

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