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Ms Schools For The Blind And Deaf ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Mississippi for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student-teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 2 public high schools serving 109 students in Ms Schools For The Blind And Deaf. This district's average high testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in Mississippi.
Public High Schools in Ms Schools For The Blind And Deaf have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 58%), and reading proficiency score of 14% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Public High School in Ms School For The Blind And Deaf have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the Mississippi average of 89%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Middle School For The Deaf, with ≥50% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 78% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public high school average of 57% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MS)
# Schools
2 Schools
398 Schools
# Students
109 Students
152,437 Students
# Teachers
29 Teachers
11,703 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
4:1
4:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Ms Schools For The Blind And Deaf, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 147 school districts in Mississippi (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from PS% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#148 out of 148 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(21-22)≤5%
47%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
≤10%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
11-19%
55%
Graduation Rate
(20-21)≥80%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.62
% American Indian
2%
1%
% Asian
3%
1%
% Hispanic
6%
7%
% Black
62%
43%
% White
22%
43%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
5%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The school district's spending/student of $48,624 is higher than the state median of $12,276. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Spending
$5 MM
$5,314 MM
Spending / Student
$48,624
$12,276
Best Ms Schools For The Blind And Deaf Public High Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Middle School For The Blind
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1252 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8200
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8200
Gr: 1-12 | 42 students Student-teacher ratio: 3:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #22.
Middle School For The Deaf
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1253 Eastover Drive
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8000
Jackson, MS 39211
(601) 984-8000
Gr: K-12 | 67 students Student-teacher ratio: 5:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
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