Picayune Memorial High School

High school·Grades 9-13 Picayune, Mississippi·39466
Score
76.1/100
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#42
Among 176 Mississippi high schools
Top 24%
In Mississippi

Score 76.1/100: better than 76% of Mississippi high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Mississippi, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Mississippi schools.

English language arts
65%
Similar Mississippi schools ≈ 47%, better than 88% of them
216 students tested
Math
75%
Similar Mississippi schools ≈ 63%, better than 69% of them
215 students tested
Science
57%
Similar Mississippi schools ≈ 60%, better than 46% of them
222 students tested
All Mississippi schools (ELA / math)
48% / 55%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 4 published results by grade and test

As published by Mississippi Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolMAAP English II65.3216
MathHigh schoolMAAP Algebra I75.3215
ScienceHigh schoolMAAP Biology56.8222
Social studiesHigh schoolMAAP U.S. History74.2221

School profile

Grades
9-13
Students
960
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
960
Typical high school: 359
Free or reduced-price lunch
61%
Typical high school: 72%

District and location

City
Pearl River County

Contact

Address
800 Fifth Avenue
Picayune, MS 39466
District website
Shared by several schools in the district

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Mississippi. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Picayune Memorial High School at a glance

Picayune Memorial High School is a public high school in Picayune, Mississippi, serving grades 9-13. It is part of Picayune School District. It has about 960 students (a typical Mississippi high school has 359). About 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical Mississippi high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 65% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 75% in math (similar schools: 63%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Mississippi high schools, it scores 76.1 out of 100: better than 76% of them, ranking #42 of 176. Its English language arts result rose by 12 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.