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)
280354001069	101	Pearl River Central Junior High	Public	6-8	7391 Hwy 11	Carriere	39426	Pearl River County	Pearl River County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-5654	772	51	15	99.6%	676 (87.6%)	28 (3.6%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.2%)	$7,295			$428			$6,868	60.5	62.3	89	12
280129001337	102	Seminary Middle School	Public	5-8	200 Main St	Seminary	39479	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 722-4510	383	31	12.4	100.0%	273 (71.3%)	85 (22.2%)	15 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$7,045			$585			$6,460	60	57.9	96	6
280051000039	103	McAdams Attendance Center	Public	7-12	6315 Attala Road 4167	Sallis	39107	Attala County	Attala County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-3838	181	22	8.2	100.0%	3 (1.7%)	174 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	$14,949			$739			$14,210	59.9			(n/a)
280156000840	104	George County Middle School	Public	7-8	330 Church Street	Lucedale	39452	George County	George County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 947-3106	655	41	15.9	100.0%	543 (82.9%)	58 (8.9%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	$8,753			$511			$8,242	59.5	63.4	87	17
280327001534	105	Falkner Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20350 Hwy 15	Falkner	38629	Tippah County	North Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7892	512	44	11.6	99.4%	427 (83.4%)	53 (10.4%)	14 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.5%)								59.3	52.6	107	2
280405000765	106	Pope Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1110 Main Street	Pope	38658	Panola County	South Panola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 563-3732	531	41	13	99.4%	433 (81.5%)	93 (17.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$8,199			$588			$7,611	59.2	52.1	108	2
280060000050	107	Hickory Flat Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	26 Rebel Dr.	Hickory Flat	38633	Benton County	Benton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 333-7731	465	46	10	100.0%	400 (86.0%)	53 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$9,841			$675			$9,166	59.2	66.6	79	28
280020001539	108	Houlka Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	510 Griffin Ave.	Houlka	38850	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 568-2772	490	43	11.4	99.4%	247 (50.4%)	204 (41.6%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)								59.2	55	103	5
280375000722	109	Wheeler High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	318 Cr 5011	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-2629	576	46	12.5	99.5%	520 (90.3%)	33 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	$7,982			$675			$7,307	58.8			(n/a)
280018901532	110	Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School	Public	6-7	11200 Ms Hwy 182	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4181	753	56	13.3	99.6%	203 (27.0%)	509 (67.6%)	13 (1.7%)	24 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)								58.7			(n/a)

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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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Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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