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 (2022)							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)
280285000549	181	Galena Elementary School (K-7)	Public	K-7	4202 Hwy 4 West	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 564-2229	90	13	6.8	100.0%	13 (14.4%)	68 (75.6%)	7 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	$20,430							31.7			(n/a)
280132000191	182	Horn Lake Middle School	Public	6-8	6125 Hurt Road	Horn Lake	38637	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 393-7443	1,021	64	15.9	99.7%	128 (12.5%)	747 (73.2%)	73 (7.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (6.5%)	$9,195							31	33.6	157	25
280186000321	183	Byram Middle School	Public	6-8	2009 Byram Bulldog Blvd.	Terry	39170	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 372-4597	772	51	15.1	99.6%	41 (5.3%)	716 (92.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	$9,951							30.5	42.5	132	51
280036001467	184	Belle Shivers Middle School	Public	5-8	518 West Vine Street	Aberdeen	39730	Monroe County	Aberdeen School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 369-2649	352	33	10.6	100.0%	7 (2.0%)	337 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$16,119							29.5	27	172	12
280252001119	185	Leake Central Junior High	Public	6-8	801 Martin Luther King Drive	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-8909	415	26	15.7	100.0%	85 (20.5%)	232 (55.9%)	82 (19.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	$10,526							28.9	22.5	189	4
280300000592	186	Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Magnolia St	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point Separate School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-1429	381	32	12	100.0%	62 (16.3%)	264 (69.3%)	36 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	$16,407							28.3	23.5	185	1
280087000098	187	Calhoun City High School	Public	5-12	201 North Beadle	Calhoun City	38916	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 628-5112	396	36	10.9	99.2%	153 (38.6%)	201 (50.8%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.8%)	$14,625							27.9	24.8	180	7
280019601485	188	Winona Secondary School	Public	7-12	301 Fairground Street	Winona	38967	Montgomery County	Winona-Montgomery Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 283-1244	517	39	13.1	100.0%	162 (31.3%)	340 (65.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$14,594							27.6	19	202	14
280252000490	189	Leake County High School	Public	7-12	220 Spruce Street	Walnut Grove	39189	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 253-2393	296	23	12.6	100.0%	42 (14.2%)	227 (76.7%)	14 (4.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$13,375							27.3	25.9	175	14
280219001365	190	Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	5677 Highland Dr	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-8360	247	23	10.7	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	242 (98.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$16,882							27.2	18.9	204	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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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