Up to 50% of homeless students at Picayune Memorial High School reached Math Performance Level 2 in 2023-24 school year

Picayune Memorial High School saw up to 50% of their homeless students reach Math Performance Level 2 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 homeless students reached Math Performance Level 2.

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 2
All	10.6%
Black or African American	14.8%
Economically Disadvantaged	10.6%
English Learners	51-60%
Female	0-10%
Homeless	41-50%
Male	17.5%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	0-10%
Non English Learners	9.3%
Students with Disabilities	64.3%
Students without Disabilities	0-10%
Multiracial	33.3%
White	6%