Best Public Schools in Guntown, MS

Summary:

Guntown, Mississippi is home to a single middle school, Guntown Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 and has a total enrollment of 696 students. The school is part of the Lee County School District and appears to be the only middle school option for families in the Guntown area.

Guntown Middle School has maintained consistent academic performance over the past three school years, with proficiency rates in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests for English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 8th grade. For example, in 2023-2024, 62.8% of 8th graders at Guntown Middle School were proficient or better in MAAP Mathematics, compared to 61% for the Lee County School District and 55.3% for the state. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.7, which is generally considered favorable for student learning.

Despite serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, with 99.57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Guntown Middle School appears to be providing a relatively strong educational experience for its students. The school's performance, as measured by MAAP test proficiency rates, exceeds the averages for the Lee County School District and the state of Mississippi, suggesting that the school may be effectively addressing the challenges faced by its student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MAAP English Language Arts (2024)			MAAP Mathematics (2024)			MAAP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Guntown Middle School	Public	6-8	1539 Main St.	Guntown	38849	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 348-8801	696	51	13.7	99.6%	527 (75.7%)	125 (18.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	64.4	89^th of 264 public middle schools	66.3%		51.6	109^th of 243 public middle schools	55.1%	20	44.1	44.4	46.8	52.4	54.1	62.8	61.9	$9,756

Cities Near Guntown

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saltillo	3.89 mi	3	76^th
Baldwyn	4.88 mi	3	90^th
Booneville	10.09 mi	9	44^th
Blue Springs	10.1 mi	1
Belden	11.57 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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