Top 10 Best Blue Ribbon Public High Schools in Mississippi (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 16 blue ribbon public high schools serving 13,523 students in Mississippi.

Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

The top ranked blue ribbon public high schools in Mississippi are Pass Christian High School, Biloxi High School and Center Hill High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Mississippi blue ribbon public high schools have an score of 48% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 33%), and score of 49% (versus the 34% statewide average).

Mississippi blue ribbon public high school have a of 90%, which is more than the Mississippi average of 88%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Petal High School, with 96% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public high school average of 53% (majority Black).