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West Tallahatchie High School

Public Grades 7-12
186th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 224 Mississippi High Schools
Better than 17% of Mississippi high schools
Summary

West Tallahatchie High School in Webb, Mississippi, is a combined middle/high school serving 297 students in grades 7–12, and it's the only school in the West Tallahatchie School District, which ranks 113 out of 134 Mississippi districts. The school ranks 186 out of 224 high schools (17th percentile) for 2025–26. Nearly all students (98.99%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is a favorable 13.4:1. However, chronic absenteeism is a serious concern—41.5% of students were chronically absent in 2023–24, nearly double the state rate of 23.9%—and the graduation rate of 80.0% trails the state average of 89.2%.

Compared with nearby schools, West Tallahatchie's performance is inconsistent. It was the best-ranked of its local peers in 2024–25 but fell to the lowest in 2025–26, while Thomas E. Edwards Senior High School and Charleston High School both improved sharply. The graduation rate of 80.0% tops Thomas Edwards's 76.3% but trails Charleston's 88.3%. Chronic absenteeism is similar across all three schools, each running roughly double the state rate. On end-of-course exams, West Tallahatchie lands in the middle on Algebra I (50% proficient) and English II (31.3%), but clearly falls behind on Biology (46.2%) compared with Thomas Edwards (75.5%) and Charleston (60%).

Parents should know that small cohorts create dramatic year-to-year swings: 7th grade math proficiency jumped from 6.1% in 2023–24 to 61.5% in 2025–26. English Language Arts is the most persistent weakness, with scores far below state averages in every grade level. Yet there are bright spots—West Tallahatchie has exceeded the state average in 7th grade math, Biology, and U.S. History in recent years. The graduation-rate drop from 92.3% to 80.0% is a red flag worth monitoring. Because all three local schools face similar poverty and attendance challenges, these results reflect broader rural Mississippi Delta conditions as much as school-level factors, so progress is best measured over multiple years rather than through a single ranking.

297
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,697
Per pupil spending ?
99%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11510 U. S. Hwy 49 E.
       Webb, MS  38966

(662) 375-8829

District: West Tallahatchie School District


Feeder schools for West Tallahatchie High School:

Elementary:    R.H. Bearden Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
92.9%
Two or more races:
7.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (33% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)
!Graduation rate below the Mississippi average (80% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg33%
Mississippi avg53%
Middle school
226th of 263
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 10 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
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★★★★★
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High school
186th of 224
Mississippi public high schools ?
Bottom 17%▼ down 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
113th of 133West Tallahatchie 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202618.0226 of 26314.1%★☆☆☆☆
20259.9247 of 2667.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.4250 of 2645.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.1231 of 2434.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.9237 of 2577.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.4221 of 25714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.1215 of 26418.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.2191 of 25224.2%★☆☆☆☆
201723.9205 of 27224.6%★☆☆☆☆
201624.8197 of 26024.2%★☆☆☆☆
201525.0202 of 26624.1%★☆☆☆☆
201455.8117 of 26455.7%★★★☆☆
201339.0172 of 26936.1%★★☆☆☆
201216.1239 of 27011.5%★☆☆☆☆
201112.4249 of 2645.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20107.8245 of 2553.9%☆☆☆☆☆
200916.7209 of 24715.4%★☆☆☆☆
200810.4230 of 2445.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202619.1186 of 22417.0%★☆☆☆☆
202520.6182 of 23221.6%★☆☆☆☆
202435.0152 of 22833.3%★★☆☆☆
202328.0163 of 22627.9%★☆☆☆☆
202212.7207 of 2289.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20216.1229 of 2310.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201938.8143 of 23338.6%★★☆☆☆
201821.2187 of 23319.7%★☆☆☆☆
201738.1145 of 23738.8%★★☆☆☆
201633.9155 of 23132.9%★★☆☆☆
201535.3139 of 22638.5%★★☆☆☆
201436.5160 of 23632.2%★★☆☆☆
201316.1209 of 23812.2%★☆☆☆☆
201220.0203 of 24115.8%★☆☆☆☆
201118.1216 of 24411.5%★☆☆☆☆
201023.5197 of 23516.2%★☆☆☆☆
200915.7211 of 23510.2%★☆☆☆☆
200836.8162 of 23531.1%★★☆☆☆
200732.1179 of 23222.8%★☆☆☆☆
200624.6202 of 23212.9%★☆☆☆☆
200519.1214 of 2327.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20042.0231 of 2320.4%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Algebra I50%-16 vs state
Biology46%-17 vs state
Mathematics39%-15 vs state
English II31%-18 vs state
Science26%-32 vs state
English Language Arts19%-20 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about West Tallahatchie High School

West Tallahatchie High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : R.H. Bearden Elementary

Students at West Tallahatchie High School are 93% African American, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended West Tallahatchie High School.

West Tallahatchie High School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Mississippi high schools.

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2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025
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2023–24 graduation ratesSep 23, 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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