Photo: Ktkvtsh · CC BY 4.0Lake’s public schools
Newton County School District and Scott County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Mississippi’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Lake’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Lake’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Sebastopol Attendance Center places highest (better than 72%); Bettye Mae Jack Middle School lowest (33%). 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lake, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lake
Lake Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 333 students · 16:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lake
Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 231 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lake
Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 231 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lake
Lake High School
Grades 9–12 · 231 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newton County School District.
Two districts serve Lake
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Lake vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Lake’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lake | — | Newton County PK–12 · Scott County PK–12 |
Every school in Lake
7 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 Lake’s schools
Are Lake’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Lake. Newton County School District and Scott County School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Lake in?
Newton County School District and Scott County School District.
Where do Lake kids go to high school?
One of five high schools, depending on your address: Scott Central Attendance Center, Newton County High School, Sebastopol Attendance Center, Bettye Mae Jack Middle School and Lake Middle School.
Parents talk
What Lake families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lake → They have their own page.
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). Stars are from neighbors.