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Charleston High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

310 N. Cossar, Charleston, MS 38921 · (662) 647-5359 · Part of East Tallahatchie School District

Charleston’s School Grade D better than 14% of Mississippi school districts

Students
273
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Charleston High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 11.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Charleston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–8Charleston Middle School208 students
9–12Charleston High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 34.8%

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

310 N. Cossar, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 961
Grade 1074
Grade 1179
Grade 1259
Enrollment over time
245’20
264’21
275’22
272’23
273’24

Up 11.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 92%Two or more races 6%White 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Charleston High School from Charleston families.

Other schools in East Tallahatchie School District

The district →
Charleston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Charleston
D−
316 students
Charleston Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Charleston
D−
208 students18:1

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; Charleston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.