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Murrah High School

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Murrah High School ranks 166 th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 224 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 26% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

Murrah High School is a large public high school in Jackson, Mississippi, serving 1,259 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jackson Public Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 16% of Mississippi districts. The school itself ranks 166th out of 224 Mississippi high schools for 2025–2026, earning a 1-star rating. Nearly all students (99.9%) qualify for free/reduced lunch, and 36.6% of students are chronically absent. Murrah's graduation rate is 85.9%, above the district average of 83.7% but below the state average of 89.2%.

Within Jackson Public Schools, Murrah is the highest-performing traditional high school. Its English II proficiency rate of 43% is nearly double that of its closest district peer, Forest Hill High School at 22%, and far above the district average of 25.9%. Murrah also leads JPS high schools in Biology (45.6% vs. 36.8% district average) and Algebra I (47.3% vs. 42.7% district average). However, its graduation rate trails several same-district peers like Lanier Junior/Senior High School (87.8%) and Callaway High School (86.7%).

Compared with nearby suburban schools, Murrah holds its own in some areas. It actually beats Pearl High School in Algebra I (47.3% vs. 42.9%) and nearly ties in English II, while Richland High School posts similar test scores but has a much higher graduation rate (95.5%) and lower chronic absenteeism. Interestingly, Ridgeland High School has higher test scores but also higher chronic absenteeism (46.3%) and a lower graduation rate (82.1%) than Murrah. Test scores at Murrah have been volatile — Algebra I swung from 69.3% in 2022–2023 to 47.3% in 2025–2026 — so single-year snapshots can be misleading. Reducing chronic absenteeism, which affects roughly one in three students, appears to be the school's biggest opportunity for improvement.

1,259

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,792

Per pupil spending ?

99.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Murrah Drive
Jackson, MS 39202

(601) 960-5380

District: Jackson Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.3%

White:

2.0%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jackson Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (45% vs 60% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Mississippi)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg35%

Mississippi avg60%

166^th of 224

Mississippi public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6High Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

109^th of 133Jackson 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	166 of 224	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	160 of 232	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	169 of 228	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	144 of 226	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	178 of 228	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	154 of 231	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	157 of 233	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	127 of 233	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	160 of 237	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.1	157 of 231	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.6	115 of 226	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	38.0	155 of 236	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	126 of 238	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.5	125 of 241	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.3	136 of 244	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.5	114 of 235	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	148 of 235	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.4	111 of 235	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.1	91 of 232	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.4	110 of 232	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.6	69 of 232	70.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.5	48 of 232	79.3%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I47%-19 vs state

Biology46%-17 vs state

English II43%-6 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
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
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
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)
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
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
Pearl High School	Public	9-12	500 Pirates Cove	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7931	1,278	90	14.1	58.0%	540 (42.3%)	545 (42.6%)	130 (10.2%)	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (3.4%)	38.4	139^th of 224 public high schools	37.9%		67.7	79^th of 232 public high schools	65.9%	60					42.9	43.9		64.4	$10,264
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
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
Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	586 Sunnybrook Road	Ridgeland	39157	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 898-5023	995	77	12.8	71.3%	59 (5.9%)	672 (67.5%)	212 (21.3%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.4%)	38.3	140^th of 224 public high schools	37.5%		53.9	112^th of 232 public high schools	51.7%	28					58.8	44.6		52.7	$14,931

Frequently Asked Questions about Murrah High School

What district is Murrah High School in?

Jackson Public Schools

How many students attend Murrah High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,259 students attended Murrah High School.

What is the racial makeup of Murrah High School?

Students at Murrah High School are 95% African American, 2% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Murrah High School a good school?

Murrah High School ranks 166^th of 224 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Murrah High School?

Murrah High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boyd Elementary School
Elementary : Casey Elementary School
Elementary : McLeod Elementary School
Elementary : McWillie Elementary School
Elementary : Spann Elementary School

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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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