Mississippi

Mississippi Title III Office

Tarro Funches
Mississippi Dept. of Education
Office of Innovative Support
359 North West Street
PO Box 771, Suite 230
Jackson, MS 39205-0771
Ph: 601-359-3499
Fax: 601-359-2587

State Standards

Mississippi English Language Proficiency Standards

Mississippi Curriculum Frameworks

State Assessment Systems

Mississippi uses ACCESS for ELLs

Mississippi Curriculum Test, Second Edition (MCT2)

Technical Assistance Network

Find technical assistance centers for the state.

State Focus: Mississippi

A snapshot of the current demographics of EL students in the state

CSPR Data

(What is CSPR?)

• 2009-10 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2008-09 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2007-08 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2006-07 CSPR report submitted by state

Other Data Tables

• Rate of LEP Growth 1997-98 to 2007-08

• American Community Survey estimate of population aged 5-21, and ability to speak English

District Data

Learn more about individual districts in Mississippi! Below is a sample of ten urban/suburban and rural districts, representing some of those with the highest and/or fastest growing numbers of EL students.

Calhoun County Public Schools

Desoto County Public Schools

Jackson County Public Schools

Jones County Public Schools

Leake County Public Schools

Madison County Public Schools

Marshall County Public Schools

Pascagoula County Public Schools

Pearl County Public Schools

Rankin County Public Schools

For more information on data sources and analysis see the Trends in School Districts' English Learner Enrollments.