Best High Schools in Mississippi

Top 50 high schools in Mississippi, 2026-27

229 Mississippi high schools are ranked in this edition, ordered here by state rank.

1. Ms School For Math And Science — Columbus · #1 in MS · #191 nationally
2. Ocean Springs High School — Ocean Springs · #2 in MS · #1,050 nationally
3. Lewisburg High School — Olive Branch · #3 in MS · #1,545 nationally
4. Petal High School — Petal · #4 in MS · #1,706 nationally
5. Pass Christian High School — Pass Christian · #5 in MS · #1,710 nationally
6. Biloxi High School — Biloxi · #6 in MS · #1,825 nationally
7. West Harrison High School — Gulfport · #7 in MS · #2,056 nationally
8. Center Hill High School — Olive Branch · #8 in MS · #2,161 nationally
9. Union High School — Union · #9 in MS · #2,194 nationally
10. Hernando High School — Hernando · #10 in MS · #2,197 nationally
11. Long Beach Senior High School — Long Beach · #11 in MS · #2,250 nationally
12. DeSoto Central High School — Southaven · #12 in MS · #2,597 nationally
13. Clarkdale High School — Meridian · #13 in MS · #3,190 nationally
14. Gulfport High School — Gulfport · #14 in MS · #3,394 nationally
15. Oxford High School — Oxford · #15 in MS · #3,462 nationally
16. Diberville High School — Biloxi · #16 in MS · #3,807 nationally
17. Ethel Attendance Center — Ethel · #17 in MS · #3,812 nationally
18. Madison Central High School — Madison · #18 in MS · #3,816 nationally
19. Salem Attendance Center — Tylertown · #19 in MS · #4,039 nationally
20. Germantown High School — Madison · #20 in MS · #4,179 nationally
21. Hancock High School — Kiln · #21 in MS · #4,195 nationally
22. Clinton High School — Clinton · #22 in MS · #4,224 nationally
23. Northwest Rankin High School — Flowood · #23 in MS · #4,304 nationally
24. Oak Grove High School — Hattiesburg · #24 in MS · #4,351 nationally
25. Raleigh High School — Raleigh · #25 in MS · #4,569 nationally
26. Leland High School — Leland · #26 in MS · #4,589 nationally
27. Heidelberg High School — Heidelberg · #27 in MS · #4,669 nationally
28. Olive Branch High School — Olive Branch · #28 in MS · #4,734 nationally
29. Harrison Central High School — Gulfport · #29 in MS · #4,861 nationally
30. St Martin High School — Ocean Springs · #30 in MS · #4,926 nationally
31. Newton High School — Newton · #31 in MS · #4,936 nationally
32. Tishomingo County High School — Iuka · #32 in MS · #5,107 nationally
33. Stringer Attendance Center — Stringer · #33 in MS · #5,164 nationally
34. Poplarville Junior Senior High School — Poplarville · #34 in MS · #5,377 nationally
35. Hattiesburg High School — Hattiesburg · #35 in MS · #5,412 nationally
36. Lafayette High School — Oxford · #36 in MS · #5,431 nationally
37. Caledonia High School — Caledonia · #37 in MS · #5,450 nationally
38. East Central High School — Moss Point · #38 in MS · #5,466 nationally
39. Brandon High School — Brandon · #39 in MS · #5,478 nationally
40. Mount Olive Attendance Center — Mount Olive · #40 in MS · #5,551 nationally
41. Wayne County High School — Waynesboro · #41 in MS · #5,560 nationally
42. North Pike Senior High School — Summit · #42 in MS · #5,567 nationally
43. Mize Attendance Center — Mize · #43 in MS · #5,598 nationally
44. Bay High School — Bay St Louis · #44 in MS · #5,653 nationally
45. Pascagoula High School — Pascagoula · #45 in MS · #5,752 nationally
46. Enterprise High School — Enterprise · #46 in MS · #5,818 nationally
47. South Jones Junior Senior — Ellisville · #47 in MS · #5,944 nationally
48. South Panola High School — Batesville · #48 in MS · #6,044 nationally
49. Picayune Memorial High School — Picayune · #49 in MS · #6,174 nationally
50. Columbia High School — Columbia · #50 in MS · #6,176 nationally

High schools by city in Mississippi

• Jackson (6)
• Columbus (4)
• Meridian (4)
• Booneville (4)
• Brookhaven (4)
• Olive Branch (3)
• Gulfport (3)
• Hattiesburg (3)
• Laurel (3)
• Corinth (3)
• Ocean Springs (2)
• Biloxi (2)

Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.