Students with disabilities at West Jones High School who achieved English Performance Level 5 in 2023-24 school year

West Jones High School saw up to 10% of their students with disabilities reach English Performance Level 5 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

This is almost the same as in the previous school year, when approximately 10% of students with disabilities reached English Performance Level 5.

Students with disabilities at West Jones 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 5
All	16.5%
Asian	41-50%
Black or African American	5%
Economically Disadvantaged	9.6%
Female	20.4%
Foster Care	41-50%
Hispanic or Latino	11.6%
Male	12.6%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	25.6%
Non English Learners	17.8%
Students with Disabilities	0-10%
Students without Disabilities	19.1%
Multiracial	9.8%
White	21-30%