (3.9%)	280 (90.9%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	62.5	147^th of 383 public elementary schools	61.6%		62.7	145^th of 390 public elementary schools	62.8%	2	57.7	46.0	65.3				48.1	58.0	51.0						77.6				$15,169
Career Development Center	Public	9-12	2703 First Avenue	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 960-5322	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Callaway High School	Public	9-12	601 Beasley Road	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3535	994	71	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	953 (95.9%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	12.5	203^rd of 232 public high schools	12.5%		21.9	183^rd of 228 public high schools	19.7%	20													33.2	27.6			42.6	49.0	$13,669
Boyd Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	4531 Broadmeadow Street	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(601) 987-3504	424	26	16.1	100.0%	5 (1.2%)	376 (88.7%)	30 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	5.6	378^th of 383 public elementary schools	1.3%		12	359^th of 390 public elementary schools	7.9%	19	19.4	17.2	32.9				10.8	15.5	10.4						25.8				$13,502
Blackburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1311 W Pearl St	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5329	317	43	7.3	99.7%	2 (0.6%)	310 (97.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4.6	260^th of 266 public middle schools	2.3%		4.1	261^st of 264 public middle schools	1.1%	1				12.2	12.0	12.1				15.0	15.4	8.3				15.1			$16,571

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Reimagine Prep	0.68 mi	1	127^th
Rankin County School District	4.33 mi	28	22^nd
Ambition Preparatory Charter School	5.8 mi	1	111^th
Pearl Public Schools	6.44 mi	5	31^st
Mississippi Schools For The Blind And Deaf	6.58 mi	2

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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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