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Holmes County Central High School

Public Grades 9-12
178th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 232 Mississippi High Schools
Better than 23% of Mississippi high schools
Summary

Holmes County Central High School is a public high school in Lexington, Mississippi, serving 788 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Holmes County Consolidated School District, which is ranked 113 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Holmes County Central High School consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 17.3% to 65.9% in various subject areas. The school's graduation rates have been relatively stable, ranging from 88.9% to 91.8% over the past few years, but the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.9% to 46.9% in recent years. The school's performance is closely aligned with the overall performance of the Holmes County Consolidated School District, suggesting that the district-level challenges may be contributing to the school's struggles.

The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population, with a 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, may be contributing to the school's low academic performance. While the school faces significant challenges, the relatively stable graduation rates suggest that there may be opportunities to build on existing strengths and implement targeted interventions to improve academic achievement and student engagement.

714
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,449
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 9749 Brozville Road
       Lexington, MS  39095

(662) 834-2172

District: Holmes County Consolidated

Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.7%
White:
0.4%
Asian:
0.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 23rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2019
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (38% vs 66% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 24% Mississippi)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg38%
Mississippi avg66%
178th of 232
Mississippi public high schools ?
Bottom 23%▲ up 21 pts since 2019
From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 23% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
113th of 130Holmes County Consolidated 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)
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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202522.5178 of 23223.3%★☆☆☆☆
202417.1195 of 22814.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4183 of 22619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202219.4189 of 22817.1%★☆☆☆☆
20217.5225 of 2312.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.2228 of 2332.1%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History160%-10 vs state
Algebra I56%-11 vs state
English II33%-16 vs state
Biology25%-38 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Holmes County Central High School.

Holmes County Central High School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Mississippi high schools.

Students at Holmes County Central High School are 99% African American.


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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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