Monday, September 23, 2024

School Grades Are Out

The grades are out for Mississippi schools and Jackson metro area schools fared pretty well.  Clinton led the pack as usual with the highest-scoring "A" and proficiency scores.  Jackson and Canton earned "C's" but held their gains as just a short while ago, they were "D's".    How did your school fare? Check below.  

Canton: C (557)
Reading proficiency: 33
Math proficiency: 41
History proficiency: 50
Science proficiency: 47

Clinton: A (780)
Reading proficiency: 69
Math proficiency: 83
History proficiency: 80
Science proficiency: 80

Hinds County: B (618)
Reading proficiency: 40
Math proficiency: 42
History proficiency: 72
Science proficiency: 65

Jackson: C (543)
Reading proficiency: 29
Math proficiency: 30
History proficiency: 50
Science proficiency: 40

Madison County: A (760)
Reading proficiency: 68
Math proficiency: 75
History proficiency: 83
Science proficiency: 77

Pearl: A (684)
Reading proficiency: 53
Math proficiency: 60
History proficiency: 70
Science proficiency: 68

Rankin County: A (735)

Reading proficiency: 62
Math proficiency: 70
History proficiency: 82
Science proficiency: 72

Notable Districts
Desoto County: A (711)
Hattiesburg: A (579)
Harrison County: A (716)
Tupelo: A (691)
Meridian: C (579)
Cleveland: C (594)




Individual Schools

Canton
Canton High School: C
Reuben B. Myers School of Art: A
Canton Elementary: A
Jimmie Goodloe: B
McNeal Elementary: B
Huey Porter Middle School: C
Nichols Middle School: F

Clinton 
Clinton High School: B
Sumner Hill Jr. High: B 
Clinton Park Elementary: A
Northside Elementary: A
Eastside Elementary: A
Clinton Junior High: A
Lovett Elementary: B

Hinds County 
Terry High School: B
Raymond High School: B
Raymond Elementary: B
Gary Road Intermediate: B
Utica Elementary & Middle: B
Gary Road Elementary: C
Bolton-Edwards Elementary & Middle: C
Byram Middle: D

Jackson
Callaway: B
Forest Hill: C
Jim Hill: B
Provine: D
Wingfield: D
Lanier: D
Murrah: B

Ida Wells APAC: A
Barack Obama Elementary: A
NW Middle: A
McWillie Elementary: A
Casey Elementary: A
Bailey Middle APAC: B
North Jackson Elementary: B
Spann Elementary: B
Lake Elementary: B
Timberlawn Elementary: C
Shirley Elementary: C
Walton Elementary: C
Sykes Elementary: C
Green Elementary: C
Isabel Elementary: C
Clausell Elementary: C
Boyd Elementary: D
Kirksey Middle: D
Pecan Park Elementary: D
Van Winkle Elementary: D
Johnson Elementary: D
Key Elementary: D
Bates Elementary: D
Galloway Elementary: D
McLeod Elementary: F
John Hopkins Elementary: F
Cardozo Middle: F
Dawson Elementary: F
Blackburn Middle: F
Wilkins Elementary: F
Powell Middle: F
Peeples Middle: F
Whitten Middle: F
Lester Elementary: F

Madison County
Rosa Scott: A
Germantown High School: A
Ridgeland High School: B
Velma Jackson: B
Madison-Central: A

Madison Avenue Lower: A
Mannsdale Elementary: A
Madison Middle: A
Madison Avenue Upper: A
Mannsdale Upper: A
Madison Crossing: A
Luther Branson: A
Madison County Pre-school: A
East Flora Elementary: A
Camden Elementary: A
Germantown Middle: A
Ann Smith: A
Highland Elementary: A
Shirley Simmons Middle: A
Olde Towne Middle: B



Pearl
Pearl High School: A
Pearl Upper: A
Pearl Lower: A
Pearl Junior High: C


Rankin County
NW Rankin: A
Florence High School: A
Piegan High School: A
Brandon High School: B
McLaurin Attendance Center: B
Richland High School: B
Puckett Attendance Center: B
Pelahatchie Attendance Center: B

Florence Elementary: A
Steen's Creek: A
Brandon Elementary: A
NW Elementary: A
Rousse Elementary: A
Stonebridge Elementary: A
Highland Bluff: A
Oakdale: A
Flowood Elementary: A
Brandon Middle: A
Richland Elementary: A
Puckett Elementary: A
NW Rankin Middle: A
McLaurin Elementary: B
Pisgah Elementary: B
Richland Upper: B
Florence Middle: B


24 comments:

Anonymous said...

These rankings are heavily weighted toward schools may not have been as strong but have made improvements. If you're just looking at grades, it can be very deceptive. For example, Puckett and Holmes Central are right next to each other on the scale, but when looking at student performance they are in no way similar.

Students at Brandon scored much better than certain "A" schools, but their level of improvement was not a much, henceforth "B" for them.

If choosing where to live based on where you want your kids to go to school, this is a terrible ranking system.

Anonymous said...

The Jackson and Clinton scholars are working hard-

Anonymous said...

