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Highland Bluff Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

5970 Highway 25, Brandon, MS 39047 · (601) 992-5168 · Part of Rankin County School District

Flowood’s School Grade A better than 92% of Mississippi school districts

Students
491
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Bluff Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 28.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Flowood kids: Northwest Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Highland Bluff ElementaryYou are here
6–8Northwest Middle School1,352 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 34.8%

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

5970 Highway 25, Brandon

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten70
Grade 173
Grade 287
Grade 390
Grade 471
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
683’20
563’21
577’22
500’23
491’24

Down 28.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Black 32%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 6%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Bluff Elementary from Flowood families.

Other schools in Rankin County School District

The district →
Rouse Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Brandon
798 students16:1
Steens Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Florence
582 students17:1
Oakdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brandon
A
566 students15:1
Pisgah Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brandon
A−
556 students15:1
Northshore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brandon
A+
539 students14:1
McLaurin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Florence
B+
504 students13:1

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