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Best ZIP codes for schools in Mississippi
Ranked by the School Quality Index: district math and reading proficiency and graduation rates, weighted by how much of each district falls in the ZIP.
How we rank school quality
The School Quality Index summarizes district math and reading proficiency and four-year graduation outcomes. Results based on very small student samples are excluded, and missing measures do not count as zero.
A ZIP's score reflects the districts serving the area, with greater influence from districts covering more of the ZIP. It measures outcomes, not school ratings, spending, or individual schools.
Each state sets its own tests and proficiency cut scores, so the index compares ZIPs well within a state but not across states. That is why we rank ZIPs only within each state.
Only ZIPs with at least 1,000 residents are ranked, so a handful of households cannot top the list. 324 Mississippi ZIPs qualify.
Mississippi ZIP codes ranked by school quality
1ZIP 39564Ocean Springs
Mississippi
- School quality index
- 63.7
- ZIP population
- ~43k
- Avg. temperature
- 69°F
- Avg. commute
- 26 min
2ZIP 39056Clinton
Mississippi
- School quality index
- 62.7
- ZIP population
- ~27k
- Avg. temperature
- 67°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
3ZIP 39045Camden
Mississippi
- School quality index
- 61.6
- ZIP population
- ~1k
- Avg. temperature
- 65°F
- Avg. commute
- 44 min
4ZIP 39071Flora
Mississippi
- School quality index
- 61.6
- ZIP population
- ~6k
- Avg. temperature
- 66°F
- Avg. commute
- 28 min
5ZIP 39157Ridgeland
Mississippi
- School quality index
- 61.6
- ZIP population
- ~25k
- Avg. temperature
- 67°F
- Avg. commute
- 21 min
6ZIP 39531Biloxi
Mississippi
- School quality index
- 61.6
- ZIP population
- ~19k
- Avg. temperature
- 70°F
- Avg. commute
- 24 min
| Rank | ZIP | City | County | School quality index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 39534 | Biloxi | Harrison County | 61.6 |
| #8 | 39530 | Biloxi | Harrison County | 61.5 |
| #9 | 39465 | Petal | Forrest County | 61.0 |
| #10 | 39047 | Brandon | Rankin County | 60.2 |
| #11 | 39218 | Richland | Rankin County | 60.2 |
| #12 | 39232 | Flowood | Rankin County | 60.2 |
| #13 | 39042 | Brandon | Rankin County | 60.0 |
| #14 | 39145 | Pelahatchie | Rankin County | 59.8 |
| #15 | 39365 | Union | Neshoba County | 59.0 |
| #16 | 38677 | Lafayette County | 58.8 | |
| #17 | 39560 | Long Beach | Harrison County | 58.7 |
| #18 | 39565 | Vancleave | Jackson County | 58.5 |
| #19 | 39561 | Mc Henry | Stone County | 57.6 |
| #20 | 39532 | Biloxi | Harrison County | 57.5 |
| #21 | 38650 | Myrtle | Union County | 57.4 |
| #22 | 38828 | Blue Springs | Union County | 57.2 |
| #23 | 39350 | Choctaw | Neshoba County | 57.0 |
| #24 | 39540 | D'Iberville | Harrison County | 56.8 |
| #25 | 39574 | Saucier | Harrison County | 56.8 |
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- Mississippi median ZIP
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Ranked by avg. temperature
- Mississippi median ZIP
- 65.0°F
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