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Best Middle Schools in Madison County, MS

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At a glance

Schools

3,723

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedMadison Middle School1^st of 260 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Shirley D. Simmons Middle School up 12 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Shirley D. Simmons Middle School 6.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Old Town Middle School

SchoolDigger ratings

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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)	MAAP Biology (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 (2025)	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 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 8th Grade	MAAP Biology End of Course	Total
Nichols Middle School	Public	6-8	529 North Mace Street	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-3741	362	28	12.9	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	285 (78.7%)	62 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	11.3	246^th of 260 public middle schools	5.4%		17.6	219^th of 266 public middle schools	17.7%	27	21.8	23.4	20.0	24.2	26.6	25.2		34.1		$11,831
Huey L Porter Middle	Public	6-8	551 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 407-1820	356	27	13.0	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	255 (71.6%)	65 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.8%)	58.2	100^th of 260 public middle schools	61.5%		59.7	110^th of 266 public middle schools	58.6%	10	40.2	44.7	47.4	42.0	60.7	57.3		52.1		$12,435
Old Town Middle School	Public	6-8	210 Sunnybrook Road	Ridgeland	39157	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 898-8730	693	58	11.8	75.6%	53 (7.6%)	435 (62.8%)	169 (24.4%)	25 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	65.3	81^st of 260 public middle schools	68.8%					(n/a)	51.0	40.7	46.2	45.0	61.2	61.2	100.0	58.8	100.0	$13,231
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	Public	6-8	820 Sulphur Springs Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 855-2406	124	19	6.3	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	121 (97.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	56.4	106^th of 260 public middle schools	59.2%		56.7	118^th of 266 public middle schools	55.6%	12	40.5	25.1	47.8	50.0	62.5	36.9		84.7		$21,745
Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	1365 Mannsdale Road	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 605-4171	1,180	96	12.2	25.2%	739 (62.6%)	292 (24.7%)	34 (2.9%)	100 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	98.1	1^st of 260 public middle schools	99.6%		97.9	1^st of 266 public middle schools	99.6%		79.0	71.0	73.9	84.3	90.3	88.0	100.0	86.2	100.0	$12,017
Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	439 Calhoun Station Parkway	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 859-0376	1,008	71	14.1	28.6%	533 (52.9%)	389 (38.6%)	27 (2.7%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	92.4	7^th of 260 public middle schools	97.3%		91.6	10^th of 266 public middle schools	96.2%	3	71.2	57.4	64.6	70.3	78.9	69.3	99.1	78.2	94.2	$10,272

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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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