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)
280456001097	121	Eupora High School	Public	6-12	65 Clark Avenue	Eupora	39744	Webster County	Webster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 258-4041	455	31	14.8	100.0%	299 (65.7%)	130 (28.6%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$8,703			$377			$8,326	54.5	45.5	126	5
280087000097	122	Bruce High School	Public	5-12	430 East Countiss Street	Bruce	38915	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 983-3350	459	40	11.3	99.3%	270 (58.8%)	144 (31.4%)	26 (5.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.4%)	$8,790			$427			$8,363	53.9	56.8	97	25
280264000512	123	Bogue Chitto School	Public, Alternative	K-12	385 West Monticello Street	Bogue Chitto	39629	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 734-2723	715	51	13.9	99.6%	561 (78.5%)	129 (18.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	$6,982			$510			$6,472	53.8	58.4	94	29
280186001608	124	Raymond Elementary/Carver Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	417 Palestine Street	Raymond	39154	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(601) 857-0213	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								53.5			(n/a)
280042001584	125	Amite County Middle School	Public	7-8	600 Irene Street	Liberty	39645	Amite County	Amite County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 657-8920	131	16	8.2	100.0%	22 (16.8%)	106 (80.9%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)								52.9			(n/a)
280324000635	126	North Pike Junior High School	Public	7-8	2034 Hwy. 44 NE	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-3283	353	28	12.6	100.0%	199 (56.4%)	143 (40.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	$7,264			$690			$6,574	52.1	43.2	131	5
280210000362	127	Tremont Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 School Loop Drive	Tremont	38876	Itawamba County	Itawamba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 652-3391	325	30	10.9	99.1%	307 (94.5%)	6 (1.8%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$9,481			$580			$8,901	51.7	35.4	152	25
280348000671	128	William M Colmer Middle School	Public	7-8	3112 Eden Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6473	554	43	12.9	100.0%	149 (26.9%)	267 (48.2%)	102 (18.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.1%)	$10,802			$622			$10,180	51.6	45.8	124	4
280360000692	129	Philadelphia High School	Public	7-12	248 Byrd Ave.	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Philadelphia Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-2672	373	32	11.5	100.0%	32 (8.6%)	330 (88.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$10,887			$1,242			$9,645	50.6	23.9	183	54
280352001354	130	Pearl Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Mary Ann Drive	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7952	1,001	69	14.4	99.7%	434 (43.4%)	416 (41.6%)	74 (7.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	66 (6.6%)	$6,853			$216			$6,637	50.5	53.1	106	24

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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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