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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 39466

At a glance

Schools

3,198

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWest Hancock Elementary29^th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Roseland Park Elementary up 75 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Hancock Elementary 13.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

ZIP code 39466 (Picayune, MS) contains 8 schools—6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school—serving about 3,522 students across two districts: Picayune School District (7 schools) and Hancock School District (1 school). The Picayune district ranks 50th of 134 statewide; Hancock ranks 9th. Most schools serve high-poverty populations, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 62.7% to 84.6%.

The standout school is West Hancock Elementary, ranked 29th of 377 Mississippi elementary schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars). It averages 73.8% proficiency across available MAAP tests—including 96.7% in 5th-grade science—while serving a 75.1% FRPL population and having the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.4). In the Picayune district, South Side Upper Elementary is the strongest, with 5th-grade math at 72.7% and 6th-grade math at 68.5%. Roseland Park Elementary is the most improved, moving from the 34th to 57th percentile in three years. Nicholson Elementary has the highest poverty (84.6% FRPL) and chronic absenteeism (43.4%). Picayune Memorial High School exceeds state averages on most end-of-course exams but has a graduation rate of 80.7%, below the state's 89.2%.

Chronic absenteeism is the biggest red flag: the ZIP average is about 32.6%, versus 23.9% statewide. An upper-grade math slump is also visible—Nicholson Elementary posts 67.5% 3rd-grade math but only 15.7% 5th-grade math. Science is a collective strength, with several schools above 70% on 5th-grade science. For parents, the key takeaway is that options vary widely: West Hancock Elementary sits at the top, several Picayune School District schools are improving, and the main challenges are absenteeism, math transitions, and high school graduation.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)						MAAP Mathematics (2026)						MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		MAAP Biology (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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
West Hancock Elementary	Public	K-5	23350 Highway 43	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Hancock School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 586-6054	349	26	13.4	75.1%	305 (87.4%)	13 (3.7%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	89.3	29^th of 377 public elementary schools	92.3%		73.3	91^st of 380 public elementary schools	76.1%	62	69.1	61.2	78.7				69.1	69.4	72.2						96.7			$13,554
South Side Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	400 South Beech Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 799-0683	320	19	17.0	82.2%	184 (57.5%)	101 (31.6%)	23 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)								(n/a)																		$9,726
Center For Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	1-12	900 East Third Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 799-0684	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Picayune Memorial High School	Public	9-12	800 Fifth Avenue	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 798-1380	940	61	15.4	62.7%	559 (59.5%)	279 (29.7%)	71 (7.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.2%)	68.4	71^st of 224 public high schools	68.3%		76.3	55^th of 232 public high schools	76.3%	16													79.0	51.3			69.1	$12,080
Pmhs Career & Technology Center	Public	8-12	600 Goodyear Blvd.	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 798-7601	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Picayune Junior High School	Public	7-8	702 Goodyear Blvd.	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-5449	465	27	17.2	69.0%	268 (57.6%)	127 (27.3%)	48 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	45.4	138^th of 263 public middle schools	47.5%		44.6	150^th of 265 public middle schools	43.4%	12					30.8	34.2					50.0	41.5				59.5		$11,217
Roseland Park Elementary	Public	K-6	1610 Gilcrease Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-6824	370	18	20.3		210 (56.8%)	106 (28.6%)	35 (9.5%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.4	164^th of 377 public elementary schools	56.5%		39.1	239^th of 380 public elementary schools	37.1%	75	44.3	62.5	53.3	53.5			48.1	37.5	46.7	60.5					71.2			$11,030
South Side Upper Elementary	Public	3-6	1500 Rosa Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-1105	310	21	14.4	79.4%	185 (59.7%)	97 (31.3%)	17 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	67.2	116^th of 377 public elementary schools	69.2%		63	146^th of 380 public elementary schools	61.6%	30	53.8	59.4	55.9	53.4			35.9	57.9	72.7	68.5					76.2			$9,768
West Side Elementary	Public	K-6	111 Kirkwood Street	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-3625	444	26	16.9	74.1%	267 (60.1%)	110 (24.8%)	36 (8.1%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	42.7	219^th of 377 public elementary schools	41.9%		40.9	228^th of 380 public elementary schools	40.0%	9	46.5	53.9	52.8	46.5			38.6	31.7	26.4	37.5					79.3			$10,055

Cities Near Zip Code 39466

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Carriere	1.94 mi	4	30^th
Picayune	3.16 mi	12	66^th
Kiln	15.05 mi	5	12^th
Poplarville	19.24 mi	5	17^th
Bay Saint Louis	25.57 mi	2	28^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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