Best Elementary Schools in Mississippi

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Mississippi elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Mississippi test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

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.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 382)	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
241	Higgins Middle School	Public	4-6	1000 Elmwood Street	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-2038	287	26	11	100.0%	13 (4.5%)	252 (87.8%)	10 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	$13,673							38.7	42.5	229	12		280288000554
242	Riverside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	939 Riverside Road	Avon	38723	Washington County	Western Line Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 335-4528	402	29	13.9	99.3%	197 (49.0%)	154 (38.3%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	$14,664							38.7	24.5	308	66		280468000876
243	Richton Elementary School	Public	K-6	701 Elm Avenue	Richton	39476	Perry County	Richton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 788-6975	305	23	13.4	63.6%	208 (68.2%)	72 (23.6%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	$10,264							38.3	58.9	158	85		280387001164
244	Buckatunna School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd.	Buckatunna	39322	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 648-2501	418	26	16.3	99.3%	161 (38.5%)	237 (56.7%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,986							38.1	42.7	228	16		280453000898
245	Thrasher High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	167 Cr 1040	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5233	387	43	8.9	76.5%	306 (79.1%)	22 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)	$11,901							37.8	39.6	248	3		280375000721
246	Winona Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	513 South Applegate Street	Winona	38967	Montgomery County	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 283-4129	567	37	15.2	99.5%	151 (26.6%)	379 (66.8%)	5 (0.9%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	$11,716							37.7	49	208	38		280019601493
247	Dundee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12910 Old Highway 61 South	Dundee	38626	Tunica County	Tunica School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 363-1810	138	9	14.6	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	107 (77.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (21.0%)	$22,717							37.6	55.5	173	74		280429000974
248	Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ida Ave.	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 583-4311	283	23	12.3	99.6%	9 (3.2%)	175 (61.8%)	78 (27.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	$14,576							37.6	49.9	205	43		280180001570
249	Galena School	Public	K-8	4202 Hwy 4 West	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 564-2229	138	12	11.8	97.8%	22 (15.9%)	100 (72.5%)	15 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$17,591							37.4	24.7	306	57		280285000549
250	Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	551 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 407-1809	366	24	15.3	99.7%	3 (0.8%)	287 (78.4%)	57 (15.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	$10,788							37.3	31.8	273	23		280090001396

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Mississippi

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP English Language Arts, MAAP Mathematics, MAAP Science 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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison