The 2019 U.S. News Best High Schools rankings were released April 30 ahead of Teacher Appreciation Week.
U.S. News ranked 17,245 public high schools, out of a review of more than 23,000 in all 50 states and the District of Columbia; the number of ranked schools is up from more than 2,700 last year.
Eupora High School is ranked 40th within Mississippi and No. 7,302 in national rankings. East Webster High School is ranked 128th within Mississippi and No. 12,344 in national rankings. Of the 244 high schools in the state, they were among 234 that made the rankings.
The new rankings, developed in conjunction with nonprofit research firm RTI International, are based on a revamped methodology that weighs six indicators of school quality for the 2016-17 school year: college readiness, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance, college curriculum breadth and graduation rates. For 2019, the schools were not additionally designated with gold, silver or bronze medals. Instead, U.S. News put all ranked schools on the same list.
The highest-ranked schools are those whose students excelled on state tests and performed beyond expectations; participated in and passed a variety of college-level exams; and graduated in high proportions. U.S. News assigned numerical ranks to schools performing in the top 75%.
The highest-ranked high school in Mississippi was Lewisburg High in Olive Branch. Claiming the top spot in the national rankings was Academic Magnet High School in North Charleston, S.C.
Webster County School District Data
(Based on the 2016-17 school year)
Eupora High School
Graduation rate: 79%
Advanced Placement participation rate: 13%
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: 240 (9-12)
Student-Teacher ratio: 16:1
Total minority enrollment: 35%
Economically disadvantaged: 67%
Mathematics proficiency: 59%
Reading proficiency: 45%
East Webster High School
Graduation rate: 88%
Advanced Placement participation rate:
Grades served: 6-12
Total enrollment: 271 (9-12)
Student-Teacher ratio: 17:1
Total minority enrollment: 13%
Economically disadvantaged: 42%
Mathematics proficiency: 55%
Reading proficiency: 42%
