Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Paden’s public schools
Tishomingo County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paden. 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
Paden’s schools, in brief
School by school
3 of Paden’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s 762 public schools. Belmont Schools places highest (better than 81%); Tishomingo Elementary School lowest (42%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Paden, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two high schools: Belmont Schools and Tishomingo Co. High School. 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 Paden, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Paden · depends on your address
Belmont Schools
Grades K–12 · 855 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Belmont
Tishomingo Co. High School
Grades 9–12 · 578 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
10th grade in Paden · depends on your address
Belmont Schools
Grades K–12 · 855 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Belmont
Tishomingo Co. High School
Grades 9–12 · 578 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
11th grade in Paden · depends on your address
Belmont Schools
Grades K–12 · 855 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Belmont
Tishomingo Co. High School
Grades 9–12 · 578 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
12th grade in Paden · depends on your address
Belmont Schools
Grades K–12 · 855 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Belmont
Tishomingo Co. High School
Grades 9–12 · 578 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Iuka
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tishomingo County Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Paden vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Paden’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Paden | — | Tishomingo County Schools |
Every school in Paden
5 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 Paden’s schools
Are Paden’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Paden. Tishomingo County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paden. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Mississippi’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Paden in?
Tishomingo County Schools.
Where do Paden kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Belmont Schools and Tishomingo Co. High School.
Parents talk
What Paden families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Paden → 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.