High Schools in North Pike Schools

North Pike High School is the sole high school in the North Pike Schools district, serving grades 9–12 in Summit, Mississippi, with 687 students. Because this is the district's only high school, the school's performance directly defines the district's high school profile. North Pike High School shows a mix of strengths and challenges: it outperformed the state in U.S. History (73.6% vs. 69.7% in 2024–25) and made a notable one-year gain in Algebra I, but it has also seen a three-year slide in its statewide rank, falling from the 64th percentile (3 stars) in 2023–24 to the 49th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–26.

Academically, the school's performance varies by subject. In Algebra I, proficiency climbed from 60.9% in 2024–25 to 66.9% in 2025–26, slightly topping the state average of 66.0% — an impressive 6-point school-level improvement. However, English II slipped from 49.5% to 45.6%, leaving the school nearly 4 points below the state average of 49.3%. Biology tells a similar story of decline: after posting a strong 71.1% proficiency rate in 2024–25 (9.1 points above the state), it dropped to 60.1% in 2025–26, now 3 points below the state average of 63.1%. This 10-point swing relative to the state suggests that performance may depend heavily on cohort strength or instructional alignment from year to year.

Attendance and graduation are areas of concern. The school's graduation rate of 86.4% trails the state average of 89.2% by 2.8 points. More notably, chronic absenteeism stands at 26.0% — higher than both the district average (22.9%) and the state average (23.9%). With more than one in four students chronically absent, this likely contributes to the inconsistent performance in tested subjects. For parents, the key takeaway is that North Pike High School has demonstrated the ability to excel in certain subjects and improve quickly, but the downward trend in state ranking, combined with rising absenteeism and recent declines in English II and Biology, points to a need for greater consistency and a stronger focus on student attendance.