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Blue Mountain High School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

408 W. Mill Street, Blue Mountain, MS 38610 · (662) 685-4706 · Part of South Tippah School District

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Directions
Students
295
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Blue Mountain High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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408 W. Mill Street, Blue Mountain

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten15
Grade 118
Grade 216
Grade 319
Grade 422
Grade 523
Grade 614
Grade 715
Grade 824
Grade 926
Grade 1022
Grade 1121
Grade 1213
Enrollment over time
323’20
319’21
327’22
303’23
295’24

Down 8.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 44%Black 25%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 15%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Blue Mountain High School from Blue Mountain families.

Other schools in South Tippah School District

The district →
Pine Grove High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ripley
B+
573 students12:1
Ripley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Ripley
B+
611 students16:1
Ripley Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Ripley
B
459 students13:1
Ripley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ripley
B
465 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Mississippi’s other public schools; Blue Mountain’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.