The Mississippi Department of Education released its latest grading on Thursday.

The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released their latest accountability grades for the 2024-25 school year, which showed a decrease in school districts and schools earning a grade of C or higher.

MDE said Thursday that for the 2024-25 school year, 80.1% of schools and 87.2% of districts earned a grade of C or higher. That is down from the 2023-24 school year, when 85.7% of schools and 93.9% of districts earned a C or higher.

“While Mississippi has made historic progress over the past decade, the areas of declining achievement demand our immediate attention,” said Dr. Lance Evans, state superintendent of education, in a statement.

Evans said the accountability grades provide important data to gui

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