Best Blue Ribbon Public High Schools in Mississippi (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 17 blue ribbon public high schools serving 13,900 students in Mississippi.

Blue ribbon schools have been recognized by the Department of Education for achieving superior standards of academic excellence. Read more about this national school awards program and how blue ribbon schools work.

The top-ranked blue ribbon public high schools in Mississippi are New Site High School, Petal High School and Poplarville High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Mississippi blue ribbon public high schools have an score of 75% (versus the Mississippi public high school average of 58%), and score of 53% (versus the 42% statewide average).

Mississippi blue ribbon public high school have a of 91%, which is more than the Mississippi average of 89%.

The school with highest graduation rate is Petal High School, with 98% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Mississippi or national school graduation rate statistics.

Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Mississippi public high school average of 57% (majority Black).