| Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science | |
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| , 39701 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°29′30″N 88°25′04″W / 33.491597°N 88.417778°W |
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| Type | Residential public high school |
| Established | 1987 |
| NCES District ID | 2801194[3] |
| NCES School ID | 280119401201[2] |
| Executive Director | Ginger Tedder |
| Grades | 11–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Number of students | 220 (approx.) |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Nickname | Blue Waves |
| Accreditation | AdvancED[1] |
| Affiliations | NCSSS |
| Website | www |
The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) is Mississippi's only public residential high school for academically gifted students and is located in Columbus, Mississippi, United States, on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. A member of the National Consortium for Secondary STEM Schools,[4] it is a statewide public magnet school.
Tenth-grade students are selected to attend through a competitive application process that includes standardized test scores, a written application, and an interview. The school enrolls students in the last two years of high school graduating over 100 students each year. In 2021, the school produced 21 National Merit Semifinalists.[5] While the main academic focus of MSMS is mathematics and science, humanities, particularly history, literature, and art are also emphasized.
- ^ Institution Summary, AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-11
- ^ "Search for Public Schools - MS School For Math And Science (280119401201)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Nov 1, 2013.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for MS Sch For Math And Sc". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved Nov 1, 2013.
- ^ "Institutional Members". ncsss.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ^ "Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science News Blog".