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Schools in Sardis · North Panola School District

Sardis’s public schools score below 83% of Mississippi districts on tests and graduation

On the state reading tests, 17% of Sardis’s students scored proficient, below the Mississippi average (42%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sardis, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 25 pts vs MS 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 27 pts vs MS 47%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 0–4 pts vs MS 89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 12% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
MS 13.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,103 students on the public path
In brief

Sardis’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 42% and 47% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi (the state reports Sardis’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $13,861 per student in FY2024, against $12,392 across Mississippi. 49% of its revenue that year was federal (Mississippi 23%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school

From grade 3 the district’s path is Green Hill Intermediate, then North Panola Middle School, then North Panola High School. Enrollment is down 19% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sardis’s grade

D Test scoresC Graduation

C−: better than 17% of Mississippi school districts. Both inputs trail the Mississippi average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Mississippi school districts we grade (150)Better than 17%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (96)Better than 21%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 684 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put Sardis anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Sardis’s students in the tested grades sat them (680 in math, 687 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sardis, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Como Primary Schoolin ComoNo scores
3–5Green Hill IntermediateNorth Panola School DistrictD−
6–8North Panola Middle Schoolin ComoD
9–12North Panola High SchoolNorth Panola School DistrictD−

Sardis’s public schools are run by North Panola School District, which also serves Como and Crenshaw. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Panola School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,103 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (MS 13.9)
$13,861MS $12,392 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading17%
State average 41.7% · 687 students tested
Math20%
State average 47% · 680 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 49% of the North Panola district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 23% across Mississippi, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Sardis vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Sardis’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SardisC−North Panola

Every school in Sardis

4 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).

District schools in Sardisby address
North Panola High School
High · Grades 9–12
D−
329 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Sardisin other towns
Como Primary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Como
267 students20:1Rate it →
Green Hill Intermediate
Elementary · Grades 3–5
D−
264 students16:1Rate it →
North Panola Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Como
D
243 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Sardis’s schools

Are Sardis’s schools good?

On Mississippi’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sardis children attend score below 83% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sardis in?

North Panola School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,103 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Sardis kids go to high school?

North Panola High School, with 329 students; its own test results earn a D−.

What is Sardis’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in North Panola School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.

How much does Sardis spend per student?

$13,861 in North Panola School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.