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Best High Schools in Zip Code 39601

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Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Mississippi Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

862

Students

Districts

Top rankedBrookhaven High School161^st of 232 Mississippi high schools

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Biggest riser

Brookhaven High School up 5 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Mississippi School Of The Arts

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Summary:

The 39601 zip code area in Mississippi is home to two high schools: Brookhaven High School and Mississippi School for the Arts. While both schools serve grades 9-12, they exhibit stark differences in academic performance and student demographics.

The Mississippi School for the Arts stands out as a high-performing institution, with an impressive 94.1% of its students scoring proficient or better on the MAAP U.S. History 1 exam in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 69.7%. This strong academic performance is also reflected in the school's historical ranking, where it was ranked 20th out of 244 Mississippi high schools in 2010-2011. In contrast, Brookhaven High School appears to be a lower-performing school, with test scores across subjects like Algebra I, English II, and Biology lagging behind state averages.

The differences between the two schools extend beyond academic performance. Mississippi School for the Arts has a lower student-teacher ratio of 8.4, compared to 14.6 at Brookhaven High School in 2023-2024. Additionally, Brookhaven High School has a much higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (72.21%) compared to Mississippi School for the Arts (44.05%) in 2023-2024, suggesting socioeconomic differences between the student populations.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP English II (2025)	MAAP Biology (2025)	MAAP U.S. History1 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Biology End of Course	MAAP U.S. History1 End of Course	Total
Mississippi School Of The Arts	Public	11-12	308 West Cherokee Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Mississippi School Of The Arts	No	No	No	No	(601) 823-1300	104	12	8.6	33.7%	57 (54.8%)	33 (31.7%)	3 (2.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	24.9	172^nd of 232 public high schools	25.9%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0	94.1
Brookhaven High School	Public	9-12	443 E Monticello Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-4498	758	64	11.9	71.6%	211 (27.8%)	502 (66.2%)	17 (2.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	28.2	161^st of 232 public high schools	30.6%		28.4	166^th of 228 public high schools	27.2%	5	38.7	39.2	51.5	53.1	$12,450
Brookhaven Technical Center	Public	9-12	325 East Court St.	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 833-8335	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 39601

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookhaven	1.71 mi	11	73^rd
Wesson	8 mi	1
Bogue Chitto	10.38 mi	1
Monticello	16.78 mi	5	127^th
Hazlehurst	18.54 mi	3	173^rd

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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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