Photo: Chillin662 · CC BY-SA 4.0Flora’s public schools outscore 93% of Mississippi districts
On the state reading tests, 61% of Flora’s students scored proficient, above the Mississippi average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Flora, 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 98% 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.
Flora’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 65% in spring 2022, against 42% and 47% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,712 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Flora’s grade
A: better than 93% 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 Flora, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Flora
East Flora Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 249 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Flora’s public schools are run by Madison County School District, which also serves Gluckstadt, Madison and Ridgeland. 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
Flora vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Flora’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Flora | A | Madison County |
Every school in Flora
9 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 Flora’s schools
Are Flora’s schools good?
By Mississippi’s own tests, yes: the public schools Flora children attend outscore 93% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Flora in?
Madison County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,926 students in 21 schools (2024–25).
Where do Flora kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Germantown High School, Madison Central High School, Ridgeland High School and Velma Jackson High School.
What is Flora’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Madison County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.
How much does Flora spend per student?
$12,712 in Madison County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Flora 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.