Moss Point High School

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Moss Point High School
Address
Moss Point High School
4913 Weems Street

Moss Point
,
Mississippi
39563

United States
Coordinates 30°24′47″N88°32′58″W / 30.413087°N 88.54939°W / 30.413087; -88.54939
Information
Type Public secondary school
School district Moss Point School District
PrincipalDavid Graves
Teaching staff40.79 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12 [1]
Enrollment476 (2020-21) [1]
Student to teacher ratio11.67 [1]
Color(s)Navy, grey and white [2]
   
Nickname Tigers [2]
Website mphs.mpsdnow.org

Moss Point High School is a public high school in Moss Point, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Moss Point School District.

Contents

History

Moss Point High School was established in 1883 in a two-story schoolhouse. Tuition was required. [3] There was also a Moss Point Academy.[ clarification needed ] William Cole served as principal in 1930 and shot game at Pascagoula Springs. [4]

Magnolia High School served the area's African American students during segregation. W. H. Whisenton was its principal. Moss Point High School was white only.[ when? ] [5]

A two-story art deco school building was constructed as part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) project in 1941. [6]

Magnolia High School closed in the 1970s. Monarchs were the school mascot and the school colors were purple and gold. [7] After desegregation Magnolia became a junior high school. There was a violent confrontation at Moss Point's high school and dozens of police responded.[ when? ] [8]

Jesse Jackson was photographed during a visit to the school in 1999. [9]

Academics

Moss Point was ranked 105th in Mississippi and 11,634th nationally in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report annual ranking of public high schools. [10]

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 476 students enrolled for school year 2020-21 was: [1]

For 2020-21, Moss Point was a Title I school with 100% of its students eligible for free lunch. [1]

Athletics

The Moss Point Tigers colors are navy blue, grey and white. [2] [11] The school's football team has won several state championships. [12]

Tom Swayze coached the football team in 1945 when it went undefeated with Ken Farragut playing. [13]

Alumni

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