Germantown High School

409 Calhoun Station Parkway, Canton MS, 39110 | Madison County School District | 601-859-6150
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1122
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 43% 6% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 16 in Canton
  • Ranked #0 of 1291 in Mississippi
Proficiency Averages
37%Canton
40%Mississippi

Germantown High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Madison County School District" in Canton, MS. There are a total of 1,122 students and 63 teachers at Germantown High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Germantown High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 42.5%, which is 6% higher than the Mississippi average.

Germantown High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1122
Teachers63
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment145
Taking some courses77
Taking some courses (not tests)62
Passing some courses26
Passing no courses40

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Germantown High School, there are a total of 145 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 77 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All29%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School56%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Germantown High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictMississippiNational
White 67.2% 54.1% 47.0% 51.1%
Black 30.1% 38.7% 48.0% 15.9%
Asian 1.5% 3.2% 1.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 0.4% 3.0% 3.3% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.0% 0.1% 0.3% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.8% 0.8% 0.3% 3.1%

Canton demographics profile

StatisticCantonMississippiNational
Population11,9432,976,149328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)5616491
Median age34.236.737.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:10.9:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)37%54%55%
Speak English94%96%79%
Speak Spanish4%2%13%

Education level achieved in Canton

IndexCantonMississippiNational
Completed 8th grade72.2%78.6%84.3%
Completed high school70.4%76.7%83.0%
Completed some college48.9%52.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree29.4%29.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors24.7%21.0%30.3%
Completed masters10.3%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.1%2.2%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.7%0.9%1.3%
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Source: The Germantown High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.