Summary:
Zip code 39154 in Mississippi is home to two high schools—Raymond High School (grades 9–12) and Williams School (grades 7–12)—serving a traditional student body and a very small alternative youth-services population. For parents, the key takeaway is that these schools operate in completely different worlds and should not be compared directly.
Raymond High School is the only conventional public high school in the area, under the Hinds County School District. It serves 539 students with a 76% free/reduced-price lunch rate. Its ranking has slipped sharply from the 41st percentile in 2023–24 to the 25th percentile in 2025–26, with its state star rating dropping from 2 stars to 1 star. The biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism: 40.3% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the state average and 17 points worse than the district. This likely contributes to weak test scores, especially in Biology (45% proficient vs. 63% statewide) and English II (34% vs. 49%). On a brighter note, Raymond outperforms its district in Algebra I (60% vs. 51%) and was above the state average in U.S. History (72% vs. 70%). Still, its graduation rate of 80.3% trails the state’s 89.2%.
Williams School is a specialized alternative school run by the MDHS Division of Youth Services. With only 17 students and a 1.3:1 student-teacher ratio, it serves a high-need, transient population. Proficiency is 0% in most grade-level subjects, though Algebra I (50%) and Biology (33%) show some students can meet standards. Its reported free/reduced lunch rate of 176% is clearly a data anomaly. Parents should view Williams School through the lens of its youth-services mission, not as an academic peer to Raymond. There is no “average” high school in this zip code—only a struggling traditional school needing attendance and subject-area intervention, and an ultra-small alternative program requiring a separate evaluation framework.
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