Scott County School District

Summary:

The Scott County School District in Mississippi operates 8 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 high schools, and 2 alternative schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The district faces significant challenges, with stark disparities in academic performance across its schools.

While some schools, like Sebastopol Attendance Center and Lake Elementary School, are excelling with strong proficiency rates, others like Bettye Mae Jack Middle School and Morton High School are struggling, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. The alternative schools, Scott Central Attendance Center and Sebastopol Attendance Center, are particularly strong performers, indicating they may be providing effective support and programming for their students.

Across the district, there are persistent challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 24.9% in 2022-2023, and 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, suggesting significant economic disadvantage. Addressing these disparities and improving outcomes for all students should be a key priority for the Scott County School District.

District Detail

110 Commerce Loop
Forest, MS 39074

(601) 469-3874

SchoolDigger Rank:
51^st of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,989

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 2

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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
Forest Scott County Vocational Technical Center	Public	10-12	521 Cleveland Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 469-2913	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Morton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	265 E Second Avenue	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-8529	686	38	18.2	99.6%	212 (30.9%)	168 (24.5%)	263 (38.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	31.2	271^st of 383 public elementary schools	29.2%		12.8	354^th of 390 public elementary schools	9.2%	83	34.2	36.0					58.0	32.1											$8,990
Scott Central Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2415 Old Jackson Road	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-4883	856	50	17.2	99.6%	259 (30.3%)	448 (52.3%)	79 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.6%)								(n/a)	26.8	45.0	50.0	44.7	23.8	42.4	36.0	63.4	30.5	57.5	46.0	54.6	60.0	34.8	56.5	45.4	50.1	65.4	$10,501
Sebastopol Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17194 Hwy 21 North	Sebastopol	39359	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 625-8654	684	39	17.5	99.6%	553 (80.8%)	99 (14.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.9%)								(n/a)	75.0	62.8	75.7	61.1	30.7	56.3	83.3	72.6	70.2	81.5	66.6	66.7	53.1	47.1	81.0	79.2	79.2	74.5	$10,661
Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	1770 East Scott Road	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3614	237	14	17.2	98.7%	109 (46.0%)	109 (46.0%)	10 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.8%)	66.3	89^th of 266 public middle schools	66.5%		79.7	46^th of 264 public middle schools	82.6%	43			44.7	44.2	45.5	28.1			40.4	60.5	69.7	64.8	94.5		66.0	60.5			$9,714
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	Public	5-8	128 M.L. King Drive	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-6977	486	28	17.2	99.4%	130 (26.7%)	138 (28.4%)	199 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	17.4	223^rd of 266 public middle schools	16.2%		12.3	242^nd of 264 public middle schools	8.3%	19			37.5	35.4	17.0	21.2			25.0	37.4	22.5	23.0	81.8		37.6	32.5			$8,652
Morton High School	Public	9-12	238 East Fourth Avenue	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-8086	476	31	15.6	99.4%	144 (30.3%)	130 (27.3%)	175 (36.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	46.3	127^th of 232 public high schools	45.3%		17.7	192^nd of 228 public high schools	15.8%	65													55.7	47.0			54.9	53.5	$10,843
Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 School Street	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3011	333	21	15.8	99.1%	170 (51.1%)	135 (40.5%)	11 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.1%)	84.2	47^th of 383 public elementary schools	87.7%		70.4	111^th of 390 public elementary schools	71.5%	64	65.0	66.0					76.7	72.3											$9,855
Lake High School	Public	9-12	24442 Hwy 80	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3248	231	11	20.8	98.7%	107 (46.3%)	101 (43.7%)	7 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.5%)	58.8	106^th of 232 public high schools	54.3%		62	89^th of 228 public high schools	61.0%	17													72.1	48.9			81.6	83.3	$13,946

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Forest Municipal School District	0.1 mi	3	114^th
Conehatta Elementary School	14.07 mi	1
Leake County School District	15.63 mi	6	99^th
Rankin County School District	18.59 mi	28	22^nd
Newton Municipal School District	19.04 mi	4	109^th

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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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