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 (2022)							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)
280383000739	81	McLaurin Attendance Center	Public	7-12	130 Tiger Drive	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 845-2247	504	53	9.4	99.4%	347 (68.8%)	90 (17.9%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (10.7%)	$15,348							66.5			(n/a)
280279000989	82	Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Sulphur Springs Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 855-2406	146	19	7.5	97.9%	1 (0.7%)	144 (98.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,300							66.5	55.4	101	19
280348000675	83	Gautier Middle School	Public	7-8	1920 Graveline Road	Gautier	39553	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 522-8806	423	39	10.8	100.0%	141 (33.3%)	180 (42.6%)	76 (18.0%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	$16,351							66.2	64	84	1
280249000480	84	Rod Paige Middle School	Public	6-8	1570 Broad St. West	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-2128	259	23	11.4	98.8%	114 (44.0%)	127 (49.0%)	8 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	$12,797							66	51.2	111	27
280456000852	85	East Webster High School	Public	6-12	195 Old Cumberland Rd.	Maben	39750	Webster County	Webster County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 263-5321	458	30	15.1	100.0%	385 (84.1%)	64 (14.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,994							65.3	71.9	65	20
280375000718	86	Marietta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42 Cr 4070	Marietta	38856	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-4770	274	25	11	98.9%	273 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$10,490							65.2	73.2	61	25
280087001607	87	Vardaman Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	106 WB Gregg	Vardaman	38878	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(662) 682-7799	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								65			(n/a)
280383000743	88	Richland High School	Public	7-12	1202 Highway 49 South	Richland	39218	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 939-5144	807	69	11.6	99.6%	411 (50.9%)	227 (28.1%)	83 (10.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (9.5%)	$12,427							64.7	63.9	85	3
280255000492	89	Guntown Middle School	Public	6-8	1539 Main St.	Guntown	38849	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 348-8801	696	51	13.7	99.6%	527 (75.7%)	125 (18.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.2%)	$9,756							64.4	51.6	109	20
280228000450	90	South Jones High School	Public	7-12	313 Anderson Street	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 477-8451	1,306	88	14.8	99.8%	888 (68.0%)	242 (18.5%)	130 (10.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	$9,429							64.1	62.1	90

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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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