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Middle Schools in Rankin County School District

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Mississippi Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

DistrictRankin County School District22^nd of 130 Mississippi districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,063

Students

5-star school

Top rankedBrandon Middle School13^th of 266 Mississippi middle schools

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Biggest riser

Northwest Middle School up 6 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Rankin County School District in Mississippi is home to three middle schools: Northwest Rankin Middle School, Brandon Middle School, and Florence Middle School. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and are part of a district that is performing well overall, with all three middle schools outperforming the state average in most subject areas.

Among the three schools, Brandon Middle School stands out as the top performer, consistently ranking among the top 30 middle schools in Mississippi and boasting the highest percentage of students proficient or better in MAAP/Mathematics and MAAP/Algebra I across all three grades. In contrast, Florence Middle School has the lowest test scores, particularly in MAAP/English Language Arts for 7th and 8th grades.

While all three schools face a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%, the data also reveals that Florence Middle School has the highest percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 44.7%, suggesting that the school may serve a more economically disadvantaged population. This could be a contributing factor to the lower test scores observed at the school.

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Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

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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
Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	408 College Street	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5998	1,155	91	12.7	37.5%	656 (56.8%)	386 (33.4%)	44 (3.8%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.0%)	89.6	13^th of 266 public middle schools	95.1%		89.9	18^th of 264 public middle schools	93.2%	5	61.7	57.4	58.8	75.9	84.1	66.9	100.0	70.7	$11,756
Florence Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Beverly Dr	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-2862	556	45	12.3	45.3%	453 (81.5%)	67 (12.1%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	82.8	33^rd of 266 public middle schools	87.6%		82.3	38^th of 264 public middle schools	85.6%	5	68.0	43.7	53.5	77.5	65.8	62.1	98.3	68.4	$12,239
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5805 Hwy 25	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-1329	1,352	110	12.2	38.2%	705 (52.1%)	444 (32.8%)	71 (5.3%)	46 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	83.7	29^th of 266 public middle schools	89.1%		83.4	35^th of 264 public middle schools	86.7%	6	61.1	50.7	58.2	69.9	67.8	59.3	100.0	69.6	$11,126

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jackson Public Schools	3.88 mi	41	103^rd
Pearl Public Schools	4.36 mi	5	31^st
Revive	4.4 mi	1
Midtown Public Charter School	5.38 mi	1	118^th
Mississippi Schools For The Blind And Deaf	5.57 mi	2

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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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