Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Monday, August 19, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 264)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
280189000332	151	Simmons Junior High School	Public	6-8	501 West Washington St.	Hollandale	38748	Washington County	Hollandale School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 827-2228	123	9	14	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	122 (99.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								44.5			(n/a)
280429000809	152	Tunica Middle School	Public	6-8	2486 US Hwy 61 N	Tunica	38676	Tunica County	Tunica County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 363-4224	357	29	12.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	346 (96.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	$10,375			$903			$9,472	43.8	40.8	136	16
280018701421	153	Robert L Merritt Junior High School	Public	7-9	705 Kinlock Road	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower City Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1270	410	31	13.1	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	399 (97.3%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,911			$1,085			$6,825	43.8	49.6	115	38
280019101445	154	Fifth Street School	Public	5-7	418 Fifth Street	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-2191	526	46	11.4	100.0%	72 (13.7%)	432 (82.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.1%)	$7,892			$749			$7,142	43.8	36.3	149	5
280126000006	155	Corinth Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 East Fifth Street	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Corinth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-1261	731	46	15.8	99.6%	379 (51.8%)	205 (28.0%)	90 (12.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.1%)	$6,786			$617			$6,169	43.4	39.1	140	15
280099000111	156	Choctaw County High School	Public	7-12	415 East Church Street	Ackerman	39735	Choctaw County	Choctaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 285-4101	501	49	10.1	99.4%	257 (51.3%)	222 (44.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	$14,295			$852			$13,443	42.1	48.3	119	37
280171000272	157	Gulfport Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1310 42nd Avenue	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 870-1035	585	47	12.4	100.0%	59 (10.1%)	469 (80.2%)	31 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	$9,031			$1,210			$7,821	41.9	40.1	137	20
280282000545	158	East Marion High School	Public	7-12	527 East Marion School Road	Columbia	39429	Marion County	Marion County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-3006	330	28	11.6	100.0%	84 (25.5%)	240 (72.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$13,354			$1,089			$12,265	41.9	36.3	148	10
280447000843	159	Warren Central Junior High School	Public	7-8	1630 Rosa Temple Drive	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 638-3981	598	49	12.1	100.0%	240 (40.1%)	328 (54.8%)	10 (1.7%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$9,995			$591			$9,405	41.2	37.5	146	13
280405000764	160	Batesville Junior High School	Public	6-8	507 Tiger Drive	Batesville	38606	Panola County	South Panola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 563-4503	825	61	13.5	99.6%	262 (31.8%)	500 (60.6%)	23 (2.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.2%)	$7,667			$571			$7,096	40.7	36	150	10

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP English Language Arts, MAAP Mathematics, MAAP Science test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 19, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
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