Best Starkville Public Schools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 8 public schools serving 4,690 students in Starkville, MS (there are 2 private schools, serving 970 private students). 84% of all K-12 students in Starkville, MS are educated in public schools (compared to the MS state average of 90%).

The top-ranked public schools in Starkville, MS are Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School, Socsd/msu Partnership Middle School and Overstreet Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Starkville, MS public schools have an average math proficiency score of 42% (versus the Mississippi public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 37% (versus the 42% statewide average). Schools in Starkville have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Mississippi public schools.

Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Mississippi public school average of 59% (majority Black).