State Board of Education Approves New A-F Performance Level Cuts for Mississippi

State Board of Education approves new A-F performance level cuts for Mississippi

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted on November 20, 2025, to approve new A-F performance level cuts for the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. According to the SBE, the new thresholds for grades will be used to assign grades to schools and districts for the 2025-26 school year. Grades for [...]

Mississippi education officials elevate standards for grading public schools

Education officials in Mississippi are raising the standard of education success for public schools. The State Board of Education voted on Thursday to move forward with a new “A-F” performance level cut for the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. The new criterion will be used to assign grades to schools and districts for the 2025-26 school year. Grades for the current school year will set a new standard for measuring the performance of…

Standards increase under school accountability system

Standards increase under school accountability system MattWilliamson Thu, 11/20/2025 - 01:24 PM Mississippi’s State Board of Education has approved new A-F ratings for the state accountability system for public schools. The changes will take effect for the 2025-26 school year, and grades for the current school year will set a new baseline for measuring school performance. Read more about Standards increase under school accountability system Rea…

Check out 2025 letter grades for Lafayette schools

Lafayette Parish School System again earned a B grade in the latest scores released by the state education department. The system took home the top score among school districts with at least 29,000.  Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School saw the district’s biggest leap. It scored a C, a full letter grade higher than in 2024. J.W. Faulk Elementary also improved a full letter grade to a C. Baranco and J.W. Faulk are both part of the ACE pilot progr…

State Board of Education approves new A-F performance level cuts for Mississippi Statewide Accountability System for 2025-26 school year

JACKSON – The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to approve new A-F performance level cuts for the Mississippi Statewide Accountability System. The new thresholds for grades will be used to assign grades to schools and districts for the 2025-26 school year.