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Vicksburg Warren School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,003 students in Vicksburg Warren School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Mississippi.
Public Middle Schools in Vicksburg Warren School District have an average math proficiency score of 24% (versus the Mississippi public middle school average of 46%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
16 Schools
359 Schools
# Students
6,862 Students
135,767 Students
# Teachers
524 Teachers
10,653 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Vicksburg Warren 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 89% has increased from 72% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#81 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
55%
Graduation Rate
89%
89%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.60
# American Indian Students
10 Students
1,186 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
69 Students
1,200 Students
% Asian Students
1%
1%
# Hispanic Students
104 Students
5,862 Students
% Hispanic Students
2%
4%
# Black Students
4,329 Students
57,593 Students
% Black Students
63%
42%
# White Students
2,216 Students
64,709 Students
% White Students
32%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
10 Students
82 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
124 Students
5,135 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
287
528
# Students in K Grade:
507
3,201
# Students in 1st Grade:
580
3,257
# Students in 2nd Grade:
531
2,916
# Students in 3rd Grade:
445
2,896
# Students in 4th Grade:
440
3,265
# Students in 5th Grade:
436
6,135
# Students in 6th Grade:
524
23,104
# Students in 7th Grade:
491
32,547
# Students in 8th Grade:
508
35,334
# Students in 9th Grade:
574
6,193
# Students in 10th Grade:
535
5,502
# Students in 11th Grade:
479
4,612
# Students in 12th Grade:
416
4,298
# Ungraded Students:
109
1,979
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,916 is higher than the state median of $12,143. The school district revenue/student has grown by 16% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,182 is higher than the state median of $12,013. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$96 MM
$5,371 MM
Spending
$125 MM
$5,314 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,916
$12,143
Spending / Student
$18,182
$12,013
Best Vicksburg Warren School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Warren Central Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1630 Rosa Temple Drive
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 638-3981
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 638-3981
Grades: 7-8
| 598 students
Rank: #22.
Vicksburg Junior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1533 Rosa Temple Drive
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 636-1966
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 636-1966
Grades: 7-8
| 405 students
Rank: n/an/a
Grove Street Academies
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
1500 Mission 66
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 631-2942
Vicksburg, MS 39180
(601) 631-2942
Grades: 7-12
| n/a students
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