JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) – The Mississippi Department of Education has released its letter grade ratings for every school district in the state.
For a full list of the MDE’s ratings, click here.
Schools from all over work hard to improve their letter grade each year. Five of our area school districts received an A, 4 receiving a B rating, and 1 receiving a C rating. Enterprise Public School District and Newton County School District were ranked in the top ten school districts in the state.
School Districts with an “A” rating:
Enterprise School DistrictNewton County School DistrictUnion Public School DistrictNeshoba County School DistrictLauderdale County School District
School Districts with a “B” rating:
Newton Municipal School DistrictPhiladelphia Public School DistrictQuitman School DistrictKemper County School District
School District with a “C” rating:
Meridian Public School District
The Meridian Public School District Received a C rating as a whole, but Poplar Springs Elementary went from a C to a B. The principal says it’s all because of a plan they put in place.
“Small group instruction, having the kids in our faces at our tables, listening to them, clearing up those misconceptions, making the corrections in the moment and then listening to what they are saying, hearing them out, hearing their explanations,” said Principal Yolanda Davis.
MPSD did stay at a C rating but saw improvements in College and Career Readiness metrics, an increase in the English Language Learner (ELL) subgroup numbers, and increases in proficiency across English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science.
Superintendent of MPSD released this statement:
“I applaud our students, teachers, staff, parents and community for their hard work in helping reach these gains. Moving forward our focus remains on sustaining this momentum, improving even further, and ensuring every student is set up for success in academics and life.”
And for the first time since founded, Newton County High School received an A rating, and they could not be more excited.
“We had improvements across the board. We had improvements at the high school level and all of our end-of-course assessments. We also had improvements in our graduation rate, and that in itself is a collaborative effort between everyone involved with students at the high school,” said Newton County School District Superintendent Brooke Sibley.
The Lauderdale County School District stayed an A rated district for three consecutive years. Dr. John Mark Cain released the statement below:
Statement from Dr. John Mark Cain(WTOK)
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