How many white students at Picayune Junior High School reached Math Performance Level 4 in 2023-24 school year?

Picayune Junior High School saw up to 50% of their white students reach Math Performance Level 4 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is an increase over the previous school year, when approximately 40% of white students reached Math Performance Level 4.

White students at Picayune 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	Math Performance Level 4
All	31-40%
Asian	11-20%
Black or African American	31-40%
Economically Disadvantaged	31-40%
English Learners	33.3%
Female	31-40%
Hispanic or Latino	41.7%
Male	41-50%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	0-10%
Non English Learners	31-40%
Students with Disabilities	11-20%
Students without Disabilities	41-50%
Multiracial	46.7%
White	41-50%