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
201	South Delta Middle School	Public	6-8	86 Middle School Street	Anguilla	38721	Sharkey County	South Delta School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 873-6535	138	8	16.9	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	96 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (29.7%)	$16,611							26.7	24.2	200	1		280396000383
202	Crystal Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	2092 South Pat Harrison	Crystal Springs	39059	Copiah County	Copiah County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 892-2722	365	26	13.8	100.0%	39 (10.7%)	272 (74.5%)	39 (10.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,590							26.1	19.9	214	12		280122000167
203	Magee Middle School	Public	6-8	413 Choctaw St. E Suite 100	Magee	39111	Simpson County	Simpson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 849-3334	260	21	12.2	94.2%	82 (31.5%)	148 (56.9%)	15 (5.8%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$12,963							26	21.7	207	4		280399001085
204	Port Gibson Middle School	Public	6-8	161 Ramsey Drive	Port Gibson	39150	Claiborne County	Claiborne County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 437-4251	223	22	10	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	215 (96.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	$18,401							25.2	15.5	230	26		280102000115
205	Earl Travillion Attendance Center	Public	PK, KG-8	316 Travillion Drive	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 584-9303	261	27	9.7	96.9%	10 (3.8%)	183 (70.1%)	32 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (13.8%)	$13,805							25.1	14.1	238	33		280149000221
206	Leake County High School	Public	7-12	220 Spruce Street	Walnut Grove	39189	Leake County	Leake County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 253-2393	266	23	11.8	99.6%	33 (12.4%)	204 (76.7%)	19 (7.1%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$15,296							24.8	27.3	189	17		280252000490
207	Quitman County Middle School	Public	5-8	450 Humphrey Ave	Marks	38646	Quitman County	Quitman County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 326-3535	265	10	25.8	100.0%	6 (2.3%)	251 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	$12,683							24.8	20.6	210	3		280381000734
208	Cleveland Central Middle School	Public	7-8	601 Lucy Seabery Dr	Cleveland	38732	Bolivar County	Cleveland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 843-2338	423	26	16.5	99.5%	67 (15.8%)	319 (75.4%)	19 (4.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$12,526							24.6	15.3	233	25		280075001475
209	Byhalia Middle School	Public	5-8	172 Highway 309 North	Byhalia	38611	Marshall County	Marshall County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 838-2591	438	27	16.1	99.3%	103 (23.5%)	162 (37.0%)	144 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	$9,909							24.1	25.9	195	14		280285001291
210	Leland School Park	Public	6-8	200 Milam Street	Leland	38756	Washington County	Leland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 686-5017	232	16	14.4	98.7%	11 (4.7%)	190 (81.9%)	12 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.2%)	$14,587							23.1	25.9	194	16		280261001472

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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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