Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MAAP test scores by the Mississippi Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 266)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
101	Salem	Public, Alternative	K-12	881 Highway 27 North	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-2580	469	43	10.7	64.6%	315 (67.2%)	104 (22.2%)	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$11,842							62.3	62	96	5		280444000834
102	South Pontotoc Middle School	Public	6-8	1523 South Pontotoc Rd	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 489-3476	379	29	12.9	99.2%	302 (79.7%)	24 (6.3%)	43 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$7,989							62	64.1	91	11		280366001011
103	Utica Elementary Mid School	Public	PK, KG-8	260 Hwy 18 & 27	Utica	39175	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 885-8765	304	24	12.6	100.0%	20 (6.6%)	251 (82.6%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$12,149							61.7	44.9	146	43		280186000326
104	Kosciusko Junior High School	Public	6-8	317 East Jefferson Street	Kosciusko	39090	Attala County	Kosciusko School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-3737	472	37	12.7	77.3%	152 (32.2%)	283 (60.0%)	24 (5.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	$18,801							61.3	61.6	98	6		280234000457
105	McAdams Attendance Center	Public	7-12	6315 Attala Road 4167	Mc Adams	39107	Attala County	Attala County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 289-3838	167	24	6.9	98.2%	5 (3.0%)	152 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.0%)	$22,630							61.3	59.9	103	2		280051000039
106	Tishomingo Elementary School	Public	K-8	34 A Monroe St	Tishomingo	38873	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 438-6800	254	25	10.1	79.1%	215 (84.6%)	5 (2.0%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.4%)	$13,312							61	48.6	139	33		280426000805
107	Armstrong Junior High School	Public	8	303 Mckee Street	Starkville	39759	Oktibbeha County	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 324-4070	358	35	10.2	66.8%	93 (26.0%)	251 (70.1%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,838							60.9	62.3	95	12		280018901453
108	Thrasher High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	167 Cr 1040	Booneville	38829	Prentiss County	Prentiss County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 728-5233	387	43	8.9	76.5%	306 (79.1%)	22 (5.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (14.5%)	$11,901							60.6	49.2	135	27		280375000721
109	Puckett High School	Public	7-12	6382 Highway 18	Puckett	39151	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5742	343	34	9.9	48.4%	266 (77.6%)	67 (19.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$15,935							60.4	69.3	73	36		280383000742
110	Huey L Porter Middle	Public	6-8	551 Finney Road	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 407-1820	356	27	13	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	255 (71.6%)	65 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.8%)	$12,435							59.7	35.5	169	59		280090001394

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MAAP English Language Arts, MAAP Mathematics, MAAP Science test scores released by the Mississippi Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 21, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Mississippi Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Mississippi Department of Education.
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