Middle Schools in Lowndes County School District

Summary:

The Lowndes County School District in Mississippi is home to two middle schools: New Hope Middle School and Caledonia Middle School. Based on the available data, Caledonia Middle School stands out as the higher-performing school in the district, consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state.

Caledonia Middle School has outperformed New Hope Middle School and the district as a whole in Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP) test proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 56.2% of Caledonia's 6th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.7% at New Hope Middle School and 45.8% for the district. In Mathematics, Caledonia had 69.9% of 6th graders proficient or better, while New Hope had 49.7% and the district had 58.7%.

Additionally, Caledonia Middle School has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (44.53%) compared to New Hope Middle School (66.01%), indicating a relatively more affluent student population. However, both schools have a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% compared to the state average, which may be an area of concern for the district to address.

District Detail

1053 Hwy 45 South
Columbus, MS 39701

(662) 244-5000

SchoolDigger Rank:
43^rd of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 5,261

Primary Schools: 3
Middle Schools: 2
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Algebra I (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 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	Total
Caledonia Middle School	Public	6-8	105 Confederate Drive	Caledonia	39740	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 356-2042	487	35	13.8	46.4%	365 (74.9%)	84 (17.2%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	81.2	41^st of 266 public middle schools	84.6%		90.7	16^th of 264 public middle schools	93.9%	25	56.2	50.3	58.9	69.9	72.0	62.7	98.2	56.9	$10,029
New Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	3419 New Hope Rd	Columbus	39702	Lowndes County	Lowndes County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 244-4740	604	46	13.1	68.5%	307 (50.8%)	258 (42.7%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	56.6	119^th of 266 public middle schools	55.3%		68.5	75^th of 264 public middle schools	71.6%	44	39.7	38.0	41.0	49.7	62.0	51.0	95.8	51.9	$11,280

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monroe County School District	6.48 mi	5
Columbus Municipal School District	9.89 mi	9	119^th
Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science	13.73 mi	1	1^st
Aberdeen School District	16.28 mi	3	100^th
West Point Consolidated School District	18.2 mi	8	102^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.