Best High Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 232)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
211	Clarksdale High School	Public	10-12	1101 Wildcat Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-8530	473	28	16.9	99.2%	7 (1.5%)	310 (65.5%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	150 (31.7%)	$16,564							10.8	5.1	224	13		280105000118
212	Hazlehurst High School	Public	9-12	101 S. Haley Street	Hazlehurst	39083	Copiah County	Hazlehurst City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 894-2489	385	30	12.6	101.3%	10 (2.6%)	312 (81.0%)	54 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	$11,400							9.3	18.2	191	21		280183000315
213	Taylorsville Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	324 Hester Street	Taylorsville	39168	Smith County	Smith County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 785-9711	572	47	12.2	88.6%	197 (34.4%)	343 (60.0%)	14 (2.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,339							9.1	22	182	31		280402000762
214	South Pike High School	Public	9-12	205 West Myrtle Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0420	425	32	13.4	99.3%	35 (8.2%)	371 (87.3%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	$12,738							9.1	23.8	175	39		280408000773
215	Philadelphia High School	Public	7-12	248 Byrd Ave.	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-2672	327	30	10.9	100.0%	20 (6.1%)	283 (86.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)	$16,456							9.1	15.6	198	17		280360000692
216	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	419 East Robertshaw Street	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-2910	836	60	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.4%)	679 (81.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	151 (18.1%)	$15,325							9	9.6	211	5		280162000244
217	Natchez High School	Public	9-12	323 Seargent S Prentiss Drive	Natchez	39120	Adams County	Natchez-Adams School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 492-6045	606	50	12.1	100.0%	35 (5.8%)	537 (88.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.3%)	$16,545							9	8.6	216	1		280303000608
218	Thomas E. Edwards Senior High School	Public	9-12	360 L F Packer Drive	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4757	331	30	11	100.0%	6 (1.8%)	304 (91.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	$15,679							8.3	16.5	197	21		280018701422
219	Amanda Elzy High School	Public	9-12	604 Elzy Avenue	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 459-8034	367	27	13.5	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	299 (81.5%)	32 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.3%)	$12,969							7.9	10.1	208	11		280019801512
220	Meridian High School	Public	9-12	2320 32nd Street	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 482-3191	1,253	114	11	99.8%	26 (2.1%)	1,157 (92.3%)	56 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	$18,658							7.5	7.6	218	2		280291000567

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP Algebra I, MAAP English II, MAAP Biology, MAAP U.S. History1 test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
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