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Cleveland Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 9% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Cleveland Central High School is a public high school in Cleveland, Mississippi, serving 799 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Cleveland School District. The student body is almost entirely economically disadvantaged, with 99.87% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. It is also the largest high school in the area — roughly three times the average size of its nearby counterparts — and operates with a student-teacher ratio of 17.7 to 1. That is notably higher than West Bolivar High School (10.6:1), Northside High School (12.3:1), Thomas E. Edwards Senior High School (11.0:1), and Shaw High School (11.4:1).

The school's state ranking has fallen sharply to 203rd out of 224 Mississippi high schools, placing it in the 9th percentile. The most urgent academic concern is Algebra I, where only 30.8% of students were proficient in 2025–2026 — far below the state average of 66% and the lowest rate among all comparable nearby schools. That represents a steep 15-point drop from the previous year. Other subjects show a more mixed picture: English II proficiency (33.5%) beats Northside (25.8%) and West Bolivar (17.2%) but trails Shaw (41.7%) and Thomas E. Edwards (37.5%). Biology proficiency (43.2%) is above several peers but far below Thomas E. Edwards' 75.5%.

On a more positive note, Cleveland Central's graduation rate of 78.2% is the highest among nearby schools, topping Thomas E. Edwards (76.3%), Northside (73.8%), and West Bolivar (70.3%), although it remains below the state average of 89.2%. Chronic absenteeism is a serious challenge, affecting 38.7% of students in 2023–2024 — well above the district rate of 22.7% and the state rate of 23.9%. Since attendance and Algebra I performance are closely tied to graduation, these two areas represent the most promising opportunities for improving the school's trajectory in the years ahead.

799

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,369

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 W. Sunflower St
Cleveland, MS 38732

(662) 843-2460

District: Cleveland School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.8%

Two or more races:

11.8%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (36% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Mississippi average (78% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Mississippi avg60%

203^rd of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 28 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

89^th of 133Cleveland 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)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	203 of 224	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	166 of 232	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	189 of 228	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	201 of 226	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	171 of 228	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	148 of 231	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	146 of 233	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Biology43%-20 vs state

English II34%-16 vs state

Algebra I31%-35 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
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)
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
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
Northside High School	Public	7-12	1305 Martin Luther King Drive	Shelby	38774	Bolivar County	North Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 398-2372	370	30	12.3	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	341 (92.2%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.9%)	17.9	190^th of 224 public high schools	15.2%		43	137^th of 232 public high schools	40.9%	53	34.1	23.3	57.5	26.6	61.1	25.8	36.7	30.0	$15,993
West Bolivar High School	Public	7-12	1213 South Main	Rosedale	38769	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 759-3743	227	21	10.6	98.7%	3 (1.3%)	207 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	12.4	205^th of 224 public high schools	8.5%		5	225^th of 232 public high schools	3.0%	20	19.2	26.8	30.8	24.4	51.5	17.2	39.0	38.3	$17,843
Joe Barnes Vocational Center	Public	8-12	505 Bradford Street	Rosedale	38769	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 759-3791	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Cleveland Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Cleveland Central High School?

Students at Cleveland Central High School are 72% African American, 12% Two or more races, 11% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Cleveland Central High School in?

Cleveland School District

How many students attend Cleveland Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Cleveland Central High School.

Is Cleveland Central High School a good school?

Cleveland Central High School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Mississippi high schools.

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2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026

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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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