Middle Schools in Columbus Municipal School District


Summary:

The Columbus Middle School is the sole middle school within the Columbus Municipal School District in Mississippi. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of middle schools in the state, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments across multiple subject areas.

Columbus Middle School faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate that is well above the state average. The school's performance on state tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science is consistently 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages, indicating a need for targeted interventions and support to improve student achievement.

Despite the school's low performance, the student-teacher ratio at Columbus Middle School is slightly lower than the state average, suggesting that the school may have the resources to provide more individualized attention to students. However, the data highlights the urgent need for the district and school leadership to address the underlying issues and implement strategies to improve the educational outcomes for the students at Columbus Middle School.

District Detail

 2630 McArthur Drive
Columbus, MS 39701

 (662) 241-7400

SchoolDigger Rank:
119th of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-13
Students: 3,011

Primary Schools: 5
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 1
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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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