Public schools in Mississippi achieve an average graduation rate of 89% (2025).
The public schools with the highest graduation rate are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public school with the highest graduation rate in Mississippi is Petal High School with ≥99% of students graduating.
Graduation Rate Range: 92%
99%
Avg. Graduation Rate: 95%
Top Graduation Rate Public Schools in Mississippi (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Graduation Rate
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Petal High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Graduation Rate: ≥99%
Grades: 9-12
1145 Highway 42 E
Petal, MS 39465
(601) 583-3538
Petal, MS 39465
(601) 583-3538
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Lake Cormorant High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
10201 Star Landing Rd.
Lake Cormorant, MS 38641
(662) 996-3060
Lake Cormorant, MS 38641
(662) 996-3060
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Lewisburg High School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
1755 Craft Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 890-6708
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 890-6708
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Pearl High School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: 97%
Grades: 9-12
500 Pirates Cove
Pearl, MS 39208
(601) 932-7931
Pearl, MS 39208
(601) 932-7931
Rank: #55.
Center Hill High School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Graduation Rate: 96%
Grades: 9-12
13250 Kirk Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 890-2490
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 890-2490
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Alcorn Central High School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
8 Cr 254
Glen, MS 38846
(662) 286-8720
Glen, MS 38846
(662) 286-8720
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Choctaw County High School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 7-12
415 East Church Street
Ackerman, MS 39735
(662) 285-4101
Ackerman, MS 39735
(662) 285-4101
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Clarkdale High School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 7-12
7000 Highway 145
Meridian, MS 39301
(601) 693-4463
Meridian, MS 39301
(601) 693-4463
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Columbia High School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
1009 Broad Street
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-5334
Columbia, MS 39429
(601) 736-5334
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Gentry High School
(Reading: 20-24%)
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 10-12
801 B.b. King
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1240
Indianola, MS 38751
(662) 884-1240
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
George County High School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
9284 Hwy 63s
Lucedale, MS 39452
(601) 947-3116
Lucedale, MS 39452
(601) 947-3116
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Holly Springs High School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
165 North Walthall Street
Holly Springs, MS 38635
(662) 252-4371
Holly Springs, MS 38635
(662) 252-4371
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Kemper County High School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-5292
De Kalb, MS 39328
(601) 743-5292
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Mantachie Attendance Center
(Math: 47% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: K-12
311 Mustang Drive
Mantachie, MS 38855
(662) 282-4276
Mantachie, MS 38855
(662) 282-4276
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Middle School For Math And Science
Magnet School
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 11-12
5th Ave South And Mscw Dr
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 329-7672
Columbus, MS 39701
(662) 329-7672
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
New Albany High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
201 Highway 15 North
New Albany, MS 38652
(662) 534-1805
New Albany, MS 38652
(662) 534-1805
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Northeast Lauderdale High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
702 Briarwood Road
Meridian, MS 39305
(601) 679-8523
Meridian, MS 39305
(601) 679-8523
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Raleigh High School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 7-12
491 Magnolia Drive
Raleigh, MS 39153
(601) 782-4261
Raleigh, MS 39153
(601) 782-4261
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Richland High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 7-12
1202 Highway 49 South
Richland, MS 39218
(601) 939-5144
Richland, MS 39218
(601) 939-5144
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Ripley High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
720 S Clayton Street
Ripley, MS 38663
(662) 837-7583
Ripley, MS 38663
(662) 837-7583
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Union High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
101 Forest Street
Union, MS 39365
(601) 774-8257
Union, MS 39365
(601) 774-8257
Rank: #6 - 226. - 22.
Vancleave High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: ≥95%
Grades: 9-12
12424 Hwy 57
Vancleave, MS 39565
(228) 283-3720
Vancleave, MS 39565
(228) 283-3720
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Germantown High School
(Math: 78% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Graduation Rate: 95%
Grades: 9-12
409 Calhoun Station Parkway
Madison, MS 39110
(601) 859-6150
Madison, MS 39110
(601) 859-6150
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Hattiesburg High School
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Graduation Rate: 95%
Grades: 9-12
301 Hutchinson Ave
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 544-0811
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 544-0811
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Long Beach Senior High School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Graduation Rate: 95%
Grades: 9-12
300 East Old Passroad
Long Beach, MS 39560
(228) 863-6945
Long Beach, MS 39560
(228) 863-6945
Rank: #23 - 2623. - 26.
Olive Branch High School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: 95%
Grades: 9-12
9366 E Sandidge Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 893-3344
Olive Branch, MS 38654
(662) 893-3344
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Brandon High School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: 94%
Grades: 9-12
3090 Highway 18
Brandon, MS 39042
(601) 825-2261
Brandon, MS 39042
(601) 825-2261
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Madison Central High School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Graduation Rate: 94%
Grades: 10-12
1417 Highland Colony Parkway
Madison, MS 39110
(601) 856-7121
Madison, MS 39110
(601) 856-7121
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Clinton High School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Graduation Rate: 93%
Grades: 10-12
401 Arrow Drive
Clinton, MS 39056
(601) 924-5656
Clinton, MS 39056
(601) 924-5656
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Desoto Central High School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: 93%
Grades: 9-12
2911 Central Parkway
Southaven, MS 38672
(662) 536-3612
Southaven, MS 38672
(662) 536-3612
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Gautier High School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Graduation Rate: 93%
Grades: 9-12
4307 Gautier/vancleave
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8783
Gautier, MS 39553
(228) 522-8783
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Hernando High School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Graduation Rate: 93%
Grades: 9-12
805 Dilworth Lane
Hernando, MS 38632
(662) 429-4170
Hernando, MS 38632
(662) 429-4170
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Neshoba Central High School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Graduation Rate: 93%
Grades: 9-12
1123 Golf Course Road
Philadelphia, MS 39350
(601) 656-3654
Philadelphia, MS 39350
(601) 656-3654
Rank: #29 - 3429. - 34.
Saltillo High School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Graduation Rate: 93%
Grades: 9-12
146 Tiger Dr.
Saltillo, MS 38866
(662) 869-5466
Saltillo, MS 38866
(662) 869-5466
Rank: #35 - 7135. - 71.
Amanda Elzy High School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Graduation Rate: 90-94%
Grades: 9-12
604 Elzy Avenue, P. O. Box 149
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 459-8034
Greenwood, MS 38930
(662) 459-8034
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Mississippi average public schools graduation rate?
The Mississippi average public schools graduation rate is 89% for 2025.
What are the public schools with the highest graduation rate in Mississippi?
The best top ranked public schools in Mississippi include Petal High School, Lake Cormorant High School and Lewisburg High School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the highest graduation rate in Mississippi?
The public high school with the highest graduation rate in Mississippi is Petal High School, with a value of ≥99%. The public elementary school with the highest graduation rate is Mantachie Attendance Center, with a value of ≥95%.
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