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Mize Attendance Center

Public Grades PK, KG-12
Summary

Mize Attendance Center is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in the Smith County School District, with 816 students, making it the largest school in the analysis. Despite having a high-poverty student population, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 62.38% to 99.62%, Mize Attendance Center consistently achieves strong academic outcomes, outperforming the district and state on most standardized test metrics, particularly in mathematics.

Mize Attendance Center has maintained high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.9% to 93.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. However, the school also faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.6% to 23.9% in recent years. Mize's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.6 to 15.1, may contribute to its academic success in supporting student learning and achievement.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Stringer Attendance Center, Mount Olive Attendance Center, and Taylorsville Attendance Center, Mize Attendance Center significantly outperforms them on most academic metrics, including test scores and graduation rates, suggesting it may be a model for effective alternative education in the region.

831
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,558
Per pupil spending ?
62.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 125 School Dr
       Mize, MS  39116

(601) 733-2242

District: Smith County School District

Racial breakdown:

White:
84.7%
African American:
12.3%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2022 → 93rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2022
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school65%
District avg54%
Mississippi avg55%
Not ranked this year
Mize Attendance Center did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202567.4124 of 38067.4%★★★☆☆
202452.4190 of 38050.0%★★★☆☆
202366.7117 of 35867.3%★★★☆☆
202268.5113 of 35568.2%★★★☆☆
202168.4113 of 35267.9%★★★☆☆
201970.5105 of 35470.3%★★★★☆
201876.677 of 35178.1%★★★★☆
201774.788 of 40678.3%★★★★☆
201671.1101 of 39474.4%★★★★☆
201572.291 of 40277.4%★★★★☆
201471.3100 of 39474.6%★★★★☆
201363.3148 of 40863.7%★★★☆☆
201249.5210 of 41449.3%★★☆☆☆
201157.1185 of 41855.7%★★★☆☆
201061.6153 of 40362.0%★★★☆☆
200969.9105 of 39273.2%★★★★☆
200859.1161 of 39459.1%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202581.044 of 26583.4%★★★★☆
202469.571 of 25972.6%★★★★☆
202378.546 of 22879.8%★★★★☆
202281.834 of 23385.4%★★★★☆
202179.247 of 22979.5%★★★★☆
201983.438 of 22383.0%★★★★☆
201885.331 of 21185.3%★★★★☆
201767.184 of 27269.1%★★★☆☆
201653.8114 of 26056.2%★★★☆☆
201562.284 of 26668.4%★★★☆☆
201472.362 of 26476.5%★★★★☆
201344.1159 of 26940.9%★★☆☆☆
201266.989 of 27067.0%★★★☆☆
201167.578 of 26470.5%★★★★☆
201057.0110 of 25556.9%★★★☆☆
200954.6120 of 24751.4%★★★☆☆
200859.3105 of 24457.0%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202586.817 of 23292.7%★★★★★
202474.252 of 22877.2%★★★★☆
202381.331 of 22386.1%★★★★☆
202279.833 of 22385.2%★★★★☆
202177.438 of 22483.0%★★★★☆
201971.750 of 22177.4%★★★★☆
201878.430 of 21486.0%★★★★☆
201786.816 of 23793.2%★★★★★
201677.533 of 23185.7%★★★★☆
201574.933 of 22685.4%★★★★☆
201477.927 of 23688.6%★★★★☆
201367.173 of 23869.3%★★★☆☆
201262.282 of 24166.0%★★★☆☆
201175.533 of 24486.5%★★★★☆
201068.571 of 23569.8%★★★★☆
200948.1132 of 23543.8%★★☆☆☆
200875.641 of 23582.6%★★★★☆
200763.686 of 23262.9%★★★☆☆
200676.615 of 23293.5%★★★★★
200570.253 of 23277.2%★★★★☆
200461.492 of 23260.3%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I87%+20 vs state
U.S. History186%+16 vs state
Science74%+13 vs state
Biology71%+9 vs state
Mathematics70%+15 vs state
English II66%+16 vs state
English Language Arts54%+7 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Mize Attendance Center.

Students at Mize Attendance Center are 85% White, 12% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

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Latest Mississippi data All new data »
2024–25 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026
2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 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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