NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release:  November 7, 2024 Mississippi high school juniors’ spring 2024 ACT results released JACKSON, Miss. –  The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has released ACT results of all public high school juniors who took the test during the spring 2024 statewide administration. Mississippi is one of 16 states that administers the...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) today announced 84% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest for 2023-24. Though the pass rate is slightly lower than 2022-23 (84.9%), third graders achieved an all-time high proficiency of 57.7% in English Language Arts (ELA) for the 2023-24 school year....Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the 132 members of the 2024-25 State Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SAC). The council includes students in grades 11-12 and first year of college.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the addition of 23 highly regarded education professionals from across the state to serve on the Mississippi Principal Advisory Council (MPAC) for the 2024-25 school year.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – During the 2023-24 school year, the number of Mississippi students taking Advanced Placement (AP) exams reached a record high of 12,442 public school students taking 17,717 AP exams, with a record high of 7,733 exams earning a qualifying score. The rate of exams achieving a qualifying score reached an all-time high of...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, four schools in Mississippi were among 356 named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. This prestigious recognition highlights schools that excel in academic performance or make significant strides in closing achievement gaps among different student groups.Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released accountability grades for the 2023-24 school year, which show 85.7% of schools and 93.9% of districts earned a grade of C or higher. The largest-ever share of Mississippi districts are now rated A, B or C. In 2016, the Mississippi State Board of Education set...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today the addition of 45 experienced and highly regarded professionals from across the state to serve on the Mississippi Teacher Advisory Council (MTAC).Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – Today, the Mississippi State Board of Education awarded $4,725,000 in grants to five school districts to implement new State Invested Pre-K (SIP) programs. The purpose of these grants is to provide funding to support high-quality pre-K programs for 4-year-old children in districts that are not part of the Mississippi Department of Education’s...Read More

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the results from the 2023-24 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which show student achievement reaching an all-time high in mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA) and science. Overall, for 2023-24, the percentage of students scoring proficient or advanced reached a record high of 47.8% in...Read More