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Best Middle Schools in Lee County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

3,207

Students

Districts

Top rankedMooreville Middle School54^th of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Nettleton Junior High up 6 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shannon Middle School 9.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Guntown Middle School	Public	6-8	1539 Main St.	Guntown	38849	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 348-8800	674	55	12.1	51.9%	497 (73.7%)	118 (17.5%)	22 (3.3%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	55.8	111^th of 260 public middle schools	57.3%		65.1	92^nd of 266 public middle schools	65.4%	19		44.7	35.6	43.3		44.2	54.2	47.3			65.5	$9,670
Plantersville Middle School	Public	5-8	2657 Main St.	Plantersville	38862	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 842-4690	241	24	10.0	99.6%	9 (3.7%)	192 (79.7%)	25 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	14.1	242^nd of 260 public middle schools	6.9%		17.4	222^nd of 266 public middle schools	16.5%	20	26.0	27.3	18.9	25.0	3.8	14.5	29.3	37.6		56.6	35.5	$15,440
Mooreville Middle School	Public	6-8	964 Cr 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 680-4894	333	28	11.9	48.6%	284 (85.3%)	16 (4.8%)	16 (4.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	77.4	54^th of 260 public middle schools	79.2%		82.3	36^th of 266 public middle schools	86.5%	18		48.5	39.8	46.1		54.5	83.9	69.0			85.3	$9,927
Shannon Middle School	Public	6-8	232 Cherry Street	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-3986	190	21	9.1	87.4%	57 (30.0%)	116 (61.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	25.3	206^th of 260 public middle schools	20.8%		28.4	194^th of 266 public middle schools	27.1%	12		32.0	25.5	30.5		30.6	46.8	27.8			47.9	$13,390
Nettleton Junior High	Public	6-8	1532 Maple Road	Nettleton	38858	Lee County	Nettleton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 963-7400	243	18	13.5	80.7%	143 (58.8%)	58 (23.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.4%)	40	155^th of 260 public middle schools	40.4%		41	161^st of 266 public middle schools	39.5%	6		33.3	37.4	14.5		61.1	57.8	27.6			50.0	$10,338
Tupelo Middle School	Public	7-8	1009 Varsity Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-8780	1,070	77	13.9	67.0%	344 (32.1%)	565 (52.8%)	100 (9.3%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.4%)	67.7	80^th of 260 public middle schools	69.2%		74.8	61^st of 266 public middle schools	77.1%	19			39.4	46.2			65.1	52.3	98.8		59.2	$10,592
Milam Elementary School	Public	6	720 West Jefferson	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8920	456	37	12.3	66.7%	127 (27.9%)	248 (54.4%)	47 (10.3%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)								(n/a)		52.2				57.0						$11,300

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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