Best Schools for Hispanic Students in Mississippi (2026)

These are the Mississippi public schools where hispanic 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 hispanic 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	CALEDONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Caledonia	70%	70%	21	B+
2	PASS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	70%	70%	29	C+
3	POPPS FERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	65%	75%	34	A+
4	NEW ALBANY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL New Albany	57%	72%	79	A
5	CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pascagoula	50%	70%	23	A
6	NORTHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pearl	50%	70%	23	A
7	PETAL ELEMENTARY Petal	55%	65%	41	A+
8	RANKIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tupelo	55%	65%	33	C
9	BACK BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	45%	65%	49	A+
10	ANNISTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	55%	55%	52	C+
11	DELLA DAVIDSON ELEMENTARY Oxford	45%	65%	38	A+
12	GAUTIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gautier	55%	55%	35	A
13	North Pontotoc Elementary School Ecru	45%	65%	47	B+
14	FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Forest	37%	67%	106	C+
15	South Pontotoc Elementary School Pontotoc	30%	70%	26	C+
16	DESOTO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Southaven	30%	70%	26	C
17	JIMMIE M. GOODLOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Canton	50%	50%	29	B+
18	OAK GROVE CENTRAL ELEMENTARY Hernando	45%	55%	43	A+
19	WALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Walls	45%	55%	48	C+
20	HAWKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Hattiesburg	50%	50%	26	C+
21	ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ELEM SCHOOL Pascagoula	45%	55%	35	B
22	MARTIN BLUFF Gautier	50%	50%	20	B+
23	PEARL UPPER SCHOOL Pearl	55%	45%	47	B+
24	RIPLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ripley	35%	65%	36	B+
25	NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	50%	50%	24	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	PETAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Petal	50%	90%	28	A+
2	PONTOTOC JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Pontotoc	55%	75%	41	A+
3	DESOTO CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Southaven	55%	75%	48	A+
4	LEWISBURG MIDDLE Hernando	30%	90%	23	B
5	NORTHEAST LAUDERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL Meridian	50%	70%	23	C+
6	VANCLEAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL Vancleave	50%	70%	20	A
7	CENTER HILL MIDDLE Olive Branch	45%	75%	50	A+
8	HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL Hernando	42%	72%	67	A
9	NORTH WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY AND MID Biloxi	45%	65%	43	C+
10	TUPELO MIDDLE SCHOOL Tupelo	42%	67%	66	A
11	MILAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Tupelo	45%	65%	48	A
12	NORTH PONTOTOC UPPER ELEMENTARY Ecru	35%	75%	35	A
13	OCEAN SPRINGS UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHO Ocean Springs	52%	52%	83	A+
14	PETAL UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Petal	30%	70%	30	A+
15	BAYOU VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL Gulfport	35%	65%	53	B
16	LAKE CORMORANT MIDDLE Lake Cormorant	32%	67%	71	D
17	CLINTON JR HI SCHOOL Clinton	50%	50%	27	A
18	BILOXI JUNIOR HIGH Biloxi	37%	62%	134	A+
19	OCEAN SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL Ocean Springs	35%	65%	47	A+
20	BEL AIRE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	55%	45%	34	C+
21	ORANGE GROVE ELEMENTARY Gulfport	50%	50%	25	B+
22	CROSSROADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	50%	50%	26	C
23	LAUREL UPPER ELEMENTARY Laurel	50%	50%	30	D
24	NEW ALBANY MIDDLE SCHOOL New Albany	45%	55%	58	B
25	NORTHWEST RANKIN MIDDLE SCHOOL Flowood	50%	50%	20	C+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL New Albany	—	90%	14	A
2	HORN LAKE HIGH Horn Lake	50%	75%	21	C+
3	BILOXI HIGH SCHOOL Biloxi	45%	75%	54	A
4	LAKE CORMORANT HIGH Lake Cormorant	50%	70%	22	B+
5	OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Ocean Springs	50%	70%	26	A+
6	PEARL HIGH SCHOOL Pearl	50%	70%	26	A
7	BELMONT SCHOOL Belmont	45%	75%	55	A+
8	PETAL HIGH SCHOOL Petal	30%	70%	27	A+
9	OLIVE BRANCH HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	50%	—	26	A
10	NORTHEAST JONES HIGH SCHOOL Laurel	—	50%	18	A
11	BYHALIA HIGH SCHOOL (9-12) Byhalia	—	50%	19	C
12	STRAYHORN HIGH SCHOOL Sarah	—	50%	17	C+
13	WEST JONES HIGH SCHOOL Laurel	27%	62%	113	B+
14	SOUTHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL Southaven	25%	65%	51	B
15	BLUE MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL Blue Mountain	30%	50%	24	B+
16	PONTOTOC HIGH SCHOOL Pontotoc	50%	30%	21	B
17	OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL Hattiesburg	30%	50%	26	A+
18	WESSON ATTENDANCE CENTER Wesson	30%	50%	23	A
19	TUPELO HIGH SCHOOL Tupelo	35%	45%	39	C+
20	GAUTIER HIGH SCHOOL Gautier	55%	25%	35	B
21	SOUTH JONES HIGH SCHOOL Ellisville	25%	55%	51	B
22	GULFPORT HIGH SCHOOL Gulfport	35%	30%	33	B+
23	MORTON HIGH SCHOOL Morton	30%	—	24	D
24	SCOTT CENTRAL ATTENDANCE CENTER Forest	30%	30%	27	C
25	H. W. BYERS HIGH SCHOOL (5-12) Holly Springs	—	30%	17	C

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

Best Schools for Hispanic Students in Mississippi (2026)

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