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
141	Northeast Middle School	Public	5-8	7763 Highway 39 North	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Lauderdale County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 483-3532	520	44	11.9	71.5%	149 (28.7%)	306 (58.8%)	24 (4.6%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.4%)	$11,175							46.8	37.8	164	23		280243000568
142	Lake Cormorant Middle School	Public	6-8	3203 Wilson Mill Road W	Lake Cormorant	38641	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 781-0778	707	46	15.2	68.9%	250 (35.4%)	315 (44.6%)	93 (13.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (6.2%)	$10,332							46.8	49.4	134	8		280132001282
143	Ruleville Middle School	Public	6-8	250 East Oscar St	Ruleville	38771	Sunflower County	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 756-4698	131	12	11.2	100.0%	3 (2.3%)	124 (94.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$15,382							46.7	56.3	114	29		280018701398
144	Sand Hill School	Public	PK, KG-8	39455 Hwy 63 North	Richton	39476	Greene County	Greene County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 881-8012	267	19	14	98.9%	249 (93.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	$10,817							46.7	63.2	93	51		280159000234
145	Corinth Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 East Fifth Street	Corinth	38834	Alcorn County	Corinth School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 286-1261	719	47	15.4	68.4%	331 (46.0%)	199 (27.7%)	120 (16.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.5%)	$10,412							46.5	43.4	155	10		280126000006
146	Olive Branch Middle School	Public	6-8	6530 S. Blocker Street	Olive Branch	38654	DeSoto County	Desoto County School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 895-4610	744	44	16.7	62.6%	214 (28.8%)	391 (52.6%)	94 (12.6%)	12 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	$10,305							45.7	56.7	113	33		280132000194
147	Baldwyn High School	Public	5-12	512 North Fourth Street	Baldwyn	38824	Prentiss County	Baldwyn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 365-1037	460	41	11.2	70.0%	218 (47.4%)	204 (44.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.2%)	$14,696							45.2	18.2	218	71		280054000042
148	Falkner Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	20350 Hwy 15	Falkner	38629	Tippah County	North Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 837-7892	476	38	12.6	82.4%	388 (81.5%)	42 (8.8%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	$11,339							45.1	59.3	105	43		280327001534
149	Vardaman Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	106 WB Gregg	Vardaman	38878	Calhoun County	Calhoun County School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 682-7799	624	54	11.5	74.7%	308 (49.4%)	72 (11.5%)	231 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.1%)	$18,327							45	65	87	62		280087001607
150	Tremont Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	320 School Loop Drive	Tremont	38876	Itawamba County	Itawamba County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 652-3391	312	34	9.1	71.8%	285 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	$14,071							44.8	51.7	127	23		280210000362

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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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