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)
280426000803	31	Belmont School	Public, Alternative	K-12	9 School Drive	Belmont	38827	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County Sp Mun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 454-7924	868	69	12.6	99.7%	716 (82.5%)	13 (1.5%)	102 (11.8%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.2%)	$8,849			$630			$8,218	84.7	89.9	18	13
280144000977	32	Enterprise Middle School	Public	5-8	105 Short Street	Enterprise	39330	Clarke County	Enterprise School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 659-7722	265	24	11.2	98.9%	233 (87.9%)	22 (8.3%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	$7,152			$252			$6,900	84.1	88.1	23	9
280057001233	33	Bay Waveland Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Pine St.	Bay Saint Louis	39520	Hancock County	Bay St Louis Waveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 463-0315	392	31	12.4	100.0%	232 (59.2%)	101 (25.8%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	49 (12.5%)	$8,892			$742			$8,150	83.5	73.7	60	27
280171000270	34	Bayou View Middle School	Public	6-8	212 43rd Street	Gulfport	39507	Harrison County	Gulfport School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 865-4633	826	57	14.5	100.0%	380 (46.0%)	309 (37.4%)	93 (11.3%)	12 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.9%)	$7,739			$744			$6,994	83.4	81.7	37	3
280383000955	35	Northwest Rankin Middle School	Public	6-8	One Paw Print Place	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-1329	1,374	106	12.9	99.8%	762 (55.5%)	414 (30.1%)	29 (2.1%)	52 (3.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (8.4%)	$9,357			$341			$9,016	83.4	87.1	26	9
280375000716	36	Hills Chapel School	Public	PK, KG-8	8 Cr 2371	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5181	424	40	10.6	99.3%	402 (94.8%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.5%)	$7,769			$751			$7,017	83.4	80.3	39	3
280243001174	37	Southeast Lauderdale Middle School	Public	5-8	2535 Old Highway 19 S.E.	Meridian	39301	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 485-5751	365	27	13.5	99.2%	232 (63.6%)	104 (28.5%)	18 (4.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$8,635			$863			$7,772	82.4	69.6	72	35
280383000738	38	Florence Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Beverly Drive	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-2862	601	46	13.1	99.5%	500 (83.2%)	65 (10.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.3%)	$9,191			$327			$8,864	82.3	83.3	34	4
280315001135	39	Newton County High School	Public	6-12	16255 Hwy 503	Decatur	39327	Newton County	Newton County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 635-4261	811	56	14.4	99.6%	548 (67.6%)	179 (22.1%)	20 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	51 (6.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	$8,402			$221			$8,181	81.8	70.5	69	30
280351000685	40	Pass Christian Middle	Public	6-8	280 West Second Street	Pass Christian	39571	Harrison County	Pass Christian Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 452-5220	451	33	13.6	99.3%	262 (58.1%)	123 (27.3%)	9 (2.0%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.3%)	$9,015			$654			$8,361	81.2	79.7	44	4

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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