31.5% of female students at Pearl River Central Junior High School reached English Performance Level 3 in 2023-24 school year

Pearl River Central Junior High School saw 31.5% of their female students reach English Performance Level 3 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a 0.8% increase over the previous school year, when 30.7% of female students reached English Performance Level 3.

Female students at Pearl River Central Junior High 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	51-60%
All	31.9%
Black or African American	23.1%
Economically Disadvantaged	33.2%
English Learners	11-20%
Female	31.5%
Foster Care	31-40%
Hispanic or Latino	21-30%
Homeless	91-100%
Male	32.3%
Military Connected	16.7%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	30.7%
Non English Learners	32%
Students with Disabilities	21-30%
Students without Disabilities	31-40%
Multiracial	21-30%
White	32.7%