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)
280366001011	91	South Pontotoc Middle School	Public	6-8	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-3476	374	29	12.9	99.2%	309 (82.6%)	26 (7.0%)	27 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$8,350							64.1	70.9	68	23
280082001329	92	R.H. Long Booneville Middle School	Public	5-8	300 A W George E. Allen	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5843	420	30	13.8	99.3%	278 (66.2%)	93 (22.1%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.2%)	$5,550							63.9	76.2	52	40
280159000234	93	Sand Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	39455 Hwy 63 North	Richton	39476	Perry County	Greene County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 881-8012	302	21	14.5	100.0%	292 (96.7%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$11,238							63.2			(n/a)
280411000776	94	Pine Grove High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	3510a Cr 600	Ripley	38663	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7789	650	51	12.7	99.5%	632 (97.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	$10,547							62.9	56.5	98	4
280018901453	95	Armstrong Junior High School	Public	8	303 Mckee Street	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4070	750	60	12.4	99.6%	190 (25.3%)	527 (70.3%)	9 (1.2%)	23 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$12,852							62.3			(n/a)
280444000834	96	Salem Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	881 Highway 27 North	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-2580	459	33	13.8	100.0%	313 (68.2%)	115 (25.1%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$11,825							62	63.8	86	10
280372000992	97	Middle School Of Poplarville	Public	6-8	6 Spirit Street	Poplarville	39470	Pearl River County	Poplarville Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 795-1350	448	30	14.7	99.3%	376 (83.9%)	41 (9.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.4%)	$10,125							61.7	77.2	49	48
280234000457	98	Kosciusko Junior High School	Public	6-8	317 East Jefferson Street	Kosciusko	39090	Attala County	Kosciusko School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-3737	500	38	13.1	99.4%	173 (34.6%)	288 (57.6%)	20 (4.0%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$10,413							61.6	60.2	92	6
280122000169	99	Wesson Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	1048 Grove Street	Wesson	39191	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 643-2221	877	60	14.6	100.0%	690 (78.7%)	129 (14.7%)	29 (3.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.5%)	$9,961							61.2	59	93	6
280228000443	100	Northeast Jones High School	Public	7-12	68 Northeast Drive	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 425-2347	988	85	11.6	99.7%	678 (68.6%)	203 (20.5%)	38 (3.8%)	3 (0.3%)	26 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.0%)	$11,193							60.8	50.6	113	13

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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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