Middle Schools in Cleveland School District

Summary:

The Cleveland School District in Mississippi has only one middle school, Cleveland Central Middle School, which serves grades 7-8 with an enrollment of 408 students.

Cleveland Central Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Mississippi middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores lag significantly behind state averages, with only 21.7% of 7th graders proficient or better in ELA and 33.4% of 7th graders and 21.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in math, compared to state averages of 37.3%, 55.5%, and 47.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2, Cleveland Central Middle School serves a high-poverty student population, with 100% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Addressing the low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and socioeconomic challenges faced by the student population should be a priority for the school district.

District Detail

305 Merritt Drive
Cleveland, MS 38732

(662) 843-3529

SchoolDigger Rank:
86^th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,793

Primary Schools: 6
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)		MAAP Mathematics (2025)		MAAP Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Cleveland Central Middle School	Public	7-8	601 Lucy Seabery Dr	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2338	423	26	16.5	99.5%	67 (15.8%)	319 (75.4%)	19 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	24.6	208^th of 266 public middle schools	21.8%		15.3	233^rd of 264 public middle schools	11.7%	25	21.7	31.0	33.4	21.9	45.3	$12,526

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Bolivar Consolidated School District	7.05 mi	5	123^rd
Sunflower County Consolidated School District	9.76 mi	13	98^th
North Bolivar Consolidated	12.17 mi	3	83^rd
Leland School District	22.67 mi	4	95^th
Greenville Public School District	26.54 mi	12	104^th

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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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