Cleary’s public schools outscore 92% of Mississippi districts
On the state reading tests, 56% of Cleary’s students scored proficient, above the Mississippi average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Cleary, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.
From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Cleary’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 56% and math 63% in spring 2022, against 42% and 47% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,987 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
12 elementary schools, then eight middle schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Cleary’s grade
A: better than 92% of Mississippi school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Mississippi average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Cleary, with each school’s own grade.
Cleary’s public schools are run by Rankin County School District, which also serves Brandon, Florence, Flowood and Pelahatchie and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Cleary vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Cleary’s borders.
Every school in Cleary
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Cleary’s schools
Are Cleary’s schools good?
By Mississippi’s own tests, yes: the public schools Cleary children attend outscore 92% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Cleary in?
Rankin County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 18,196 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
What is Cleary’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Rankin County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.
How much does Cleary spend per student?
$11,987 in Rankin County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Cleary families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.