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Ms Schls For The Deaf And The Blind School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 110 students in Ms Schls For The Deaf And The Blind School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Ms Schls For The Deaf And The Blind School District have an average math proficiency score of 13% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 56%), and reading proficiency score of 14% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public high school average of 55% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
2 Schools
401 Schools
# Students
110 Students
156,115 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
11,991 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
District Rank
Ms Schls For The Deaf And The Blind School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 148 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#147 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤5%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
55%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥80%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.60
# American Indian Students
2 Students
976 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
3 Students
1,619 Students
% Asian Students
3%
1%
# Hispanic Students
5 Students
7,566 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
5%
# Black Students
71 Students
70,723 Students
% Black Students
64%
45%
# White Students
25 Students
69,981 Students
% White Students
23%
45%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
79 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
4 Students
5,171 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
3
359
# Students in K Grade:
4
1,720
# Students in 1st Grade:
5
1,648
# Students in 2nd Grade:
6
1,664
# Students in 3rd Grade:
10
1,451
# Students in 4th Grade:
12
1,433
# Students in 5th Grade:
3
1,742
# Students in 6th Grade:
5
1,912
# Students in 7th Grade:
8
5,250
# Students in 8th Grade:
6
5,334
# Students in 9th Grade:
10
35,648
# Students in 10th Grade:
11
34,938
# Students in 11th Grade:
12
32,214
# Students in 12th Grade:
3
28,189
# Ungraded Students:
12
2,613
District Revenue and Spending
The school district's spending/student of $48,182 is higher than the state median of $12,074. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Spending
$5 MM
$5,314 MM
Spending / Student
$48,182
$12,074
Best Ms Schls For The Deaf And The Blind School District Public High Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Middle School For The Blind
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1252 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8200
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8200
Grades: PK-12
| 42 students
Rank: #22.
Middle School For The Deaf
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1253 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8000
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8000
Grades: PK-12
| 68 students
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