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McLaurin High School

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McLaurin High School ranks 37 th of 232 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 232 Mississippi High Schools

Better than 84% of Mississippi high schools

Summary

McLaurin Attendance Center is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Rankin County School District in Florence, Mississippi. With 503 students, the school consistently outperforms the state and district averages on academic assessments and maintains high graduation rates.

McLaurin Attendance Center's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 53.2% of 7th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.1% for the district and 37.3% for the state. In math, 73.5% of 7th graders at the school were proficient or better, surpassing the district's 70.9% and the state's 55.5%. The school's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 88.9% to 92.5% in recent years, on par with or exceeding the district and state averages. However, the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 24.1%, which is an area for improvement.

Compared to nearby schools in the Rankin County School District, McLaurin Attendance Center generally outperforms them in academic metrics, such as test scores and graduation rates. When looking at schools outside the district, such as those in the Jackson Public School District, the performance gap is significant, with the Jackson schools generally having lower test scores, graduation rates, and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

481

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,297

Per pupil spending ?

73.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Tiger Drive
Florence, MS 39073

(601) 845-2247

District: Rankin County School District

Feeder schools for McLaurin High School:

Elementary:

McLaurin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

African American:

19.5%

Hispanic:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2014 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (63% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Mississippi high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 51 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg65%

Mississippi avg54%

Middle school

63^rd of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

37^th of 232

Mississippi public high schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8High Schools in the Rankin County School District

22^nd of 130Rankin County 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	63 of 266	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	81 of 264	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	77 of 257	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	77 of 257	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	101 of 264	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	125 of 252	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	149 of 272	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.9	129 of 260	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	34.3	168 of 266	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.8	156 of 264	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.3	184 of 269	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.1	138 of 270	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	128 of 264	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	121 of 255	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.2	101 of 247	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.1	131 of 244	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	37 of 232	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	97 of 228	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	63 of 228	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	29 of 231	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	103 of 233	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.0	145 of 233	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.2	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.7	163 of 231	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.1	110 of 226	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	36.8	159 of 236	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.3	89 of 238	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	110 of 241	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.0	100 of 244	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.6	64 of 235	72.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.9	40 of 235	83.0%	★★★★☆
2008	51.1	126 of 235	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.8	49 of 232	78.9%	★★★★☆
2006	66.6	76 of 232	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.0	135 of 232	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.0	122 of 232	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I75%+7 vs state

U.S. History171%~ state avg

Biology65%+3 vs state

English II64%+14 vs state

Science63%+8 vs state

English Language Arts56%+17 vs state

Mathematics54%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAAP Mathematics (2025)		MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)	MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
McLaurin High School	Public	7-12	130 Tiger Drive	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 845-2247	481	56	8.6	73.4%	319 (66.3%)	94 (19.5%)	39 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	80.8	37^th of 232 public high schools	84.1%		59.7	97^th of 228 public high schools	57.5%	60	53.2	59.2	73.5	34.2	74.7	63.9	63.1	64.7	71.1	$16,297
Florence High School	Public	9-12	232 Hwy 469 N.	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-2205	718	54	13.3	39.8%	567 (79.0%)	105 (14.6%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	72.2	66^th of 232 public high schools	71.6%		68	73^rd of 228 public high schools	68.0%	7					55.8	61.3		70.0	69.3	$12,362
Brandon High School	Public	9-12	3090 Hwy 18	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-2261	1,609	114	14.1	35.7%	885 (55.0%)	611 (38.0%)	37 (2.3%)	14 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (3.8%)	83.7	28^th of 232 public high schools	87.9%		66.8	77^th of 228 public high schools	66.2%	49					71.7	65.7		81.2	86.8	$11,541
Richland High School	Public	7-12	1202 Highway 49 South	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%)	61.2	100^th of 232 public high schools	56.9%		55	106^th of 228 public high schools	53.5%	6	37.3	48.3	55.9	62.3	51.1	54.8	57.0	61.9	63.8	$13,761
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%)	67.7	79^th of 232 public high schools	65.9%		58.3	100^th of 228 public high schools	56.1%	21					53.0	60.9		67.2	71.5	$10,264
Puckett High School	Public	7-12	6382 Highway 18	Puckett	39151	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5742	343	34	9.9	48.4%	266 (77.6%)	67 (19.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	77.3	49^th of 232 public high schools	78.9%		53.4	110^th of 228 public high schools	51.8%	61	38.3	37.8	55.0	56.6	69.0	60.4	56.6	59.0	79.0	$15,935
Northwest High School	Public	9-12	5875 Hwy 25	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-2242	1,855	125	14.8	32.1%	957 (51.6%)	635 (34.2%)	92 (5.0%)	68 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (5.5%)	80.3	41^st of 232 public high schools	82.3%		78.8	37^th of 228 public high schools	83.8%	4					70.9	65.7		67.7	90.9	$10,770
Mendenhall High School	Public	7-12	207 Circle Dr	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2411	646	41	15.6	85.9%	269 (41.6%)	359 (55.6%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	23.1	177^th of 232 public high schools	23.7%		25.8	170^th of 228 public high schools	25.4%	7	11.3	17.2	28.2	17.2	54.0	33.8	41.3	50.0	54.9	$10,970
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%)	28.4	160^th of 232 public high schools	31.0%		26.4	169^th of 228 public high schools	25.9%	9					51.9	39.0		41.2	59.1	$12,792
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%)	18.7	188^th of 232 public high schools	19.0%		20.6	185^th of 228 public high schools	18.9%	3					56.6	32.9		31.3	47.8	$15,144

Frequently Asked Questions about McLaurin High School

What schools feed into McLaurin High School?

McLaurin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : McLaurin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of McLaurin High School?

Students at McLaurin High School are 66% White, 20% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is McLaurin High School in?

Rankin County School District

How many students attend McLaurin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended McLaurin High School.

Is McLaurin High School a good school?

McLaurin High School ranks 37^th of 232 Mississippi high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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