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
151	Picayune Junior High School	Public	7-8	702 Goodyear Blvd.	Picayune	39466	Pearl River County	Picayune School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 798-5449	465	27	17.2	69.0%	268 (57.6%)	127 (27.3%)	48 (10.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$11,217							44.6	49.1	137	14		280363000697
152	Drew Hunter Middle	Public	6-8	10 Swoope Road	Drew	38737	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 745-8940	82	6	12.9	100.0%	1 (1.2%)	75 (91.5%)	5 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	$19,996							44.1	37.3	166	14		280018701403
153	Mt. Olive Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	301 South 4th Street	Mount Olive	39119	Covington County	Covington County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 797-3939	282	35	8.1	98.9%	78 (27.7%)	174 (61.7%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.1%)	$17,981							43.7	24	202	49		280129000181
154	Robert L Merritt Junior High	Public	7-9	705 Kinlock Road	Indianola	38751	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 884-1270	341	26	13.2	100.0%	4 (1.2%)	311 (91.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$13,218							43.4	43.8	153	1		280018701421
155	Warren Central Junior High	Public	7-8	1630 Rosa Temple Drive	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 638-3981	525	43	12.1	100.0%	232 (44.2%)	265 (50.5%)	7 (1.3%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	$14,016							43.2	41.2	159	4		280447000843
156	William M Colmer Middle	Public	7-8	3112 Eden Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6474	532	51	10.5	73.1%	124 (23.3%)	250 (47.0%)	129 (24.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.1%)	$14,973							43	51.6	128	28		280348000671
157	North Pike Junior High	Public	7-8	2034 Hwy. 44 NE	Summit	39666	Pike County	North Pike Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 684-3283	350	27	12.9	69.1%	186 (53.1%)	150 (42.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	$11,402							43	52.1	126	31		280324000635
158	Loyd Star Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1880 Hwy 550 NW	Brookhaven	39601	Lincoln County	Lincoln County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 833-3473	741	51	14.6	67.5%	576 (77.7%)	139 (18.8%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.2%)	$9,395							42.5	36	168	10		280264000515
159	Independence High School	Public	7-12	3184 Hwy 305	Coldwater	38618	Tate County	Tate County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 233-4691	507	38	13.1	70.2%	202 (39.8%)	230 (45.4%)	49 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	$11,248							42.2	16.1	228	69		280423000800
160	Tunica Middle School	Public	6-8	2486 US Hwy 61 N	Tunica	38676	Tunica County	Tunica School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 363-4224	334	27	12.3	99.7%	5 (1.5%)	271 (81.1%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (15.3%)	$15,618							41.1	43.8	152	8		280429000809

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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.
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