Math Performance Level 4 achieved by up to 40% of foster care students at Pearl River Central Junior High School in 2023-24 school year

Pearl River Central Junior High School saw up to 40% of their foster care students reach Math Performance Level 4 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is a decrease from the previous school year, when approximately 70% of foster care students reached Math Performance Level 4.

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	Math Performance Level 4
Alaskan Native or Native American	21-30%
All	31-40%
Black or African American	30.8%
Economically Disadvantaged	31-40%
English Learners	11-20%
Female	41-50%
Foster Care	31-40%
Hispanic or Latino	11-20%
Homeless	91-100%
Male	31-40%
Military Connected	50%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	31-40%
Non English Learners	31-40%
Students with Disabilities	15.7%
Students without Disabilities	31-40%
Multiracial	34.4%
White	31-40%