Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

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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)
280468000976	201	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	939 Riverside Road	Avon	38723	Washington County	Western Line School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 335-4527	372	24	15.5	100.0%	221 (59.4%)	124 (33.3%)	17 (4.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	$14,112							24.2	25.5	176	25
280129000181	202	Mount Olive Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 South 4th Street	Mount Olive	39119	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 797-3939	333	36	9.2	100.0%	95 (28.5%)	216 (64.9%)	4 (1.2%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	$15,462							24	24.9	179	23
280018801442	203	Reimagine Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	309 W McDowell Rd	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Reimagine Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(601) 941-0844	514	36	14.3	100.0%	2 (0.4%)	507 (98.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$14,041							23.9	16.2	215	12
280249000483	204	New Hebron Attendance Center	Public	K-8	120 Golden Bear Lane	Newhebron	39140	Lawrence County	Lawrence County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 694-2151	254	25	10.3	98.8%	99 (39.0%)	146 (57.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	$12,970							23.6	41.6	135	69
280285000553	205	H. W. Byers High School (5-12)	Public	5-12	4178 Hwy 72 East	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 851-7871	389	31	12.6	100.0%	104 (26.7%)	208 (53.5%)	55 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	$12,204							23	21.5	192	13
280132000933	206	Southaven Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Rasco Road	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 280-0422	1,456	89	16.3	99.8%	302 (20.7%)	843 (57.9%)	144 (9.9%)	18 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	145 (10.0%)	$8,651							22.4	22.7	187	19
280399001085	207	Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	413 Choctaw East Suite100	Magee	39111	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 849-3334	325	26	12.6	99.1%	144 (44.3%)	163 (50.2%)	11 (3.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	$11,951							21.7	20.2	199	8
280378000723	208	Quitman Junior High School	Public	6-8	501 W. Lynda Street	Quitman	39355	Clarke County	Quitman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 776-6243	329	25	13.2	100.0%	129 (39.2%)	189 (57.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	$12,450							21.5	27.8	170	38
280453000846	209	Beat Four Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5090 Hwy. 84	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2124	371	30	12.2	100.0%	223 (60.1%)	119 (32.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.0%)	$11,236							21.4	27.9	169	40
280381000734	210	Quitman County Middle School	Public	5-8	450 Humphrey Ave	Marks	38646	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 326-6871	272	21	12.9	100.0%	6 (2.2%)	263 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	$12,349							20.6	32.8	159	51

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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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Educational resources:

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