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Jim Hill High School

Public Grades 9-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 4% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Jim Hill High School is a public high school in Jackson, MS, serving 975 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jackson Public Schools district, which is one of the lowest-ranked districts in Mississippi. The student body is almost entirely economically disadvantaged — 99.9% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025. The school offers a relatively low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4, which suggests smaller class sizes than many nearby schools.

Academically, Jim Hill has shown some genuine bright spots alongside serious challenges. In 2024–2025, the school's Algebra I proficiency rate of 56.6% outperformed the district average, and even beat nearby suburban schools like Pearl High School, Clinton High School, and Richland High School — an unusual achievement for a school with such high poverty rates. However, that strength slipped in 2025–2026, when Algebra I proficiency dropped to 36.7%, below the district average. English II remains the school's biggest academic struggle, with only 21.0% of students proficient in 2025–2026 compared to the state average of 49.3%. The graduation rate of 86.5% is above the district rate of 83.7% but below the state's 89.2%.

There is encouraging news on attendance. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically, from 61.1% in 2020–2021 to 27.4% in 2023–2024 — the best rate among Jackson high schools and better than schools like Murrah High School, Forest Hill High School, and Provine High School. Jim Hill also outperforms Provine in nearly every academic subject. However, the school's overall state ranking has fallen to the 4th percentile (215th out of 224 high schools) for 2025–2026, a significant decline from the previous year. Jim Hill remains a school at a crossroads: it has shown it can compete with wealthier schools in math and has made real progress on attendance, but its most recent test scores suggest those gains are fragile.

975

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,144

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2185 Coach Fred Harris Street
Jackson, MS 39204

(601) 960-5354

District: Jackson Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.4%

Hispanic:

3.2%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (32% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Mississippi avg60%

215^th of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6High Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

112^th of 134Jackson Public Schools 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	215 of 224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	188 of 232	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	185 of 228	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	174 of 226	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	190 of 228	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	212 of 231	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	218 of 233	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.8	209 of 237	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	200 of 231	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	160 of 226	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	34.3	171 of 236	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.6	171 of 238	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	154 of 241	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.1	170 of 244	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.6	174 of 235	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	182 of 235	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	160 of 235	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	143 of 232	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.0	170 of 232	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	43.6	148 of 232	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	49.2	141 of 232	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I37%-29 vs state

Biology36%-27 vs state

English II21%-28 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
Jim Hill High School	Public	9-12	2185 Coach Fred Harris Street	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5354	975	85	11.4	99.9%	7 (0.7%)	930 (95.4%)	31 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	7	215^th of 224 public high schools	4.0%		18.7	188^th of 232 public high schools	19.0%	27					36.7	21.0		35.9	$15,144
Provine High School	Public	9-12	2400 Robinson Street	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5393	791	75	10.6	100.0%	1 (0.1%)	757 (95.7%)	25 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2.6	224^th of 224 public high schools	0.0%		4.3	227^th of 232 public high schools	2.2%	3					27.7	20.9		18.4	$15,668
Career Development Center	Public	8-12	2703 First Avenue	Jackson	39209	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 960-5322	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lanier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	833 West Maple Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5369	895	81	11.0	100.0%	5 (0.6%)	880 (98.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	5.1	218^th of 224 public high schools	2.7%		6	223^rd of 232 public high schools	3.9%	5	2.5	8.9	18.0	23.4	38.5	20.3	25.3	23.5	$15,881
Murrah High School	Public	9-12	1400 Murrah Drive	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5380	1,259	80	15.7	99.9%	25 (2.0%)	1,200 (95.3%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.7%)	26.8	166^th of 224 public high schools	25.9%		28.4	160^th of 232 public high schools	31.0%	6					47.3	43.0		45.6	$12,792
Forest Hill High School	Public	9-12	2607 Raymond Road	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 371-4313	1,139	82	13.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	1,044 (91.7%)	66 (5.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	6.7	216^th of 224 public high schools	3.6%		14.2	201^st of 232 public high schools	13.4%	15					35.3	22.0		35.7	$14,035
Richland High School	Public	7-12	1202 Hwy 49	Richland	39218	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 939-5144	731	71	10.3	73.1%	325 (44.5%)	208 (28.5%)	140 (19.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.8%)	24.8	171^st of 224 public high schools	23.7%		61.2	100^th of 232 public high schools	56.9%	71	37.9	37.0	59.2	45.0	49.5	38.5	47.0	47.3	$13,761
Callaway High School	Public	9-12	601 Beasley Road	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(769) 228-0108	994	71	13.9	100.0%	3 (0.3%)	953 (95.9%)	26 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	20.5	180^th of 224 public high schools	19.6%		12.5	203^rd of 232 public high schools	12.5%	23					48.1	21.6		54.3	$13,669
Clinton High School	Public	10-12	401 Arrow Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 924-5656	1,339	87	15.3	38.5%	407 (30.4%)	797 (59.5%)	41 (3.1%)	65 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.1%)	71.3	58^th of 224 public high schools	74.1%		82.5	33^rd of 232 public high schools	85.8%	25					37.0	58.5		27.8	$10,958
Clinton Vocational Complex	Public	8-12	401 Arrow Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 924-0247	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jim Hill High School

How many students attend Jim Hill High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 975 students attended Jim Hill High School.

Is Jim Hill High School a good school?

Jim Hill High School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Mississippi high schools.

What schools feed into Jim Hill High School?

Jim Hill High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Isable Elementary School
Middle : Blackburn Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Jim Hill High School?

Students at Jim Hill High School are 95% African American, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Jim Hill High School in?

Jackson Public Schools

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