

English Performance Level 3 achieved by 28.2% of economically disadvantaged students at Morton High School in 2023-24 school year
This is a 9.1% increase over the previous school year, when 19.1% of economically disadvantaged students reached English Performance Level 3.
Economically disadvantaged students at Morton High School performed the best in Math.
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 |
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All | 28.7% |
Black or African American | 31.1% |
Economically Disadvantaged | 28.2% |
English Learners | 8.7% |
Female | 29.6% |
Hispanic or Latino | 21.7% |
Male | 21-30% |
Non Economically Disadvantaged | 91-100% |
Non English Learners | 32.1% |
Students with Disabilities | 5.3% |
Students without Disabilities | 31.9% |
Multiracial | 53.9% |
White | 26.4% |