Summary:
Zip code 38866 in Saltillo, Mississippi, is served by a single high school — Saltillo High School — which covers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 939 students within the Lee County School District. As the only school in this zip code, the analysis centers on how it compares to the district and state. Saltillo consistently earns a 3-star SchoolDigger rating and outperforms the Lee County district in most tested subjects, though its state percentile ranking has slipped from the 60th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 49th percentile in 2025–2026.
Academically, Saltillo High School shines in U.S. History, posting an 87% proficiency rate that is 15.5 points above the district and 17.3 points above the state. From 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, English II proficiency improved from 47.4% to 51.1% and Biology rose from 53.2% to 59.6%, while Algebra I declined from 63.2% to 58.6% and now sits 7.4 points below the state average. In nearly every subject, Saltillo exceeds the Lee County district average, but Algebra I remains the clearest academic concern for parents to monitor.
The school's graduation rate of 88.8% is well above the district average of 83.2% and nearly matches the state average of 89.2%. However, chronic absenteeism stands at 28.3%, which is higher than the district rate of 26.2% and the state rate of 23.9%. With a favorable student–teacher ratio of 13.9 and a free/reduced lunch rate of 44.52%, Saltillo High School offers relatively small class sizes while serving a moderate level of economic need. Overall, this is a solid mid-tier high school with strong graduation outcomes and excellent U.S. History instruction, but improving Algebra I performance and reducing absenteeism would likely lift its statewide ranking.
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