Vicksburg High School

Vicksburg High School is a public high school located in Vicksburg, Mississippi, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 842 students. The school is part of the Vicksburg Warren School District, which is ranked 71 out of 130 districts in Mississippi and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Vicksburg High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Mississippi high schools, with a ranking between 167 and 225 out of 226-237 schools over the past 10 years. The school has also received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. While the school's four-year graduation rates have shown some improvement, increasing from 88.9% in 2021-2022 to 91.9% in 2022-2023, they are still below the state average. Additionally, Vicksburg High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 23.9% to 53.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the only nearby high school in the same district, Warren Central High School, performs significantly better than Vicksburg High School across several key metrics, including higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and test scores, as well as a lower chronic absenteeism rate. This suggests that the challenges faced by Vicksburg High School are not necessarily shared by all schools in the district. The extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Vicksburg High School, ranging from 99.89% to 100% over the past few years, indicates that the school serves a population with significant economic disadvantage, which may contribute to the school's challenges in areas such as attendance, academic performance, and graduation rates.