Summary:
Quitman School District is home to one high school: Quitman High School, which serves 437 students in grades 9–12 in Quitman, Mississippi. Because this is the district's only high school, all district-level high school metrics match the school's own numbers. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks 149th out of 224 Mississippi high schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 33rd percentile — an improvement from the prior year's 20th percentile ranking.
The school's most impressive strength is its 95.6% graduation rate, which exceeds the state average of 89.2% by 6.4 points. Students also perform relatively well in science and math: Biology proficiency reached 59.4% in 2025–2026, close to the state average of 63.1%, and Algebra I was within 7 points of the state average. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, the school gained ground in Biology (52.8% to 59.4%) and English II (29.2% to 33.8%), though Algebra I dipped from 63.1% to 59.1%.
The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism: 46.5% of students were chronically absent in 2023–2024, nearly double the state rate of 23.9% and 10 points higher than the district overall (36.5%). English II remains the largest academic gap, with only 33.8% proficiency versus the state average of 49.3%. The student-teacher ratio of 26.9 to 1 is high, which may limit individualized support, and free/reduced lunch data is unavailable, so economic factors cannot be assessed. In short, Quitman High School pairs a strong graduation rate with below-average test scores, suggesting that reducing absenteeism and strengthening literacy are the most urgent priorities.
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