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Lanier Junior/Senior High School
D−

Lanier Junior/Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

833 Maple Street, Jackson, MS 39203 · (601) 960-5369 · Part of Jackson Public School District

Jackson’s School Grade C− better than 18% of Mississippi school districts

Photo: GilbertThompson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
895
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Lanier Junior/Senior High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 58.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Jackson kids: 6 high schools

On the path

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

PK–520 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Lanier Junior/Senior High SchoolYou are here
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency3%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts2%
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).

833 Maple Street, Jackson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 783
Grade 8156
Grade 9162
Grade 10185
Grade 11163
Grade 12146
Enrollment over time
564’20
566’21
603’22
863’23
895’24

Up 58.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Hispanic <1%White <1%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lanier Junior/Senior High School from Jackson families.

Other schools in Jackson Public School District

The district →

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