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 (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)
280228000451	111	West Jones High School	Public	7-12	254 Springhill Road	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 729-8144	1,516	106	14.2	99.8%	780 (51.5%)	368 (24.3%)	307 (20.3%)	14 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (2.8%)	$7,038			$258			$6,780	58.4	70	71	40
280387000744	112	Richton High School	Public	7-12	701 Elm Avenue	Richton	39476	Perry County	Richton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 788-9608	299	16	19.1	99.0%	227 (75.9%)	61 (20.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$8,896			$461			$8,434	57.4	41.8	133	21
280132000194	113	Olive Branch Middle	Public	6-8	6530 S. Blocker Street	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 895-4610	726	50	14.5	99.6%	231 (31.8%)	371 (51.1%)	35 (4.8%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (11.3%)	$7,231			$173			$7,058	56.7	64.9	82	31
280018701398	114	Ruleville Middle School	Public	6-8	250 East Oscar St	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower City Cons School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4698	150	13	11.8	100.0%	8 (5.3%)	140 (93.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$8,725			$1,217			$7,508	56.3	43.3	130	16
280327000637	115	Chalybeate Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2471 Hwy 354	Walnut	38683	Tippah County	North Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 223-4311	266	22	11.8	98.9%	259 (97.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$7,458			$761			$6,697	56.2	71.8	66	49
280282001247	116	West Marion High School	Public	7-12	2 West Marion Street	Foxworth	39483	Marion County	Marion County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-6381	569	44	12.8	100.0%	392 (68.9%)	162 (28.5%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	$11,452			$844			$10,608	56	49.4	117	1
280020001538	117	Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	632-A Starkville Street	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-5174	402	32	12.7	99.3%	197 (49.0%)	158 (39.3%)	31 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)								55.3	67.9	74	43
280138001315	118	Heidelberg Junior High School	Public	7-8	804 North Pine Avenue	Heidelberg	39439	Jasper County	East Jasper Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 787-3665	115	12	9.9	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	114 (99.1%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,280			$1,384			$8,895	55.2	50.4	114	4
280117000151	119	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	611 Owens Street	Columbia	39429	Marion County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-2786	373	28	13.1	100.0%	168 (45.0%)	195 (52.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$8,512			$1,104			$7,408	55.1	64.6	83	36
280084000090	120	Alexander Junior High School	Public	7-8	713 Beauregard Street	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Brookhaven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-7549	405	29	13.8	99.3%	125 (30.9%)	256 (63.2%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.0%)	$9,118			$964			$8,155	55	41.8	134	14

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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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