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)
280477000887	251	Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School	Public	6-8	209 W. 5th St	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Yazoo City Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-2904	493	25	20.1	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	484 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$7,832			$1,807			$6,025	8.4	5.3	242	9
280019801513	252	Amanda Elzy Junior High School	Public	6-8	604 Elzy Avenue	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 459-8008	235	22	10.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	215 (91.5%)	18 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								8.2	14.5	220	32
280204001039	253	O.M. McNair Middle School	Public	5-8	910 Church Street	Belzoni	39038	Humphreys County	Humphreys County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 247-6060	413	22	18.3	100.0%	6 (1.5%)	402 (97.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$7,887			$1,400			$6,487	7.5			(n/a)
280219000380	254	Chastain Middle School	Public	6-8	4650 Manhattan Road	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3550	499	48	10.3	100.0%	11 (2.2%)	457 (91.6%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	$9,811			$1,498			$8,313	6.9	16.3	214	40
280162000240	255	Coleman Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Dr. Martin Luther King Blv	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7036	373	28	13.2	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	367 (98.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	$9,297			$1,114			$8,182	6.1	5.7	240	15
280105000119	256	W.A. Higgins Middle School Academy	Public	7-8	1749 Chestnut Street	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-8550	283	21	13.5	100.0%	7 (2.5%)	272 (96.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$9,689			$2,496			$7,193	5.8	13.9	222	34
280018601411	257	Northside High School	Public	7-12	1305 Martin Luther King Drive	Shelby	38774	Bolivar County	North Bolivar Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 398-2372	354	28	12.5	100.0%	3 (0.8%)	345 (97.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$11,239			$1,955			$9,284	5.6	16.4	213	44
280219000396	258	Lanier High School	Public	7-12	833 W Maple Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5369	603	47	12.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	590 (97.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	$10,809			$1,359			$9,450	5.5			(n/a)
280471001580	259	William Winans Middle School	Public	6-8	166 East Cherokee	Centreville	39631	Wilkinson County	Wilkinson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 645-0008	225	15	15.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	223 (99.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$7,933			$1,303			$6,631	5.3	10.3	228	31
280219001370	260	Cardozo Middle School	Public	6-8	3180 McDowell Rd Ext	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5635	625	51	12.2	100.0%	11 (1.8%)	586 (93.8%)	20 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$9,367			$1,144			$8,223	5	6.6	237	23

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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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