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Simpson County School District

At a glance

92^ndof 130 Mississippi districts▲ 3

Better than 29% of Mississippi districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 3 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

111 Education Ln
Mendenhall, MS 39114·(601) 847-8000·All Mississippi district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 29.2% of districts

Schools

2,797

Students

Top rankedSimpson Central School178^th of 383 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Magee Middle School up 4 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Magee Middle School 12.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

1★

2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Simpson County School District in Mississippi operates 7 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from kindergarten through 12th grade. The district as a whole is ranked 92 out of 130 districts in the state and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the schools in the district, Simpson Central School stands out as the highest performing, serving grades K-8 and ranked 178 out of 383 elementary schools in the state with a 3-star rating. The school's test scores are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in math and science. In contrast, while Mendenhall High School has a 1-star rating, its graduation rate of 89.4% is higher than the state average, and its performance on end-of-course exams is better than the district average, though still below the state average.

The district faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% across all schools, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools in the district have very high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 82.8% to 94.12%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. While the district and its schools generally perform below the state average on standardized tests, there are opportunities for improvement, such as addressing chronic absenteeism and leveraging the strengths of higher-performing schools to support the improvement of lower-performing ones.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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
Magee High School	Public	9-12	501 East Choctaw St.	Magee	39111	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 849-2263	380	25	15.2	85.5%	130 (34.2%)	232 (61.1%)	12 (3.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	11.9	207^th of 232 public high schools	10.8%		9.6	210^th of 228 public high schools	7.9%	3													43.4	28.1			21.7	35.8	$11,901
Mendenhall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	814 East Street	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2621	598	37	16.1	86.6%	273 (45.7%)	292 (48.8%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	26.9	292^nd of 383 public elementary schools	23.8%		28.3	288^th of 390 public elementary schools	26.2%	4	36.0	34.6	48.1	30.1			44.0	38.2	32.5	15.0					56.1				$11,389
Simpson Central School	Public	K-8	755 Simpson Hwy 28 W	Pinola	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2630	388	26	15.1	84.0%	219 (56.4%)	150 (38.7%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	53.4	178^th of 383 public elementary schools	53.5%		58.5	162^nd of 390 public elementary schools	58.5%	16	49.0	33.3	41.6	48.8	27.6	32.2	38.3	69.7	58.3	64.4	46.8	47.3			66.6	52.7			$12,631
Simpson County Achievement Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	177 Simpson Hwy 149	Magee	39111	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 849-6135	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Magee Elementary School	Public	K-5	1035 Goodwater Rd NW	Magee	39111	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 849-3601	525	31	17.0	92.0%	144 (27.4%)	317 (60.4%)	32 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	22.1	319^th of 383 public elementary schools	16.7%		31.6	274^th of 390 public elementary schools	29.7%	45	24.7	33.8	44.7				30.0	49.2	24.7						44.8				$11,172
Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	413 Choctaw St. E Suite 100	Magee	39111	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 849-3334	260	21	12.2	94.2%	82 (31.5%)	148 (56.9%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	26	203^rd of 266 public middle schools	23.7%		21.7	207^th of 264 public middle schools	21.6%	4				29.8	23.0	18.3				47.3	50.0	26.9				34.7			$12,963
Mendenhall High School	Public	7-12	207 Circle Dr	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2411	646	41	15.6	85.9%	269 (41.6%)	359 (55.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	23.1	177^th of 232 public high schools	23.7%		25.8	170^th of 228 public high schools	25.4%	7					11.3	17.2					28.2	17.2	54.0	33.8		41.3	50.0	54.9	$10,970
Simpson County Career and Technical Center	Public	9-12	3415 Simpson Hwy 49	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 847-4000	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Covington County School District	8.87 mi	9	63^rd
Smith County School District	10.36 mi	10	54^th
Rankin County School District	14.89 mi	28	22^nd
Lawrence County School District	18.11 mi	6	75^th
Jeff Davis County School District	20.35 mi	5

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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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