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)
280249000485	171	Topeka Tilton Attendance Center	Public	K-8	853 Highway 27 South	Monticello	39654	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 587-4895	313	26	12.2	99.0%	262 (83.7%)	35 (11.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$7,797			$637			$7,160	35	46.5	122	49
280153001111	172	Franklin County Middle School	Public	7-8	236 Edison Street S	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 384-2441	204	14	14.1	98.5%	97 (47.5%)	103 (50.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$9,954			$732			$9,221	34.7	48.2	120	52
280183000316	173	Hazlehurst Middle School	Public	6-8	112 Marvin Minor Drive	Hazlehurst	39083	Copiah County	Hazlehurst City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 894-3463	332	17	19.9	100.0%	8 (2.4%)	284 (85.5%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$9,885			$837			$9,048	34.4	39.2	139	34
280318001179	174	N H Pilate Middle School	Public	6-8	531 E. Church Street	Newton	39345	Newton County	Newton Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 683-3926	179	21	8.7	100.0%	3 (1.7%)	163 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.7%)	$10,630			$1,504			$9,126	34	44.1	129	45
280019101441	175	West Point High School	Public	8-12	90 S. Eshman Avenue	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-5083	1,071	73	14.5	100.0%	171 (16.0%)	872 (81.4%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	$10,221			$787			$9,434	33.9	30.8	162	13
280357000689	176	Perry Central Middle School	Public	6-8	100 8th Ave. South	New Augusta	39462	Perry County	Perry County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 964-3226	216	18	12.2	98.6%	141 (65.3%)	68 (31.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$8,223			$1,037			$7,185	33.5	37.9	143	33
280255001325	177	Shannon Middle School	Public	6-8	232 Cherry Street	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-3986	202	20	10.2	100.0%	70 (34.7%)	122 (60.4%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$9,068			$958			$8,110	33	33.7	156	21
280383000740	178	Pelahatchie Attendance Center	Public	7-12	213 Brooks Street	Pelahatchie	39145	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 854-8135	366	38	9.6	99.2%	249 (68.0%)	79 (21.6%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	$11,467			$917			$10,551	33			(n/a)
280210000361	179	Mantachie Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	311 Mustang Drive	Mantachie	38855	Itawamba County	Itawamba County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 282-4276	1,003	78	12.7	99.7%	979 (97.6%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.1%)	$7,298			$629			$6,669	32.3	45.7	125	54
280480001581	180	Yazoo County Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Panther Drive	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Yazoo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-1596	299	27	10.9	100.0%	117 (39.1%)	156 (52.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.7%)	$8,670			$1,027			$7,643	32.1	23.8	184	4

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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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Educational resources:

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