Clinton High school is slipping! Germantown, Madison Central Still strong! Ridgeland and velma jackson hurting the over all.

Anonymous said...

How does Hattiesburg get an "A" with a 579?

Anonymous said...

If choosing where to live based on where you want your kids to go to school, this is a terrible ranking system.

FUD

Anonymous said...

Common theme regardless of district: Reading proficiency is the weakest link.

Anonymous said...

@11:27 nailed it. Reading proficiency. Drill down on that.

Anonymous said...

As a longtime Clintonian, I honestly don't see how Clinton keeps their scores up. Clinton schools have changed drastically since I attended. I talked to an educator there and was told that students are taught how to test and that is it.

Anonymous said...

The only way that JPS could raise their scores is if some grease was involved.

Anonymous said...

“ If choosing where to live based on where you want your kids to go to school, this is a terrible ranking system. September 23, 2024 at 10:38 AM”

I too wish people would check their privilege and send their kids to schools with low ratings 🙄

Anonymous said...

I looked-up 'FUD' in the Urban Dictionary. I'm still unsure what you meant. Are you talking about Cryptocurrency, or about naughty parts?

anon said...

How do Jackson residents lie with themselves. Owning a school system devoted to supervisory paychecks instead of teaching children to read or writs. Shameful.

Anonymous said...

"I too wish people would check their privilege and send their kids to schools with low ratings 🙄"
They are saying schools that 'improve' get higher ratings. If you are already at the top it is very hard to stay there. A school may score 90% or above but has a B rating because they didn't 'improve', yet another school may get an A rating school because they 'improved' from 70% to 80%.
My wife teaches and she agrees it is difficult to understand how some 'failing' schools can still 'improve' and look like a good school.

Anonymous said...

It should be obvious why the reading proficiency scores are abysmal. The districts haven’t figured out how to “game” the reading proficiency portion of the testing. Kids either learn how to read and how to comprehend or they don’t. Rote memorization doesn’t help.

Anonymous said...

12:17, you clearly no longer live in Clinton and are only making excuses for whatever district you are in. Yes Clinton has changed, it is blacker now. And the town is thriving and the schools continue to excel. Mind blowing to boomers like you.

Anonymous said...

All you south jackson grads from the 70s and 80s thought that moving to Rankin or Madison for the "good" schools would help little Johnny. What you did was bring their averages down.

Anonymous said...

September 23, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Speaking as someone who lived in Clinton through the 90s and moved back in 2014 (and has since left) I would not classify Clinton as "thriving" unless you're comparing it to Jackson. It's treading water compared the other suburbs but I attribute that to having the albatross called Hinds County to contend wih. Please don't interpthis as disparaging Clinton. It is near and dear to my heart having grown up there.

Perkin said...

All the districts are graded the same. So all of you bitching about the weighted grades based on improvements, get over it. It's giving school districts helping the kids in the lower 25% excel a better grade. Would you rather the school districts focus on the the smart kids and leave the failing kids behind just for a good grade? It's just an incentive to catch the lower tier students up. Is it perfect? Not at all. If you feel your child is getting drug down by this system, make sure they enroll in accelerated classes which every district offers..

Anonymous said...

This Jim Hill Tiger used his South Jackson privilege (and his brain) and put his kids in Madison schools. I'm guessing that 12:42 did not put his kids in Lanier.
I was pleased to see Jim Hill with a good score, a B, but I wouldn't send my kids there.

Anonymous said...

I'm surprised with the Brandon H.S. score. What are their past scores?

Anonymous said...

What is going on with the reading scores? There is such a discrepancy with the other subjects. I would assume the kids must be able to read and comprehend their history and science books to score high in those subjects?

Anonymous said...

@7:00 AM They don't need good reading schools because they can watch Youtube videos at home.

Anonymous said...

Agree with 7:00am. How are you illiterate but succeeding at history and math? How is inability to read not directly correlated and lowering all other scores?

Anonymous said...

@6:29. I see that I triggered you! As a matter of fact, I am 40 years old and have lived in Clinton for most of my life. I definitely would not say Clinton is thriving. We are stuck in Hinds County, which will always be to our detriment. West Jackson is slowly encroaching, and Clinton will look like an entirely different place in 10-15 years. Take that as you will. I have always said that if the schools fail or public safety fails, it will be the end of Clinton. Both of those will happen eventually. There is a reason that most city employees (mainly police and fire), move outside of Hinds County once they retire.


Recent Comments

Search Jackson Jambalaya

Subscribe to JJ's Youtube channel

Archives

Trollfest '09

Trollfest '07 was such a success that Jackson Jambalaya will once again host Trollfest '09. Catch this great event which will leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Othor Cain and his band, The Black Power Structure headline the night while Sonjay Poontang returns for an encore performance. Former Frank Melton bodyguard Marcus Wright makes his premier appearance at Trollfest singing "I'm a Sweet Transvestite" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Kamikaze will sing his new hit, “How I sold out to da Man.” Robbie Bell again performs: “Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be Bells” and “Any friend of Ed Peters is a friend of mine”. After the show, Ms. Bell will autograph copies of her mug shot photos. In a salute to “Dancing with the Stars”, Ms. Bell and Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith will dance the Wango Tango.

