Summary:
Senatobia Municipal School District contains one middle school, Senatobia Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 407 students in the Senatobia area of Mississippi. The school operates with a student-teacher ratio of 15.7, and 65.36% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating that nearly two-thirds of the student body comes from economically disadvantaged households. The Senatobia Municipal School District itself holds a 4-star rating and ranks 39th out of 134 districts in Mississippi, placing it in the 71st percentile.
Senatobia Middle School has shown a positive trajectory, improving from a 2-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, with its statewide percentile moving from the 44th to the 51st percentile. In 2025-2026, 6th grade students outperformed the state in both ELA (51.4% vs 48.0%) and math (54.7% vs 52.7%). However, 7th and 8th grade scores fall below state averages in most subjects. The most pressing concern is 8th grade science, where only 43.2% of students are proficient compared to the state's 57.8% — a gap of nearly 15 percentage points. Eighth grade ELA also dropped 5 points year-over-year to 34.6%.
Chronic absenteeism affects 23.9% of students, essentially matching the state average, which likely presents a barrier to stronger academic performance. The district's 4-star rating outpaces the middle school's 3-star rating, suggesting other schools in the district may be contributing more strongly to the district's overall ranking. While math performance is relatively competitive with state averages, the school's clear improvement narrative is tempered by declining upper-grade ELA and consistently weak science scores. The most encouraging trend is 6th grade, where both ELA and math improved substantially year-over-year, suggesting effective instruction at that level, though efforts should focus on maintaining momentum through the upper grades.
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