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
221	Kemper County Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Martin Luther King Jr Stre	De Kalb	39328	Kemper County	Kemper County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 743-2942	191	17	11	100.0%	2 (1.0%)	145 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (22.5%)	$16,727							17.4	18.2	219	2		280231001489
222	Plantersville Middle School	Public	5-8	2657 Main St.	Plantersville	38862	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 842-4690	241	24	10	99.6%	9 (3.7%)	192 (79.7%)	25 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	$15,440							17.4	16.2	227	5		280255000495
223	Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	Public	5-8	128 M.L. King Drive	Morton	39117	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 732-6977	486	28	17.2	99.4%	130 (26.7%)	138 (28.4%)	199 (40.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	$8,652							17.4	12.3	242	19		280390001145
224	Denman Junior High School	Public	7-8	1211 Louisiana Avenue	McComb	39648	Pike County	McComb School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-2387	312	22	14.2	100.0%	13 (4.2%)	275 (88.1%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$16,038							17.3	39.5	163	61		280288000972
225	Beat Four School	Public	PK, KG-8	5090 Highway 84 West	Waynesboro	39367	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 735-2124	416	28	14.8	99.3%	218 (52.4%)	154 (37.0%)	10 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.9%)	$11,696							17.1	21.4	209	16		280453000846
226	Midtown Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4795 Interstate 55 North Front	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Midtown Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(601) 354-7770	420	31	13.5	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	402 (95.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$12,067							16.7	14.5	237	11		280019001448
227	Tylertown High School	Public	7-12	204 High School Road	Tylertown	39667	Walthall County	Walthall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 876-3370	523	38	13.7	77.1%	52 (9.9%)	421 (80.5%)	17 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	$13,409							16.6	13.3	239	12		280444000836
228	Smilow Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	787 E Northside Dr.	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Joel E. Smilow Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(769) 524-5330	521	26	20	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	515 (98.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$12,327							16.5	24.8	197	31		280019201471
229	Hawkins Middle School	Public	5-8	803 Oak Street	Forest	39074	Scott County	Forest Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-1474	460	33	13.7	83.9%	37 (8.0%)	164 (35.7%)	244 (53.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	$12,566							16.4	17.1	223	6		280147000214
230	Charleston Middle School	Public	5-8	17 Oak Grove Road	Charleston	38921	Tallahatchie County	East Tallahatchie School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 647-2115	208	11	18.2	98.6%	15 (7.2%)	175 (84.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.2%)	$19,207							16.3	10.7	246	16		280141000208

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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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