Military connected students at Pearl River Central High School who achieved English Performance Level 1 in 2023-24 school year

Pearl River Central High School saw up to 40% of their military connected students reach English Performance Level 1 in the 2023-24 school year, according to the Mississippi Department of Education.

Military connected students at Pearl River Central 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 1
All	5.6%
Economically Disadvantaged	7.5%
Female	0-10%
Hispanic or Latino	11-20%
Male	7.3%
Military Connected	31-40%
Non Economically Disadvantaged	0-10%
Students with Disabilities	26.1%
Students without Disabilities	0-10%
Multiracial	11-20%
White	5.2%