Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

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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)
280459000899	141	Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Hwy 18 East	Bay Springs	39422	Jasper County	West Jasper Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 425-8530	197	13	15	98.5%	9 (4.6%)	183 (92.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$8,838			$1,016			$7,822	47.1	34	154	13
280051000036	142	Ethel Attendance Center	Public	7-12	2178 College Street	Ethel	39067	Attala County	Attala County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 674-5673	287	23	12.4	100.0%	211 (73.5%)	62 (21.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	$12,230			$806			$11,424	46.6			(n/a)
280180000980	143	N R Burger Middle School	Public	7-8	174 Wsf Tatum Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Hattiesburg Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 582-0536	529	51	10.4	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	458 (86.6%)	46 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	$10,519			$1,135			$9,384	46	51	112	31
280177001543	144	North Gulfport Elementary And Middl	Public	K-8	4715 Illinois Avenue	Gulfport	39501	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 864-8944	1,060	74	14.2	99.7%	156 (14.7%)	763 (72.0%)	64 (6.0%)	12 (1.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.4%)								45.8	44.9	128	16
280426001226	145	Iuka Middle School	Public	5-8	507 West Quitman	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 423-3316	334	24	13.8	99.1%	292 (87.4%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	$7,070			$400			$6,670	45.4	67.3	76	69
280186000326	146	Utica Elementary / Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	260 Hwy 18 & 27	Utica	39175	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 885-8765	322	29	11	99.1%	16 (5.0%)	274 (85.1%)	30 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$10,660			$761			$9,899	44.9	46.7	121	25
280450000845	147	Water Valley High School	Public	7-12	550 Markette Street	Water Valley	38965	Yalobusha County	Water Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 473-2468	436	35	12.4	99.3%	229 (52.5%)	187 (42.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	$9,512			$404			$9,108	44.8	32.3	160	13
280270000527	148	Noxapater Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	249 West Alice Street	Noxapater	39346	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-4065	459	34	13.3	100.0%	252 (54.9%)	190 (41.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	$9,445			$682			$8,762	44.7	57.9	95	53
280393001083	149	Senatobia Middle School	Public	6-8	303 College Street	Senatobia	38668	Tate County	Senatobia Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 562-4621	392	26	14.9	99.2%	156 (39.8%)	226 (57.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$7,747			$576			$7,171	44.7	55.6	100	49
280453000898	150	Buckatunna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd.	Buckatunna	39322	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 648-2501	377	29	12.9	100.0%	161 (42.7%)	207 (54.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$8,662			$780			$7,882	44.6	83.9	32	118

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds