Chronic Absenteeism in Mississippi
Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate.
100 schools have critical rates above 50%.
62.5%
State Average
national: 30.9%
100
Critical Schools
>50% absent
93.4%
Worst Rate
Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ
# School City Enrollment Absent % Status 1 Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ CLARKSDALE 106 93.4% Critical 2 W.a. Higgins Middle School Academy CLARKSDALE 269 85.9% Critical 3 Oakhurst Intermediate Academy CLARKSDALE 197 84.3% Critical 4 Denman Junior High School MCCOMB 312 83.0% Critical 5 Port Gibson Middle School PORT GIBSON 223 83.0% Critical 6 Laurel Middle School Laurel 388 82.7% Critical 7 North Panola Middle School Como 243 80.7% Critical 8 Port Gibson High School PORT GIBSON 381 78.7% Critical 9 Wingfield High School JACKSON 608 77.8% Critical 10 Mendenhall Junior High School Mendenhall 243 77.8% Critical 11 Blackburn Middle School JACKSON 317 76.7% Critical 12 Coleman Middle School Greenville 287 74.9% Critical 13 Hazlehurst High School HAZLEHURST 385 74.8% Critical 14 Magee High School Magee 380 73.9% Critical 15 Durant Elementary School Durant 242 73.1% Critical 16 West Bolivar High School ROSEDALE 227 73.1% Critical 17 North Panola High School SARDIS 329 72.3% Critical 18 Horn Lake High HORN LAKE 1,271 71.4% Critical 19 Reimagine Prep JACKSON 457 71.3% Critical 20 Armstrong Junior High School Starkville 358 70.4% Critical 21 Akin Elementary School Greenville 255 69.4% Critical 22 South Panola High School Batesville 1,113 68.9% Critical 23 Amite County High School LIBERTY 284 68.7% Critical 24 Vicksburg High School VICKSBURG 785 68.5% Critical 25 Warren Central Junior High School VICKSBURG 525 68.2% Critical 26 Belle Shivers Middle School Aberdeen 266 67.7% Critical 27 Magee Middle School Magee 260 67.3% Critical 28 Wilkinson County High Woodville 228 66.7% Critical 29 Jdc High School BASSFIELD 368 66.3% Critical 30 Laurel High School LAUREL 732 66.0% Critical 31 Riverside High School Avon 315 66.0% Critical 32 Holly Springs Junior High School HOLLY SPRINGS 145 65.5% Critical 33 West Point High School WEST POINT 1,010 65.3% Critical 34 William Dean Jr. Elementary School Lexington 426 65.3% Critical 35 South Delta High School ROLLING FORK 176 64.8% Critical 36 Olive Branch High School OLIVE BRANCH 1,058 64.5% Critical 37 Coahoma County Jr/Sr High School CLARKSDALE 345 63.5% Critical 38 Mount Olive Attendance Center Mount Olive 282 63.5% Critical 39 Rod Paige Middle School Monticello 191 62.8% Critical 40 Columbus High School COLUMBUS 865 62.4% Critical 41 Greenwood High School Greenwood 633 62.4% Critical 42 Isable Elementary School JACKSON 244 61.9% Critical 43 Holmes County Central High School Lexington 714 61.8% Critical 44 Dawson Elementary School JACKSON 192 61.5% Critical 45 Forest Hill High School JACKSON 1,139 61.2% Critical 46 J Z George High School NORTH CARROLLTON 343 61.2% Critical 47 Terry High School Terry 1,127 60.8% Critical 48 Oak Park Elementary School LAUREL 405 60.7% Critical 49 Batesville Junior High School Batesville 756 60.6% Critical 50 Center Hill High School OLIVE BRANCH 1,059 60.5% Critical 51 Clarksdale High School CLARKSDALE 473 60.5% Critical 52 Lewisburg High School OLIVE BRANCH 1,330 60.4% Critical 53 Kemper County High School DeKalb 304 60.2% Critical 54 Williams-Sullivan Middle School Durant 192 59.9% Critical 55 Hazlehurst Middle School HAZLEHURST 292 59.6% Critical 56 Shannon High School SHANNON 529 59.4% Critical 57 Eupora High School Eupora 437 59.3% Critical 58 Coldwater High School Coldwater 167 59.3% Critical 59 Mcadams Attendance Center MCADAMS 167 58.1% Critical 60 Mccomb High School MCCOMB 632 57.9% Critical 61 Higgins Middle School MCCOMB 287 57.8% Critical 62 Meridian High School Meridian 1,253 57.6% Critical 63 Eva Gordon Lower Elementary School Magnolia 345 57.4% Critical 64 Greenville High School Greenville 836 57.1% Critical 65 Yazoo County High School YAZOO CITY 400 56.8% Critical 66 South Pike Senior High School Magnolia 425 56.5% Critical 67 Seminary High School SEMINARY 382 56.5% Critical 68 Southeast Lauderdale High School Meridian 367 56.4% Critical 69 Hazlehurst Elementary School HAZLEHURST 643 56.0% Critical 70 Pearl River Central High School CARRIERE 952 55.6% Critical 71 Lawrence County High School Monticello 529 55.4% Critical 72 West Marion High School Foxworth 347 55.3% Critical 73 Byhalia High School (9-12) BYHALIA 428 54.9% Critical 74 Yazoo County Middle School YAZOO CITY 258 54.7% Critical 75 Summit Elementary School Summit 200 54.5% Critical 76 East Webster High School Maben 445 53.9% Critical 77 Bentonia Gibbs School BENTONIA 380 53.9% Critical 78 Charleston Middle School CHARLESTON 208 53.8% Critical 79 Kemper County Upper Elementary DE KALB 108 53.7% Critical 80 West Tallahatchie High School WEBB 297 53.5% Critical 81 Carver Middle School COLLINS 266 53.4% Critical 82 Warren Central High School VICKSBURG 1,145 53.3% Critical 83 T.L. Weston Middle School GREENVILLE 412 53.2% Critical 84 Magee Elementary School Magee 525 53.1% Critical 85 Vicksburg Junior High School VICKSBURG 409 53.1% Critical 86 Redwood Elementary School REDWOOD 367 53.1% Critical 87 Lake Cormorant Middle LAKE CORMORANT 707 52.9% Critical 88 Shirley Elementary School JACKSON 174 52.9% Critical 89 Callaway High School JACKSON 994 52.7% Critical 90 Forest High School FOREST 438 52.7% Critical 91 Horn Lake Intermediate School HORN LAKE 914 52.5% Critical 92 Mendenhall High School Mendenhall 646 52.3% Critical 93 Laurel Upper Elementary Laurel 253 52.2% Critical 94 South Pontotoc High School PONTOTOC 455 52.1% Critical 95 Northside High School SHELBY 370 51.9% Critical 96 Noxubee County High School MACON 405 51.6% Critical 97 Holly Springs High School HOLLY SPRINGS 288 51.4% Critical 98 Lake Cormorant High Lake Cormorant 991 51.3% Critical 99 Kennedy Elementary School MCCOMB 232 51.3% Critical 100 T J Harris Elementary Meridian 434 51.2% Critical
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts — Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment
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