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)
280240001484	231	Lumberton High School	Public	7-12	7920 US Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-2451	261	29	9.1	98.9%	142 (54.4%)	102 (39.1%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$15,780							15.4	26	174	57
280291000569	232	Northwest Junior High School	Public	6-8	4400 32nd Street	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4099	566	38	14.8	100.0%	12 (2.1%)	534 (94.3%)	16 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$11,282							15.4	14.8	218	14
280075001475	233	Cleveland Central Middle School	Public	7-8	601 Lucy Seabery Dr	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2338	433	31	13.8	100.0%	51 (11.8%)	349 (80.6%)	11 (2.5%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	$11,431							15.3	16.6	212	21
280399001087	234	Mendenhall Junior High School	Public	6-8	733 Dixie Avenue	Mendenhall	39114	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 847-2296	243	22	11.2	98.8%	111 (45.7%)	126 (51.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$12,997							15.1	18.5	207	27
280468000975	235	O'Bannon High School	Public	7-12	1203 S. Raceway Road	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Western Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 335-2637	373	29	13	100.0%	14 (3.8%)	349 (93.6%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$14,311							15.1	22.8	186	49
280195001248	236	Holly Springs Junior High School	Public	7-8	325 East Falconer	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Holly Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 252-7737	138	11	12.1	100.0%	6 (4.3%)	128 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	$13,380							14.6	9.8	229	7
280019001448	237	Midtown Public Charter School	Public, Charter	4-8	4759 I 55	Jackson	39202	Hinds County	Midtown Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(601) 354-7770	284	26	11.1	100.0%	4 (1.4%)	273 (96.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,426							14.5	8	235	2
280149000221	238	Earl Travillion Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	316 Travillion Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-9303	263	29	9	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	176 (66.9%)	71 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$14,682							14.1	17.8	210	28
280444000836	239	Tylertown High School	Public	7-12	204 High School Road	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-3370	509	39	13	100.0%	71 (13.9%)	414 (81.3%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	$13,803							13.3	15.1	216	23
280120001380	240	Columbus Middle School	Public	6-8	175 Highway 373	Columbus	39705	Lowndes County	Columbus Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 241-7300	667	50	13.3	100.0%	14 (2.1%)	627 (94.0%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	$12,781							12.6	10.5	227	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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