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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39047

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Schools

2,152

Students

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Top rankedNorthshore Elementary8^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Highland Bluff Elementary up 49 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 39047 in Brandon, MS is home to 5 schools within the Rankin County School District — 4 elementary schools serving PK–5/6 and Pisgah High School serving grades 7–12 — with a total enrollment of 2,634 students.

Northshore Elementary is the clear academic standout, ranking 8th in the state in 2025-2026 (98th percentile) and achieving an extraordinary 95.5% proficiency in 3rd-grade math. It also boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism (8.0%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (29.31%) in the group. Oakdale Elementary is the most consistent performer, never ranking below the 93rd percentile over three years, with strong math proficiency (76.9–79.5%) and 88.2% proficiency in 5th-grade science. Pisgah High School shines in math — Algebra I proficiency of 85.0% far exceeds district (64.5%) and state (66.0%) averages — and has a strong 94.4% graduation rate, but its ELA proficiency (39.6% in 7th grade, 46.4% in 8th grade) is a notable weak spot.

Every school in this ZIP code exceeds Mississippi state averages in all reported MAAP subjects and grade levels, and chronic absenteeism (8.0–13.4%) is far below the state average of 23.9%. Pisgah Elementary serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (44.06% free/reduced lunch) and posts solid but more modest results, while Highland Bluff Elementary shows the most year-to-year grade-level swings, such as 5th-grade math jumping from 49.4% to 65.7% while 4th-grade math dropped from 85.5% to 67.6%. Pisgah High School's statewide rank has been volatile too, swinging from 71st (2023-24) to 22nd (2024-25) to 42nd (2025-26), possibly due to small cohort sizes. Overall, families in 39047 have access to a consistently high-performing set of schools, with Northshore and Oakdale leading the way at the elementary level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Science 5th Grade	Total
Pisgah Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Pisgah High Rd.	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 829-2937	556	37	14.8	44.1%	451 (81.1%)	59 (10.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.0%)	83.9	47^th of 377 public elementary schools	87.5%		85.1	44^th of 380 public elementary schools	88.4%	3	61.3	79.0	74.1	62.6	58.0	73.7	72.9	58.8	85.2	$10,702
Northshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Northshore Pkwy	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-5279	539	38	14.1	29.3%	385 (71.4%)	113 (21.0%)	16 (3.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	94.4	8^th of 377 public elementary schools	97.9%		96.6	2^nd of 380 public elementary schools	99.5%	6	80.9	82.9	73.7		95.5	85.3	71.9		89.4	$11,243
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	171 Oakdale Road	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-5442	566	38	14.8	37.1%	320 (56.5%)	183 (32.3%)	25 (4.4%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	92.1	16^th of 377 public elementary schools	95.8%		89.9	26^th of 380 public elementary schools	93.2%	10	69.2	71.6	73.7		76.9	79.5	78.9		88.2	$10,810
Highland Bluff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5970 Highway 25	Brandon	39047	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-5168	491	37	13.3	40.3%	241 (49.1%)	156 (31.8%)	29 (5.9%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	81.8	54^th of 377 public elementary schools	85.7%		71.6	103^rd of 380 public elementary schools	72.9%	49	69.8	59.8	77.2		56.7	67.6	65.7		82.6	$12,617

Cities Near Zip Code 39047

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brandon	0.35 mi	10	31^st
Flowood	5.91 mi	4	34^th
Pearl	6.29 mi	5	71^st
Florence	9.24 mi	6	33^rd
Jackson	10.25 mi	48	176^th

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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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