Best Schools for Black Students in Mississippi (2026)

These are the Mississippi public schools where black students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested black students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BARACK H OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jackson	92%	82%	118	A+
2	IDA B. WELLS APAC SCHOOL Jackson	77%	77%	146	A+
3	NORTHSHORE ELEMENTARY Brandon	67%	77%	80	B
4	MANNSDALE UPPER ELEMENTARY Madison	67%	72%	133	C+
5	MADISON AVENUE UPPER ELEMENTARY Madison	72%	67%	71	B
6	ST MARTIN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ocean Springs	70%	70%	21	A+
7	EASTSIDE ELEM Clinton	58%	72%	489	A+
8	LUTHER BRANSON SCHOOL Canton	62%	62%	94	A+
9	CASEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jackson	72%	52%	179	B+
10	PECAN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ocean Springs	70%	50%	25	A+
11	LOCKARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Indianola	47%	72%	118	A
12	NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	52%	67%	68	A+
13	CENTER HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Olive Branch	52%	67%	158	C+
14	BAYOU VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	65%	55%	43	A
15	EAST CENTRAL UPPER ELEMENTARY Moss Point	50%	70%	20	B
16	MAGNOLIA PARK ELEMENTARY Ocean Springs	70%	50%	20	A+
17	DELLA DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY Oxford	47%	72%	220	A+
18	POPPS FERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	47%	67%	68	A+
19	NORTHSIDE ELEM Clinton	52%	62%	216	A+
20	PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY Olive Branch	52%	62%	194	B+
21	KEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jackson	57%	57%	141	D
22	MADISON STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Madison	52%	62%	80	A
23	NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pearl	57%	57%	119	A
24	D T COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pontotoc	47%	67%	94	A+
25	BRANDON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Brandon	52%	62%	245	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BAILEY MIDDLE APAC SCHOOL Jackson	77%	76%	336	A
2	HAYES COOPER CENTER FOR MATH SC TEC Merigold	62%	67%	81	A
3	NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL Jackson	59%	69%	312	A
4	LAUREL MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Laurel	57%	67%	133	C+
5	WEST WORTHAM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE Saucier	45%	75%	43	B
6	SUMNER HILL JR HI SCHOOL Clinton	—	57%	0	A+
7	ACKERMAN ELEM Ackerman	62%	52%	94	A+
8	WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	47%	67%	66	B
9	NORTH WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY AND MID Biloxi	47%	67%	79	C+
10	ROSA SCOTT SCHOOL Madison	—	57%	1	A+
11	GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Laurel	55%	55%	39	C+
12	LEWISBURG MIDDLE Hernando	37%	72%	81	B
13	HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL Hernando	42%	67%	122	A
14	CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL Canton	—	55%	0	A
15	DESOTO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Southaven	44%	63%	489	A+
16	LOVETT ELEM SCHOOL Clinton	42%	62%	246	A+
17	MOSELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Moselle	50%	50%	30	C+
18	SUMRALL MIDDLE SCHOOL Sumrall	35%	65%	39	A
19	OCEAN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL Ocean Springs	37%	62%	131	A+
20	O'BANNON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Greenville	42%	57%	282	D
21	BOVINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Vicksburg	45%	55%	60	A
22	CENTER HILL MIDDLE Olive Branch	37%	61%	321	A+
23	PETAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Petal	32%	62%	105	A+
24	WARRENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Vicksburg	42%	52%	129	C
25	NORTHWEST RANKIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Flowood	42%	52%	231	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	50%	70%	21	A+
2	WEST HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL Gulfport	47%	72%	83	A+
3	CENTER HILL HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	47%	67%	114	A+
4	BAY HIGH SCHOOL Bay St Louis	50%	65%	27	A+
5	DESOTO CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Southaven	47%	57%	175	A+
6	OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL Hattiesburg	42%	62%	185	A+
7	OLIVE BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	37%	62%	147	A
8	HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL Hernando	35%	65%	48	A+
9	INGOMAR ATTENDANCE CENTER New Albany	45%	55%	33	A+
10	ITAWAMBA AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL Fulton	—	50%	19	B+
11	NATCHEZ EARLY COLLEGE@CO-LIN Natchez	55%	45%	58	A+
12	NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL New Albany	35%	65%	45	A
13	PASS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Pass Christian	35%	65%	43	A+
14	EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER Blue Springs	45%	45%	32	A
15	SOUTH PANOLA HIGH SCHOOL Batesville	27%	62%	192	B+
16	LAFAYETTE HIGH SCHOOL Oxford	32%	55%	66	A+
17	NOXAPATER ATTENDANCE CENTER Noxapater	32%	52%	102	A+
18	DIBERVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCH Biloxi	42%	42%	91	A+
19	BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL Biloxi	32%	52%	191	A
20	COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL Columbia	27%	55%	61	B+
21	NANIH WAIYA ATTENDANCE CENTER Louisville	37%	42%	72	A+
22	LONG BEACH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Long Beach	45%	35%	36	A+
23	GRENADA HIGH Grenada	27%	52%	158	B+
24	MYRTLE ATTENDANCE CENTER Myrtle	35%	42%	57	A
25	OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Ocean Springs	32%	45%	69	A+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

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