Summary:
Zip code 38901 is served by one public high school, Grenada High School, which enrolls 1,026 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Grenada School District, a 5-star district ranked 10th out of 134 districts in Mississippi. Grenada High holds a 4-star rating and has remained in the top quarter of Mississippi high schools over the past three years, though its percentile has drifted from 78 to 72. Since it is the only high school in the zip code, its metrics align almost exactly with the district's high-school results, making it the de facto comprehensive high school for the area.
Academically, Grenada High exceeds the state in every MAAP end-of-course subject in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. Its strongest subject is Biology, with proficiency around 76% — 12.7 to 14.4 percentage points above the state average. English II is consistently 7.5 to 9.7 points above the state, while Algebra I is essentially at the state average. The graduation rate is 91.2%, 2.0 percentage points above the state average of 89.2%, indicating students are not only testing well but also completing high school at a solid rate.
The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism. At 28.7%, Grenada High's rate is well above the district's 22.8% and the state's 23.9%, meaning nearly three in ten students miss significant school time. This is especially notable because 66.37% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, reflecting substantial economic disadvantage, yet test scores remain strong. With a student-teacher ratio of 13.3 to 1, the school has relatively favorable staffing; reducing chronic absenteeism could drive even higher achievement and is the clearest opportunity for improvement.
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