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
261	Amanda Elzy Junior High School	Public	6-8	604 Elzy Avenue	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 459-8008	199	18	10.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	166 (83.4%)	12 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (10.6%)	$15,487							4.1	8.2	252	9		280019801513
262	Peeples Middle School	Public	6-8	2940 Belvedere Drive	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5660	541	47	11.6	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	450 (83.2%)	76 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	$16,248							3.1	2.4	264	2		280219000405
263	West Point Learning Center	Public, Alternative	1-12	8355 Highway 45 Alt North	West Point	39773	Clay County	West Point Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 494-5967	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								1			(n/a)		280019101461
264	Mississippi School For The Deaf	Public, Alternative	K-12	1253 Eastover Drive	Jackson	39211	Hinds County	Mississippi Schools For The Blind And Deaf	No	No	No	No	(601) 984-8000	67	14	4.6	100.0%	14 (20.9%)	43 (64.2%)	5 (7.5%)	2 (3.0%)	2 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								1			(n/a)		280118901504
265	Williams School	Public, Magnet	7-12	2375 Oakley Road	Raymond	39154	Hinds County	Mdhs Division Of Youth Services	No	Yes	No	No	(601) 857-7640	17	13	1.3	176.5%	0 (0.0%)	13 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (23.5%)								0.9			(n/a)		280119101197
266	Mississippi School For The Blind	Public, Alternative	1-12	1252 Eastover Drive	Jackson	39211	Hinds County	Mississippi Schools For The Blind And Deaf	No	No	No	No	(601) 984-8200	42	15	2.8	100.0%	10 (23.8%)	25 (59.5%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (11.9%)								0.9			(n/a)		280118901194

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences