Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

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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
251	B F Liddell Middle	Public	6-8	200 North Wayne Street	Macon	39341	Noxubee County	Noxubee County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 726-4880	305	22	13.7	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	84 (27.5%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	206 (67.5%)	$13,321							7.6	15.8	229	22		280330000643
252	Coleman Middle School	Public	6-8	400 N Martin Luther King Blvd	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7036	287	24	11.8	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	180 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (37.3%)	$14,564							7.2	6.1	255	3		280162000240
253	Moorhead Central School	Public	K-8	506 Washington Street	Moorhead	38761	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 246-5680	245	18	13.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	228 (93.1%)	14 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	$15,424							6.9			(n/a)		280018701498
254	Lanier Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	833 Maple Street	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5369	895	81	11	100.0%	5 (0.6%)	880 (98.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	$15,881							5.8	5.5	258	4		280219000396
255	Woolfolk Middle School	Public	6-8	209 W. 5th St	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Mississippi Achievement School District Of Yazoo City	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-2904	449	10	44.1	99.3%	3 (0.7%)	436 (97.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	$11,242							5.6	8.4	251	4		280477000887
256	Cardozo Middle School	Public	6-8	3180 McDowell Rd. Ext.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5635	531	51	10.4	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	498 (93.8%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$15,290							5.2	5	260	4		280219001370
257	O.M. McNair Middle School	Public	5-8	910 Church Street	Belzoni	39038	Humphreys County	Mississippi Achievement School District Of Humphreys County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 247-6060	305	23	13.1	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	123 (40.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	181 (59.3%)	$16,607							5	7.5	253	4		280204001039
258	W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies	Public	7-8	1749 Chestnut Street	Clarksdale	38614	Coahoma County	Clarksdale Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 627-8550	269	11	23.6	97.0%	4 (1.5%)	150 (55.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (41.6%)	$15,632							5	5.8	256	2		280105000119
259	Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3655 Livingston Road	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3580	704	56	12.5	99.6%	6 (0.9%)	685 (97.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	$16,140							4.9	3.6	262	3		280219000407
260	Blackburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1311 W Pearl St	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5329	317	43	7.3	99.7%	2 (0.6%)	310 (97.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$16,571							4.6	4.1	261	1		280219000372

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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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