Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png
Dr. Lance Evans Mississippi Superintendent of Education | https://www.mdek12.org/sites/default/files/inline-images/dr._lance_evans_2.png
This is a 8.0% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, North Pike Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Pike County schools showed that 70.8% of the students were Black or African American, 24.3% were white, 1.6% were multiracial and 0.2% were Hispanic or Latino.
There are 14 schools within Pike County.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Pike Elementary School | 0% | 44.5% | 0% | 3.9% | 50.3% |
| North Pike Senior High School | 0% | 43.9% | 0% | 0% | 54.2% |
| McComb High School | 0% | 93.5% | 0% | 2.2% | 2.1% |
| South Pike Senior High School | 0% | 88.8% | 0% | 0% | 9.7% |
| North Pike Upper Elementary School | 0% | 46.3% | 0% | 0% | 50.6% |
| Eva Gordon Elementary School | 0% | 82.4% | 0% | 0% | 13.2% |
| Otken Elementary School | 0% | 91.4% | 3.8% | 0% | 0% |
| North Pike Middle School | 0% | 40.5% | 0% | 0% | 56.4% |
| Denman Junior High School | 0% | 90.1% | 0% | 3% | 3.6% |
| Higgins Middle School | 0% | 87.9% | 0% | 6.4% | 0% |
| Summit Elementary School | 0% | 88.2% | 0% | 5.2% | 0% |
| South Pike Junior High School | 0% | 85.9% | 0% | 0% | 11.4% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | 0% | 89.7% | 0% | 0% | 4.9% |
| Osyka Elementary School | 0% | 76.8% | 0% | 0% | 21.6% |
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