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Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science

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name	Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science
logo	Mississippi school mathematics textlogo.png
logo_size	200
image	Mary Wilson Home and MSMS Sign.jpg
image_size	250
type	Residential public high school
caption	Admin offices and sign
gender	Coeducational
students	220 (approx.)
grades	11–12
head	Ginger Tedder
head_label	Executive Director
city	Columbus
state	Mississippi
zipcode	39701
country	United States
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nickname	Blue Waves
colors	(Navy blue and white)
accreditation	AdvancED
affiliations	NCSSS
website
established
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us_nces_district_id

The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (MSMS) is a statewide public magnet school and Mississippi's only public residential high school for academically gifted students. It is in Columbus, Mississippi, United States, on the campus of the Mississippi University for Women. A member of the National Consortium for Secondary STEM Schools,

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. The school produced 16 2026 National Merit Semifinalists. While the main academic focus of MSMS is mathematics and science, humanities, particularly history, literature, and art are also emphasized. In 2025, 2 students were named Mississippi Lions All-State Band Members.

History

Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science was founded in 1987 by appropriations from the Mississippi Legislature and was the fourth public, residential high school for academically gifted students created in the United States.

As a public, residential high school, drawing students from all over the state, MSMS has occasionally struggled for existence. The property tax has been the sole form of finance for most schools in Mississippi. However, MSMS which draws students from all over the state, cannot levy a millage tax as a source of funding. It relies on grants as well as state, student, and alumni contributions.

Starting in 2008, the Mississippi Legislature required MSMS and its sister school, the Mississippi School of the Arts, to charge students $500 per semester for room and board costs, making them the only public schools in the state that charge students to attend. However, if a student is eligible for free or reduced lunch in their home district, then this fee is waived.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MSMS transitioned to an online-learning environment, beginning at the end of March 2020, using Zoom and other telecommunications services. During the 2020–2021 academic year, the school utilized a hybrid learning environment, allowing some students to remain virtual while others attended in-person classes and lived on campus with quarantining restrictions.

Notable alumni

Elizabeth Wayne, TED Fellow

References

[http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=22064 Institution Summary], AdvancED, Retrieved 2012-07-11
"Institutional Members".
"Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science News Blog".
"Two Students Named 2025 Mississippi Lions All-State Band Members – MSMS".
"21 MSMS STUDENTS NAMED NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS".
Poulin, Nicole. (2010). "State Education Finance and Governance Profile: Mississippi". Peabody Journal of Education.
"Advanced Ed Institution Summary".
(2020-06-22). "How to Apply — themsms.org".
McElhinney, Kate. (3 April 2020). "Students remain positive as they transition to distance learning".
Editorial Staff. (25 August 2020). "Editorial: MSMS COVID-19 adjustments the right call, could've come sooner".

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