Best Schools for Low-income Students in Mississippi (2026)

These are the Mississippi public schools where low-income 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 low-income 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%	119	A+
2	IDA B. WELLS APAC SCHOOL Jackson	82%	82%	156	A+
3	ST MARTIN EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Ocean Springs	72%	77%	88	A+
4	ENTERPRISE ELEMENTARY Enterprise	65%	75%	44	A+
5	WEST MARION PRIMARY SCHOOL Foxworth	65%	75%	58	A+
6	BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pascagoula	65%	75%	39	A+
7	NORTHSHORE ELEMENTARY Brandon	62%	77%	77	B
8	EAST HANCOCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Kiln	62%	72%	124	A
9	POPPS FERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	57%	77%	141	A+
10	BAYOU VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	67%	62%	88	A
11	NORTH BAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	62%	67%	167	A+
12	DIBERVILLE ELEM Diberville	57%	67%	115	A+
13	CASEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jackson	72%	52%	192	B+
14	LUTHER BRANSON SCHOOL Canton	62%	62%	87	A+
15	D T COX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pontotoc	57%	67%	245	A+
16	PERKINSTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Perkinston	57%	67%	138	A+
17	ST MARTIN N ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	62%	62%	90	A+
18	EASTSIDE ELEM Clinton	57%	66%	353	A+
19	PETAL ELEMENTARY Petal	59%	62%	356	A+
20	PLEASANT HILL ELEMENTARY Olive Branch	57%	62%	125	B+
21	WJ QUARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Long Beach	55%	65%	56	A+
22	MADISON STATION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Madison	55%	65%	59	A
23	MADISON AVENUE UPPER ELEMENTARY Madison	65%	55%	59	B
24	MAGNOLIA PARK ELEMENTARY Ocean Springs	65%	55%	56	A+
25	CHEROKEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pascagoula	62%	57%	89	A

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	BAILEY MIDDLE APAC SCHOOL Jackson	77%	77%	356	A
2	PINEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Pass Christian	62%	77%	63	A+
3	BOVINA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Vicksburg	67%	67%	183	A
4	HAYES COOPER CENTER FOR MATH SC TEC Merigold	67%	62%	77	A
5	GLADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Laurel	62%	67%	128	C+
6	LAUREL MAGNET SCHOOL OF THE ARTS Laurel	57%	72%	143	C+
7	NORTHWEST MIDDLE SCHOOL Jackson	59%	68%	324	A
8	MARIETTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Marietta	57%	67%	84	B
9	LIZANA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Gulfport	57%	67%	162	A+
10	ACKERMAN ELEM Ackerman	67%	57%	151	A+
11	SUMNER HILL JR HI SCHOOL Clinton	—	62%	0	A+
12	HERNANDO MIDDLE SCHOOL Hernando	47%	72%	252	A
13	CLARKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Meridian	65%	55%	56	A
14	NORTH WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY AND MID Biloxi	52%	67%	250	C+
15	WOOLMARKET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Biloxi	52%	67%	179	B
16	LEWISBURG MIDDLE Hernando	42%	77%	172	B
17	PETAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Petal	52%	67%	284	A+
18	WEST WORTHAM ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE Saucier	49%	67%	456	B
19	BOWMAR AVENUE SCHOOL Vicksburg	62%	52%	183	C
20	MOOREVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL Mooreville	47%	67%	189	A
21	SAUCIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Saucier	57%	57%	132	A
22	CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL Canton	—	57%	0	A
23	PETAL UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Petal	45%	68%	307	A+
24	REDWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Redwood	47%	62%	252	A
25	HILLS CHAPEL SCHOOL Booneville	57%	52%	176	A+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL Enterprise	55%	90%	37	A+
2	NANIH WAIYA ATTENDANCE CENTER Louisville	58%	71%	343	A+
3	WEST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER Myrtle	52%	72%	122	A
4	LEWISBURG HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	55%	65%	52	A+
5	WEST HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL Gulfport	47%	72%	149	A+
6	CENTER HILL HIGH SCHOOL Olive Branch	47%	67%	69	A+
7	BELMONT SCHOOL Belmont	47%	67%	208	A+
8	BAY HIGH SCHOOL Bay St Louis	57%	57%	67	A+
9	INGOMAR ATTENDANCE CENTER New Albany	47%	67%	156	A+
10	HERNANDO HIGH SCHOOL Hernando	42%	67%	70	A+
11	EAST CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Moss Point	47%	62%	65	A+
12	MOOREVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Mooreville	47%	62%	67	A
13	NEW ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL New Albany	37%	72%	78	A
14	PASS CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Pass Christian	37%	72%	74	A+
15	EAST UNION ATTENDANCE CENTER Blue Springs	47%	62%	216	A
16	NOXAPATER ATTENDANCE CENTER Noxapater	42%	67%	235	A+
17	MYRTLE ATTENDANCE CENTER Myrtle	52%	57%	215	A
18	UNION HIGH SCHOOL Union	35%	75%	42	A
19	SEBASTOPOL ATTENDANCE CENTER Sebastopol	47%	61%	354	B+
20	BOONEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Booneville	35%	70%	33	A
21	OAK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL Hattiesburg	42%	62%	190	A+
22	SMITHVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Smithville	42%	62%	144	A+
23	OCEAN SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL Ocean Springs	47%	57%	128	A+
24	PEARL RIVER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Carriere	42%	62%	130	A
25	NATCHEZ EARLY COLLEGE@CO-LIN Natchez	57%	45%	66	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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