The Mississippi Department of Education has announced that 48 Mississippi high schools received a prestigious 2021 College Success Award recognition from GreatSchools.org for excelling at preparing students to enroll and succeed in college as determined by available data in each state.
Recipients include the Louisville Municipal School District’s Nanih Waiya Attendance Center and Noxapater Attendance Center.
Of those public schools, Nanih Waiya Attendance Center was among 30 that were College Success Award-Gold winners. This elevated distinction is given to schools with a multiyear track record of preparing students to enroll and succeed in college.
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center had 82 percent College enrollment with a student enrollment of 578.
Noxapater Attendance Center had a 78 percent college enrollment with 416 student enrollement.
GreatSchools’ Summary Rating provides an overall snapshot of school quality. Ratings follow a 1-10 scale, where top-rated schools are "10s."
Nanih Waiya Attendance Center was “above average” with a rating of 8.
Noxapater Attendance Center was “above average” with a rating of 7.
GreatSchools.org is the nation’s leading nonprofit providing school information to parents and families and has conducted the College Success Award annually since 2018.
Mississippi schools recognized for 2021 are among 1,838 high schools from 25 states that demonstrated a successful track record of graduating students who enroll in two- or four-year college, are ready for college-level coursework and persist on to their second year.
School, district and state education leaders in these 25 states were undeterred by the pandemic’s challenges and provided the critical data transparency needed to help communities understand paths to success from high school to college.
The College Success Award is possible because Mississippi is among states leading the nation in both collecting and transparently sharing information on how students perform after high school, which is valuable information for families, educators and policymakers.
“We applaud Mississippi schools for prioritizing high-quality public education, putting students on the path to bright futures,” said Jon Deane, CEO of GreatSchools.org. “Over the past two years, students, parents, teachers and communities have relied on one another like never before. We congratulate and thank everyone for their unwavering pursuit of college success for all students.”
