Choctaw County High School

Choctaw County High School, located in Ackerman, Mississippi, serves roughly 511 students in grades 7 through 12 and is part of the 4-star-rated Choctaw County Schools district. The school itself is currently rated 2 stars and ranks 154th out of 224 Mississippi high schools, a sharp drop from last year when it ranked 101st and earned 3 stars. Nearly all of its students (99.4%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 9:1 — among the smallest class sizes of nearby schools. Close comparison schools include Eupora High School, about 17 miles away, and Louisville High, roughly 14 miles away.

Academically, the school stands out in several ways. Its 92.9% graduation rate for 2024–2025 beats the state average of 89.2% and far exceeds Eupora High School's 76.6%, though it trails Louisville High's 96.5%. The school also shines in 7th-grade math, where 70.6% of students scored proficient, well above the state's 57.7%. However, those gains do not carry into high school: only 42.9% of the school's students passed Algebra I, compared with the state average of 66.0%, Eupora High School's 73.4%, and Louisville High's 82.9%.

Elsewhere, results are mixed. U.S. History proficiency of 77.4% beats the state's 69.7%, and English II (44.2%) nearly matches Eupora High School's while beating Louisville High's 33.6% — but Biology slid to 55.7%, down from a strong 72.8% last year. Chronic absenteeism affects 23.7% of students, about the state average of 23.9% and lower than Eupora High School's 32.3% and Louisville High's 36.4%, though still above the district average of 16.5%. The contrast between the district's strong reputation and the high school's recent dip suggests the district's rating is largely driven by its elementary and middle schools. Overall, parents will find genuine strengths here — strong graduation rates, small classes, and solid early math instruction — alongside a clear need to improve the transition to high-school-level math.