Summary:
Zip code 39209 in Jackson, Mississippi is served by just one high school, Provine High School, which enrolls 791 students in grades 9–12 and is part of the Jackson Public Schools district. Provine is currently ranked last in the entire state of Mississippi, placing 224th out of 224 schools with a zero-star rating, and it struggles across nearly every academic metric.
Provine's graduation rate is 74.9%, which is about 14 points below the state average of 89.2% and roughly 9 points below its own district's 83.7% rate—meaning about one in four students does not graduate on time. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, with 39.1% of students missing enough school to be considered chronically absent, compared to 30.1% for the district and 23.9% statewide. On state tests, proficiency rates are far below district and state levels in every subject. For example, only 27.7% of students are proficient in Algebra I versus 66.0% statewide, and just 18.4% are proficient in Biology versus 63.1% statewide. English II is the relative strength, with 20.9% proficiency, but that is still 28 points below the state. The entire student body is economically disadvantaged, with 100% free/reduced lunch eligibility, which provides important context, though it does not fully explain the scale of the gaps.
Despite having a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6 to 1, academic outcomes remain extremely low, suggesting the challenges are deeply systemic rather than simply a matter of class size. With near-40% chronic absenteeism, very low test proficiency in math and science, and a 74.9% graduation rate, Provine is a school in crisis. The combination of universal poverty, high absenteeism, and last-in-the-state ranking signals urgent needs for targeted intervention, especially in Biology and Algebra, where the gaps against state averages are the most dramatic.
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