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)
280294000581	41	Hatley High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	60286 Hatley Road	Amory	38821	Monroe County	Monroe County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 256-4563	972	79	12.3	99.7%	897 (92.3%)	48 (4.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (2.0%)	$7,647			$428			$7,219	81.2			(n/a)
280417000791	42	Stone Middle School	Public	6-8	532 E Central Ave.	Wiggins	39577	Stone County	Stone County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 928-4876	599	43	14	99.5%	457 (76.3%)	114 (19.0%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	$7,734			$385			$7,349	80.8	75.5	53	11
280240000464	43	Baxterville School	Public	PK, KG-8	5531 Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-4483	252	27	9.2	98.8%	242 (96.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	$10,940			$943			$9,997	80.3	65.1	81	38
280366001009	44	North Pontotoc Middle School	Public	7-8	8324 Hwy 15 North	Ecru	38841	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-5612	283	21	13.1	98.9%	198 (70.0%)	35 (12.4%)	43 (15.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	$6,161			$289			$5,871	80	73.7	59	15
280216000963	45	St. Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	10800 Yellow Jacket Blvd.	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3500	995	66	15	99.7%	596 (59.9%)	204 (20.5%)	47 (4.7%)	60 (6.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	83 (8.3%)	$7,604			$238			$7,366	79.8	75.5	54	9
280390001144	46	Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	1770 East Scott Road	Lake	39092	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 775-3614	244	17	14	100.0%	120 (49.2%)	112 (45.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$7,628			$512			$7,116	79.7	80.1	42	4
280438001327	47	Union Middle School	Public	5-8	115 James St	Union	39365	Neshoba County	Union Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 774-5303	278	20	13.7	100.0%	214 (77.0%)	55 (19.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$7,281			$294			$6,987	79.6	87.6	24	23
280177001544	48	West Harrison Middle School	Public	7-8	21411 Landon Road	Gulfport	39503	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 831-8808	653	37	17.4	99.5%	376 (57.6%)	183 (28.0%)	35 (5.4%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (7.0%)								79.2	80.1	40	8
280149000218	49	North Forrest High School	Public	7-12	693 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-9304	342	36	9.3	99.1%	60 (17.5%)	234 (68.4%)	15 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.5%)	$13,291			$1,112			$12,179	78.9	56.4	99	50
280240001254	50	Purvis Middle School	Public	6-8	213 School Street	Purvis	39475	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 794-1068	383	31	12.5	99.2%	322 (84.1%)	39 (10.2%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	$6,858			$280			$6,578	78.7	82.3	36	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:

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

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