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
191	Potts Camp High School	Public	5-12	7050 Church Avenue	Potts Camp	38659	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 333-6354	356	34	10.5	99.2%	90 (25.3%)	57 (16.0%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	184 (51.7%)	$14,105							28.8	36.6	167	24		280285000551
192	Southaven Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Rasco Road	Southaven	38671	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 280-0422	1,423	89	15.9	64.5%	216 (15.2%)	873 (61.3%)	239 (16.8%)	15 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.4%)	$8,677							28.6	22.4	206	14		280132000933
193	Eiland Middle	Public	6-8	83 Camile Street	Louisville	39339	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-9001	308	18	17.4	78.6%	27 (8.8%)	256 (83.1%)	11 (3.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$10,557							28.5	27.2	191	2		280270000524
194	Shannon Middle School	Public	6-8	232 Cherry Street	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-3986	190	21	9.1	87.4%	57 (30.0%)	116 (61.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$13,390							28.4	33	177	17		280255001325
195	Leake Central Junior High School	Public	6-8	801 Martin Luther King Drive	Carthage	39051	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 267-8909	383	27	14	100.0%	53 (13.8%)	222 (58.0%)	93 (24.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	$12,188							28.4	28.9	185	10		280252001119
196	Lumberton High School	Public	7-12	7920 US Highway 11	Lumberton	39455	Lamar County	Lamar County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 796-2451	268	33	8.1	83.2%	137 (51.1%)	109 (40.7%)	9 (3.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$15,672							28.1	15.4	231	35		280240001484
197	Collins High School	Public	7-12	1208 S. Dogwood	Collins	39428	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 765-3203	373	31	11.9	99.2%	51 (13.7%)	268 (71.8%)	32 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.8%)	$14,749							27.7	20	213	16		280129000177
198	South Pike Junior High	Public	7-8	275 West Myrtle Street	Magnolia	39652	Pike County	South Pike School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 783-0425	241	16	15.1	100.0%	23 (9.5%)	209 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$12,766							27.6	49.4	133	65		280408000772
199	Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	4630 Magnolia St	Moss Point	39563	Jackson County	Moss Point School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 475-1429	359	27	13.4	100.0%	56 (15.6%)	258 (71.9%)	42 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$19,589							27.2	28.3	186	13		280300000592
200	O'Bannon High School	Public	7-12	1203 S. Raceway Road	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Western Line Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 335-2637	467	27	17.5	100.9%	17 (3.6%)	376 (80.5%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (13.5%)	$13,346							26.9	15.1	235	35		280468000975

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

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