Schools in Waterford · Marshall County School District
Waterford’s public schools score below 64% of Mississippi districts
The public schools Waterford’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Mississippi’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
47%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
25%
▼ 10 pts vs MS 35%
2020–21
Math proficiency
18%
▼ 17 pts vs MS 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
85%
▼ 3 pts vs MS 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 5% vs MS $12.4K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Waterford compares
C+ Test scoresC Graduation
Mississippi school districts we grade (148)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Mississippi towns with similar household incomes (99)Better than 47%
High confidence. Built on 1,536 tested students and a graduating class of 213; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Mississippi’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Mississippi only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Waterford.
4 schools teach K in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Elementary School, Mary Reid School, H. W. Byers Elementary and Galena School.
4 schools teach 1st grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Elementary School, Mary Reid School, H. W. Byers Elementary and Galena School.
4 schools teach 2nd grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Elementary School, Mary Reid School, H. W. Byers Elementary and Galena School.
4 schools teach 3rd grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Elementary School, Mary Reid School, H. W. Byers Elementary and Galena School.
4 schools teach 4th grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Elementary School, Mary Reid School, H. W. Byers Elementary and Galena School.
4 schools teach 5th grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Middle School, H. W. Byers High School, Potts Camp High School and Galena School.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Middle School, H. W. Byers High School, Potts Camp High School and Galena School.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Middle School, H. W. Byers High School, Potts Camp High School and Galena School.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Waterford’s district. Which one depends on your address: Byhalia Middle School, H. W. Byers High School, Potts Camp High School and Galena School.
The path, start to finish
K–84 schoolsDepends on your address
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address
123 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading25%
State average 34.8%
Math18%
State average 35.3%
Every school in Waterford
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Waterford · in other towns
Byhalia Elementary School
C515 students16:1Rate it →
Mary Reid School
C−270 students15:1Rate it →
H. W. Byers Elementary
C−262 students17:1Rate it →
Galena School
C−138 students12:1Rate it →
Byhalia Middle School
C438 students16:1Rate it →
H. W. Byers High School
C362 students11:1Rate it →
Potts Camp High School
B−356 students11:1Rate it →
Byhalia High School
C+428 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Waterford
There’s no college in Waterford, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rust College in Holly Springs, 8.8 miles away.
Rust CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Holly Springs
8.8 mi401 students
University of MississippiUniversity or college · Public · University
20.1 mi22,267 students
Blue Mountain Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Blue Mountain
24.4 mi765 students
Northwest Mississippi Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Senatobia
29.2 mi5,440 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Waterford. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.