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)
280423001295	211	Strayhorn High School	Public	7-12	86 Mustang Drive	Sarah	38665	Panola County	Tate County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 562-9246	309	23	13.5	99.0%	239 (77.3%)	22 (7.1%)	33 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	$8,959			$687			$8,273	20.5	37.9	144	67
280447000831	212	Vicksburg Junior High School	Public	7-8	1533 Rosa Temple Drive	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 636-1966	405	37	10.8	100.0%	53 (13.1%)	330 (81.5%)	13 (3.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$10,981			$628			$10,353	20.2	21.8	191	21
280129000177	213	Collins High School	Public	7-12	1208 S. Dogwood	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-3203	242	24	9.9	100.0%	45 (18.6%)	168 (69.4%)	19 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	$14,188			$1,527			$12,661	20			(n/a)
280122000167	214	Crystal Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	2092 South Pat Harrison	Crystal Springs	39059	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 892-2722	480	35	13.8	100.0%	57 (11.9%)	376 (78.3%)	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$7,350			$987			$6,364	19.9	19.1	201	13
280291000564	215	Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	1350 24th Street	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4064	428	34	12.5	100.0%	10 (2.3%)	393 (91.8%)	18 (4.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	$10,457			$1,378			$9,079	19.6	14.9	217	2
280111000139	216	Coahoma County Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1535 Lee Drive	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Coahoma County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-7378	516	36	14.3	100.0%	15 (2.9%)	490 (95.0%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$10,923			$938			$9,985	19.3	16.7	211	5
280019401492	217	Clarksdale Collegiate	Public, Charter	K-7	1012 W 2nd Street	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Collegiate District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(662) 351-0106	511	29	17.3	100.0%	28 (5.5%)	473 (92.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$12,797			$2,015			$10,781	18.5			(n/a)
280054000042	218	Baldwyn High School	Public	5-12	512 North Fourth Street	Baldwyn	38824	Lee County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-1020	448	34	13.1	99.3%	220 (49.1%)	205 (45.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$11,704			$783			$10,921	18.2			(n/a)
280231001489	219	Kemper County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre	De Kalb	39328	Kemper County	Kemper County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 743-2942	120	13	9.2	100.0%	2 (1.7%)	117 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$11,334			$859			$10,475	18.2	25.1	178	41
280246001345	220	Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	1600 Grandview Drive	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-5312	555	36	15.5	100.0%	11 (2.0%)	456 (82.2%)	75 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	$5,648			$596			$5,052	18	18.5	206	14

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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