8.1% of students at Thames Elementary School reached Science Performance Level 1 in 2021-2022 school year

8.1% of students at Thames Elementary School achieved Science Performance Level 1 in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 14.1% increase over the previous school year.

Thames Elementary School students performed the best in Science, with 23% of students reaching Performance Level 5.

Students in Mississippi are graded on a one to five scale of proficiency in their assessments on specific subjects, with one being the worst and five being the highest.

Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.

Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.

Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.

School	% Reached Science Performance Level 1
Hattiesburg High School	8.7%
Hawkins Elementary School	11-20%
N.R. Burger Middle School	13.4%
Thames Elementary School	8.1%
Woodley Elementary School	0-10%