Wrestling returns, except this time it will be a Battle Royal with Othor Cain, Ben Allen, Kim Wade, Haley Fisackerly, Alan Lange, and “Big Cat” Donna Ladd all in the ring at the same time. The Battle Royal will be in a steel cage, no time limit, no referee, and the losers must leave town. Marshand Crisler will be the honorary referee (as it gives him a title without actually having to do anything).


Meet KIM Waaaaaade at the Entergy Tent. For five pesos, Kim will sell you a chance to win a deed to a crack house on Ridgeway Street stuffed in the Howard Industries pinata. Don't worry if the pinata is beaten to shreds, as Mr. Wade has Jose, Emmanuel, and Carlos, all illegal immigrants, available as replacements for the it. Upon leaving the Entergy tent, fig leaves will be available in case Entergy literally takes everything you have as part of its Trollfest ticket price adjustment charge.

Donna Ladd of The Jackson Free Press will give several classes on learning how to write. Smearing, writing without factchecking, and reporting only one side of a story will be covered. A donation to pay their taxes will be accepted and she will be signing copies of their former federal tax liens. Ms. Ladd will give a dramatic reading of her two award-winning essays (They received The Jackson Free Press "Best Of" awards.) "Why everything is always about me" and "Why I cover murders better than anyone else in Jackson".

In the spirit of helping those who are less fortunate, Trollfest '09 adopts a cause for which a portion of the proceeds and donations will be donated: Keeping Frank Melton in his home. The “Keep Frank Melton From Being Homeless” booth will sell chances for five dollars to pin the tail on the jackass. John Reeves has graciously volunteered to be the jackass for this honorable excursion into saving Frank's ass. What's an ass between two friends after all? If Mr. Reeves is unable to um, perform, Speaker Billy McCoy has also volunteered as when the word “jackass” was mentioned he immediately ran as fast as he could to sign up.


In order to help clean up the legal profession, Adam Kilgore of the Mississippi Bar will be giving away free, round-trip plane tickets to the North Pole where they keep their bar complaint forms (which are NOT available online). If you don't want to go to the North Pole, you can enjoy Brant Brantley's (of the Mississippi Commission on Judicial Performance) free guided tours of the quicksand field over by High Street where all complaints against judges disappear. If for some reason you are unable to control yourself, never fear; Judge Houston Patton will operate his jail where no lawyers are needed or allowed as you just sit there for minutes... hours.... months...years until he decides he is tired of you sitting in his jail. Do not think Judge Patton is a bad judge however as he plans to serve free Mad Dog 20/20 to all inmates.

Trollfest '09 is a pet-friendly event as well. Feel free to bring your dog with you and do not worry if your pet gets hungry, as employees of the Jackson Zoo will be on hand to provide some of their animals as food when it gets to be feeding time for your little loved one.

Relax at the Fox News Tent. Since there are only three blonde reporters in Jackson (being blonde is a requirement for working at Fox News), Megan and Kathryn from WAPT and Wendy from WLBT will be on loan to Fox. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both and a torn-up Obama yard sign will entitle you to free drinks served by Megan, Wendy, and Kathryn. Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required. Just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '09 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.


Note: Security provided by INS.

Trollfest '07

Jackson Jambalaya is the home of Trollfest '07. Catch this great event which promises to leave NE Jackson & Fondren in flames. Sonjay Poontang and his band headline the night with a special steel cage, no time limit "loser must leave town" bout between Alan Lange and "Big Cat"Donna Ladd following afterwards. Kamikaze will perform his new song F*** Bush, he's still a _____. Did I mention there was no referee? Dr. Heddy Matthias and Lori Gregory will face off in the undercard dueling with dangling participles and other um, devices. Robbie Bell will perform Her two latest songs: My Best Friends are in the Media and Mama's, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be George Bell. Sid Salter of The Clarion-Ledger will host "Pin the Tail on the Trial Lawyer", sponsored by State Farm.

There will be a hugging booth where in exchange for your young son, Frank Melton will give you a loooong hug. Trollfest will have a dunking booth where Muhammed the terrorist will curse you to Allah as you try to hit a target that will drop him into a vat of pig grease. However, in the true spirit of Separate But Equal, Don Imus and someone from NE Jackson will also sit in the dunking booth for an equal amount of time. Tom Head will give a reading for two hours on why he can't figure out who the hell he is. Cliff Cargill will give lessons with his .80 caliber desert eagle, using Frank Melton photos as targets. Tackleberry will be on hand for an autograph session. KIM Waaaaaade will be passing out free titles and deeds to crackhouses formerly owned by The Wood Street Players.

If you get tired come relax at the Fox News Tent. To gain admittance to the VIP section, bring either your Republican Party ID card or a Rebel Flag. Bringing both will entitle you to free drinks.Get your tickets now. Since this is an event for trolls, no ID is required, just bring the hate. Bring the family, Trollfest '07 is for EVERYONE!!!

This is definitely a Beaver production.

Note: Security provided by INS
.