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)
280411000779	161	Ripley Middle School	Public	5-8	718 S. Clayton Street	Ripley	38663	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7959	477	37	12.8	99.4%	234 (49.1%)	123 (25.8%)	73 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.2%)	$7,122			$825			$6,297	40.4	53.6	104	57
280186000984	162	Bolton-Edwards Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	9700 I-20 West Frontage	Bolton	39041	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 866-2522	361	32	11.2	99.2%	11 (3.0%)	326 (90.3%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	$9,327			$672			$8,655	39.9	46.4	123	39
280288000972	163	Denman Junior High School	Public	7-8	1211 Louisiana Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-2387	334	28	12	100.0%	12 (3.6%)	301 (90.1%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	$11,215			$1,717			$9,497	39.5	24.2	182	19
280243000568	164	Northeast Lauderdale Middle School	Public	5-8	7763 Highway 39 North	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 483-3532	565	41	13.8	99.5%	180 (31.9%)	324 (57.3%)	20 (3.5%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	26 (4.6%)	$7,670			$695			$6,975	37.8	45.4	127	37
280225001587	165	Jdc Middle School	Public	6-8	2429 Mississippi Ave	Prentiss	39474	Jefferson Davis County	Jefferson Davis County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(601) 792-1450	272	17	16.4	100.0%	37 (13.6%)	230 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)								37.6			(n/a)
280018701403	166	Drew Hunter Middle School	Public	6-8	10 Swoope Road	Drew	38737	Sunflower County	Sunflower City Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 745-8940	102	8	12.8	100.0%	1 (1.0%)	97 (95.1%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,601			$893			$8,708	37.3	24.4	181	15
280285000551	167	Potts Camp High School (5-12)	Public	5-12	7050 Church Avenue	Potts Camp	38659	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 333-6354	374	32	11.5	100.0%	223 (59.6%)	118 (31.6%)	16 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	$9,937			$778			$9,159	36.6	20.2	198	31
280264000515	168	Loyd Star School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1880 Hwy 550 NW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-3473	720	55	13.1	99.6%	570 (79.2%)	122 (16.9%)	15 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.4%)	$7,764			$584			$7,180	36	39.2	138	30
280090001394	169	Huey L. Porter Middle School	Public	6-8	551 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 407-1815	377	23	16	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	317 (84.1%)	55 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,700			$982			$7,718	35.5	48.4	118	51
280426000804	170	Burnsville Elementary	Public	K-8	23 Washington St.	Burnsville	38833	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 427-9226	421	37	11.3	99.3%	405 (96.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)	$8,175			$640			$7,535	35.2	37.7	145	25

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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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection