35% of white students at Southaven Middle School reached English Performance Level 3 in 2023-24 school year

Southaven Middle School saw 35% of their white students reach English Performance Level 3 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 3.1% increase over the previous school year, when 31.9% of white students reached English Performance Level 3.

White students at Southaven Middle School 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 3
Alaskan Native or Native American	41-50%
All	31.4%
Asian	31.3%
Black or African American	30.7%
Economically Disadvantaged	30.6%
English Learners	11-20%
Female	33.7%
Hispanic or Latino	27.5%
Homeless	31-40%
Male	29.4%
Military Connected	21-30%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	41-50%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	32.6%
Non English Learners	32.7%
Students with Disabilities	21-30%
Students without Disabilities	32.8%
Multiracial	33.5%
White	35%