Best Yazoo City Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 7 public schools serving 2,580 students in Yazoo City, MS (there are 2 private schools, serving 464 private students). 85% of all K-12 students in Yazoo City, MS are educated in public schools (compared to the MS state average of 89%).

The top-ranked public schools in Yazoo City, MS are Yazoo County Middle School, Yazoo County High School and Yazoo City High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Yazoo City, MS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Mississippi public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 12% (versus the 42% statewide average). Schools in Yazoo City have an average ranking of 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Mississippi public schools.

Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public school average of 58% (majority Black).