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
1	Madison Middle School	Public	6-8	1365 Mannsdale Road	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 605-4171	1,180	96	12.2	25.2%	739 (62.6%)	292 (24.7%)	34 (2.9%)	100 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.3%)	$12,017							97.9	97.4	1			280279001082
2	West Union Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1610 St Hwy 30 West	Myrtle	38650	Union County	Union County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 534-4982	660	45	14.5	57.6%	629 (95.3%)	15 (2.3%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	$9,372							97.1	96.1	2			280435000824
3	Ocean Springs Middle School	Public	7-8	3600 Hanshaw Rd	Ocean Springs	39564	Jackson County	Ocean Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 872-6210	899	64	14	39.4%	618 (68.7%)	137 (15.2%)	71 (7.9%)	31 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.2%)	$9,796							94.3	93.3	8	5		280336000934
4	Clinton Junior High School	Public	7-8	711 Lakeview Drive	Clinton	39056	Hinds County	Clinton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 924-0619	862	59	14.7	44.4%	281 (32.6%)	487 (56.5%)	32 (3.7%)	46 (5.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.6%)	$9,209							93.9	92.4	11	7		280109000132
5	Lewisburg Middle School	Public	6-8	2605 Highway 305 S	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 892-5050	996	59	16.8	21.8%	753 (75.6%)	114 (11.4%)	64 (6.4%)	17 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.7%)	$8,733							93.2	95.8	4	1		280132001343
6	North Woolmarket Elementary and Middle School	Public	K-8	16237 Old Woolmarket Road	Biloxi	39532	Harrison County	Harrison County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 396-3674	851	55	15.4	47.1%	640 (75.2%)	82 (9.6%)	106 (12.5%)	20 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,770							92.9	95.9	3	3		280177000958
7	Hernando Middle School	Public	6-8	700 Dilworth Lane	Hernando	38632	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 429-4154	1,183	69	17.1	27.0%	872 (73.7%)	129 (10.9%)	115 (9.7%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (4.7%)	$8,420							92.7	93.8	7			280132000140
8	West Lincoln School	Public, Alternative	K-12	948 Jackson Liberty Drive SW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-4600	636	45	14	61.2%	544 (85.5%)	75 (11.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	$9,580							92.2	93.9	6	2		280264000516
9	Long Beach Middle School	Public	7-8	204 N Cleveland Avenue	Long Beach	39560	Harrison County	Long Beach School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 864-3370	475	28	17.2	58.5%	316 (66.5%)	70 (14.7%)	12 (2.5%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.3%)	$10,127							91.9	92.9	10	1		280267000519
10	Germantown Middle	Public	6-8	439 Calhoun Station Parkway	Madison	39110	Madison County	Madison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 859-0376	1,008	71	14.1	28.6%	533 (52.9%)	389 (38.6%)	27 (2.7%)	45 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	$10,272							91.6	88.1	25	15		280279001283

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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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