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)
280109000132	11	Clinton Junior High School	Public	7-8	711 Lakeview Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 924-0619	871	55	15.8	99.7%	271 (31.1%)	527 (60.5%)	17 (2.0%)	44 (5.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.0%)	$6,830			$246			$6,584	92.4	92.9	8	3
280243001348	12	Clarkdale High School	Public	7-12	7000 Highway 145	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 693-4463	419	36	11.6	99.3%	358 (85.4%)	41 (9.8%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$9,771			$415			$9,356	91.8	90.6	15	3
280435000823	13	Myrtle Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1008 Hawk Avenue	Myrtle	38650	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 988-2416	704	52	13.5	99.6%	568 (80.7%)	89 (12.6%)	17 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$7,777			$644			$7,133	91.6	87.2	25	12
280306000990	14	Neshoba Central Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 St. Francis Drive	Philadelphia	39350	Neshoba County	Neshoba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 656-4636	702	47	14.9	99.6%	413 (58.8%)	124 (17.7%)	4 (0.6%)	8 (1.1%)	81 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.3%)	$6,411			$696			$5,715	91.1	90.5	16	2
280216001049	15	Vancleave Middle School	Public	6-8	4725 Bulldog Lane	Vancleave	39565	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3800	537	37	14.6	99.4%	476 (88.6%)	16 (3.0%)	17 (3.2%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	$8,837			$229			$8,608	90.9	90.4	17	2
280273001126	16	Caledonia Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Confederate Drive	Caledonia	39740	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 356-2042	498	34	14.5	99.4%	376 (75.5%)	89 (17.9%)	20 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	$7,780			$442			$7,338	90.7	91.6	11	5
280240001316	17	Sumrall Middle School	Public	6-8	1217 Highway 42	Sumrall	39482	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 758-4416	464	34	13.6	99.4%	397 (85.6%)	37 (8.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	$7,097			$229			$6,867	90.3	86.9	27	10
280383000737	18	Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	408 South College St.	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5998	1,193	93	12.8	99.7%	672 (56.3%)	430 (36.0%)	17 (1.4%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	$8,385			$312			$8,073	89.9	85.3	30	12
280177001585	19	Creekbend Elementary And Middle	Public	K-8	16121 Highway 15	Biloxi	39530	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(228) 323-0222	979	55	17.6	99.7%	519 (53.0%)	260 (26.6%)	18 (1.8%)	82 (8.4%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	91 (9.3%)								89.8			(n/a)
280219001155	20	Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	7020 Highway 49 N	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3609	206	23	9	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	198 (96.1%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$12,362			$997			$11,365	89.3	91.9	9	11

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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.

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