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This is a 0.2% decrease from the previous school year.
Countywide, Earl Nash Elementary School had the largest enrollment of Black or African American students in the 2022-23 school year.
A snapshot of Noxubee County schools showed that 95.9% of the students were Black or African American, 1.2% were Hispanic or Latino and 0.9% were white.
There are three schools within Noxubee County.
Mississippi's schools, with an enrollment of 436,523 in the 2023-24 academic year, are mostly divided between two ethnicities, with Black or African American students being the largest racial group at 46.86%, followed by white students at 42.14%.
Students in the state showed a significant improvement in the 2022-23 academic year, demonstrating sustained progress in their post-pandemic recovery. Overall, 87% of schools and 91% of districts achieved a grade of C or better, compared to 81% of schools and 87% of districts in the prior year.
Results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) showed students reaching an all-time high in all core subjects. Students better performed on the Math and English portion of the test, achieving grades around 5% better than in the previous year.
| School | Asian % | Black or African American % | Hispanic of Latino % | Multiracial % | White % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Nash Elementary School | 0% | 95.1% | 2.5% | 0% | 1.9% |
| Noxubee County High School | 0% | 96.9% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| B.F. Liddell Middle School | 0% | 96.4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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