Across 36 schools in Jackson Public School District, 32.7% of Black students meet proficient. That is 8 points below the Mississippi average for Black students.
Search Mississippi schools ›Average across the 36 schools in Jackson Public School District with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.
Among the 35 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Barack H Obama Elementary School reports 83.3% of Black students meeting the standard. Peeples Middle School, in the same district, reports 9%. That is a 74.3-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.
Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.
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