Up to 40% of students with disabilities at Mississippi School for the Blind reached English Performance Level 1 in 2023-24 school year

Mississippi School for the Blind saw up to 40% of their students with disabilities reach English Performance Level 1 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a decrease from the previous school year, when 50% of students with disabilities reached English Performance Level 1.

Students with disabilities at Mississippi School for the Blind performed the best in Science.

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.

Currently 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%.

Student Group	English Performance Level 1
All	31-40%
Asian	91-100%
Black or African American	26.7%
Economically Disadvantaged	31-40%
Female	23.5%
Male	61-70%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	0-10%
Students with Disabilities	31-40%
Students without Disabilities	0-10%
Multiracial	31-40%
White	51-60%