The Mississippi Department of Education has released its 2024-25 Superintendent’s Annual Report, which covers a year of historic progress of the state’s public education system as well as national recognition of achievements.
Report highlights include:
• An increase in the overall pass rates for all end-of-course assessments
• A record high 77.3% of third graders passing the third grade reading assessment on the first attempt
• Statewide graduation rate of 89.2%
• Students took 16,145 Advanced Placement exams, with a record high of 9,155 Advanced Placement exams earning a qualifying score.
• 25,917 students earned ACT National Career Readiness Certificates in 2024-25 for their performance on the ACT WorkKeys.
• 3% of students who took Dual Credit or Dual Enrollment courses passed their courses and earned college credit in 2025.
• High-quality pre-K programs included 40 Early Learning Collaboratives and an increase of 33 State-Invested Pre-K programs.
• $2.9 million in state funds awarded to nine Institutions of Higher Education to expand the Mississippi Teacher Residency program.
• Mississippi ranked 16th nationally in the 2025 Annie E. Casey Foundation’s KIDS COUNT® Data Book – the state’s highest-ever educational ranking.
• The 2024 National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) results show Mississippi fourth graders ranked: No. 1 for reading and math gains since 2013; No. 9 for reading scores in 2024; No. 16 for math scores in 2024.
• 2024-25 Accountability highlights show 8.3% of districts increased a letter grade, 14% of elementary and middle schools increased a letter grade and 12.6% of high schools increased a letter grade.
• MDE’s Office of School and District Transformation was created to oversee the state’s Districts of Transformation, which replaced the Mississippi Achievement School District.
• MDE established the Mississippi Blue Ribbon School program to recognize the state’s highest-performing schools.
• The Mississippi Superintendent Institute was launched to equip new and veteran superintendents with tools to lead thriving school systems.
• The Mississippi REACH initiative was created to bring certified educators into classrooms through live remote instruction.
