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B−

Scott Central Attendance Center

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

2415 Old Jackson Road, Forest, MS 39074 · (601) 469-4883 · Part of Scott County School District

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Directions
Students
856
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about Scott Central Attendance Center

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts25%
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

Directions ↗

2415 Old Jackson Road, Forest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten67
Grade 162
Grade 262
Grade 388
Grade 459
Grade 553
Grade 649
Grade 769
Grade 874
Grade 975
Grade 1070
Grade 1157
Grade 1251
Enrollment over time
834’20
865’21
898’22
871’23
856’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%White 30%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Scott Central Attendance Center from Hillsboro families.

Other schools in Scott County School District

The district →
Morton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Morton
C−
686 students18:1
Sebastopol Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Sebastopol
B+
684 students17:1
Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lake
B
333 students16:1
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Morton
C
486 students17:1
Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lake
B+
237 students17:1
Morton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morton
C
476 students

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