Middle Schools in West Jasper School District

Summary:

West Jasper Consolidated Schools is a school district in Mississippi that contains a single middle school, Bay Springs Middle School. The school serves grades 6-8 and has faced significant academic and socioeconomic challenges in recent years.

Bay Springs Middle School has consistently been ranked between 141 and 168 out of 264-266 middle schools in Mississippi and has a 2 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, is lower than the West Jasper Consolidated Schools district and the state of Mississippi averages. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9%, which may contribute to its academic struggles.

Socioeconomic factors also play a significant role, as 97.06% of Bay Springs Middle School's students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1, which could provide opportunities for more personalized instruction and support to help improve student outcomes.

District Detail

510 Hwy 18
Bay Springs, MS 39422

(601) 425-8501

SchoolDigger Rank:
41^st of 130 Mississippi districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,371

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 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 Science 8th Grade	Total
Bay Springs Middle School	Public	6-8	510 Hwy 18 East	Bay Springs	39422	Jasper County	West Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 425-8530	181	14	12.5	96.7%	11 (6.1%)	159 (87.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	39.6	168^th of 266 public middle schools	36.8%		47.1	141^st of 264 public middle schools	46.6%	27	25.7	26.0	36.0	33.4	59.2	52.0	50.0	$11,528

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
East Jasper School District	3.11 mi	3	77^th
Jones County School District	11.73 mi	11	36^th
Laurel School District	15.23 mi	8	81^st
Quitman School District	20.73 mi	6	93^rd
Wayne County School District	20.85 mi	8	78^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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