MS Superintendent of Education Robert Taylor 2023 | Mississippi Department of Education
MS Superintendent of Education Robert Taylor 2023 | Mississippi Department of Education
Boys made up 50.9% of the county's student body, while the other 49.1% were girls.
Data also showed that Black students made up 64% of the student body, the largest percentage in Yazoo County schools, followed by white students with 14.1% and 2.6% multiracial students.
McCoy Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Yazoo County’s seven schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 882 students.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-23 | Total enrollment in 2023-24 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonia Gibbs School | 403 | 375 | -6.9% |
| Bettie E. Woolfolk Middle School | 493 | 469 | -4.9% |
| Linwood Elementary School | 170 | 162 | -4.7% |
| McCoy Elementary School | 612 | 882 | 44.1% |
| Yazoo City High School | 632 | 537 | -15% |
| Yazoo County High School | 448 | 417 | -6.9% |
| Yazoo County Middle School | 299 | 275 | -8% |
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