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Best High Schools in Zip Code 39759

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Schools

1,376

Students

Top rankedStarkville High School126^th of 224 Mississippi high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 39759, covering Starkville, Mississippi, contains one public high school: Starkville High School, serving 1,376 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. Its graduation rate of 91.2% exceeds both district (88.3%) and state (89.2%) averages, but chronic absenteeism is a serious concern: 40.1% of students are chronically absent, compared to 25.6% district-wide and 23.9% statewide. The student-teacher ratio is a favorable 11.8:1, and most students (64.75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows mixed end-of-course (EOC) test results. In 2025–2026, English II proficiency (50.5%) matched the district and slightly exceeded the state (49.3%), while Algebra I (58.7%) trailed both district (70.1%) and state (66.0%). Biology (52.2%) matched the district but fell well short of the state (63.1%), and in 2024–2025, U.S. History (58.3%) lagged far behind the state average (69.7%). State ranking history shows improvement from the 30th percentile in 2023–2024 to the 44th–45th percentile in recent years, though the school has remained at a 2-star rating throughout that period.

The district itself ranks in the 69th percentile (4 stars), yet Starkville High School sits in the bottom half of Mississippi high schools, and Algebra I proficiency lags district averages by 9.5 to 11.4 percentage points — a gap that suggests other district schools may be driving the district's higher rating. The combination of elevated poverty (64.75%) and very high chronic absenteeism (40.1%) likely contributes to the academic challenges, while the low student-teacher ratio offers a real opportunity for tutoring and personalized intervention. Despite below-average EOC scores, the school's 91.2% graduation rate remains a meaningful strength. For parents, the most important takeaway is that while the school graduates students at a solid rate, reducing the absenteeism crisis could be the single most impactful step toward improving test proficiency and long-term student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP English II (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 Algebra I End of Course	MAAP English II End of Course	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Starkville High School	Public	9-12	603 Yellowjacket Drive	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4130	1,376	116	11.8	64.8%	377 (27.4%)	911 (66.2%)	35 (2.5%)	43 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	43.9	126^th of 224 public high schools	43.8%		46.2	128^th of 232 public high schools	44.8%	2	58.7	50.5	52.2	$14,375
Millsaps Career & Technical Center	Public	8-12	803 Louisville Road	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 324-4170	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 39759

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Starkville	1.38 mi	16
Crawford	9.95 mi	1
Sturgis	14.14 mi	2	55^th
West Point	15.05 mi	15
Maben	16.83 mi	2	40^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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