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)
280432000293	51	Tupelo Middle School	Public	7-8	1009 Varsity Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-8780	1,080	80	13.5	99.7%	381 (35.3%)	536 (49.6%)	65 (6.0%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.5%)	$8,373			$280			$8,093	78.3	76.8	50	1
280255001276	52	Mooreville Middle School	Public	6-8	964 Cr 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 680-4894	372	26	14.2	99.2%	320 (86.0%)	27 (7.3%)	15 (4.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$7,137			$321			$6,816	78.2	77.3	48	4
280390000749	53	Sebastopol Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17194 Hwy 21 North	Sebastopol	39359	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 625-8654	660	47	13.9	100.0%	543 (82.3%)	93 (14.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.3%)	$7,813			$526			$7,288	78.1	75	55	2
280435000821	54	East Union Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1548 St Hwy 9 South	Blue Springs	38828	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-6920	963	63	15.2	99.7%	820 (85.2%)	84 (8.7%)	22 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.7%)	$7,299			$540			$6,759	77.3	89.2	20	34
280039001188	55	Alcorn Central Middle School	Public	5-8	8a Cr 254	Glen	38846	Alcorn County	Alcorn School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 286-3674	368	30	12.3	99.2%	341 (92.7%)	5 (1.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	$7,895			$518			$7,377	75.6	63.2	88	33
280240001253	56	Oak Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	2543 Old Hwy.24	Hattiesburg	39402	Forrest County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 264-4634	1,294	93	13.9	99.8%	528 (40.8%)	566 (43.7%)	95 (7.3%)	34 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	68 (5.3%)	$6,425			$254			$6,171	75.5	80	43	13
280174001232	57	Hancock Middle School	Public	6-8	7070 Stennis Airport Drive	Kiln	39556	Hancock County	Hancock County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 467-1889	958	65	14.7	99.7%	796 (83.1%)	89 (9.3%)	17 (1.8%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.6%)	43 (4.5%)	$7,393			$502			$6,891	75.4	73.9	58	1
280177000286	58	Diberville Middle School	Public	4-8	3320 Warrior Drive	Diberville	39540	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 392-1746	541	38	14.2	99.4%	229 (42.3%)	137 (25.3%)	75 (13.9%)	42 (7.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	52 (9.6%)	$7,517			$878			$6,639	73.1	74.2	56	2
280159001134	59	Leakesville Junior High School	Public	5-8	620 Main Street	Leakesville	39451	Greene County	Greene County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 394-2495	309	22	14	100.0%	232 (75.1%)	66 (21.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$7,735			$471			$7,264	72.9	74	57	2
280264000513	60	Enterprise School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1601 Hwy 583 SE	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-7284	705	53	13.3	99.6%	629 (89.2%)	68 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$6,690			$489			$6,200	72.8			(n/a)

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds