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Shaw High School

Public Grades 7-12

179^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 20% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Shaw High School in Shaw, MS, is a small school serving roughly 200 students in grades 7 through 12 as part of the West Bolivar Consolidated School District, located in the Mississippi Delta. Nearly all students (98.5%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.4 means class sizes are relatively small. It is the only school in its immediate comparison group that includes middle school grades — nearby schools like Leland High School, Thomas E. Edwards Senior High School, and Cleveland Central High School serve grades 9-12, while Gentry High School serves grades 10-12.

Despite a 1-star overall rating, Shaw shows genuine strengths. Algebra I proficiency reached 72.2% in 2024-2025, well above the state average (67.3%) and far ahead of all nearby schools. English II scores also led the comparison group in 2025-2026 at 41.7%. However, Biology (44.7%) and U.S. History (34.9%) lag behind several neighbors, with Leland posting 80.0% in Biology. The middle school grades face serious challenges: 7th grade ELA proficiency is just 6.9% and 8th grade math is 11.5%, both far below state averages.

Chronic absenteeism affects 27.5% of students — above the state rate of 23.9% but much lower than Gentry (59.1%), Thomas Edwards (40.9%), and Cleveland Central (38.7%). The district's graduation rate (77.3%) is well below the state rate (89.2%). Test scores swing widely from year to year — Algebra I went from 30.7% to 72.2% to 42.5% in three years — reflecting the very small number of students tested in each subject. Building on the instructional strategies that work in Algebra I and English II while focusing on middle school fundamentals and attendance could help stabilize results and lift overall performance.

200

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,801

Per pupil spending ?

98.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Hwy 61 North
Shaw, MS 38773

(662) 754-6109

District: West Bolivar Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.0%

Two or more races:

14.5%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2017 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 42 pts below the Mississippi average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Mississippi avg53%

Middle school

261^st of 263

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2025

From bottom 6% (2025) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

179^th of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the West Bolivar Consolidated School District

122^nd of 133West Bolivar Consolidated School District among Mississippi districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	261 of 263	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	250 of 266	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	179 of 224	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	151 of 232	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	148 of 233	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	158 of 233	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	17.9	189 of 237	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Biology45%-18 vs state

Algebra I42%-24 vs state

English II42%-8 vs state

Science35%-23 vs state

Mathematics13%-42 vs state

English Language Arts7%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)		MAAP Mathematics (2026)		MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)	MAAP Biology (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Shaw High School	Public	7-12	601 Hwy 61 North	Shaw	38773	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 754-6109	200	17	11.4	98.5%	2 (1.0%)	168 (84.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (14.5%)	21.6	179^th of 224 public high schools	20.1%		34.2	151^st of 232 public high schools	34.9%	28	6.9	7.7	13.8	11.5	42.5	41.7	34.6	44.7	$15,801
Cleveland Central High School	Public	9-12	300 W. Sunflower St	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2460	799	45	17.7	99.9%	85 (10.6%)	574 (71.8%)	36 (4.5%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (11.8%)	13.2	203^rd of 224 public high schools	9.4%		25.8	166^th of 232 public high schools	28.4%	37					30.8	33.5		43.2	$14,369
Cleveland Vocational Technical Complex	Public	8-12	601 Third Street	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 843-8818	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gentry High School	Public	10-12	801 BB King Road	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1240	465	35	13.2	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	442 (95.1%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)								(n/a)						37.4			$13,440
Indianola Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	801 B.B. King Road	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 884-6000	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	11.0	100.0%	6 (1.8%)	304 (91.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	34.4	150^th of 224 public high schools	33.0%		8.3	218^th of 232 public high schools	6.0%	68					33.4	37.5		75.5	$15,679
Leland High School	Public	9-12	402 E. Third Street	Leland	38756	Washington County	Leland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 686-5020	200	15	13.5	100.0%	7 (3.5%)	138 (69.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (25.5%)	45.1	121^st of 224 public high schools	46.0%		16	195^th of 232 public high schools	15.9%	74					40.0	41.5		80.0	$20,005
Leland Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	404 South Deer Creek Drive	Leland	38756	Washington County	Leland School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 686-5025	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenville Technical Center	Public	8-12	350 South Raceway Road	Greenville	38703	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 334-7171	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Shaw High School

What district is Shaw High School in?

West Bolivar Consolidated School District

Is Shaw High School a good school?

Shaw High School ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Mississippi high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shaw High School?

Students at Shaw High School are 84% African American, 15% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shaw High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Shaw High School.

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2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025

2023–24 graduation ratesSep 23, 2025

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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