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
231	Laurel Middle School	Public	7-8	1600 Grandview Drive	Laurel	39440	Jones County	Laurel School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 428-5312	388	23	16.6	100.0%	9 (2.3%)	310 (79.9%)	54 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	$12,990							16.2	18	220	11		280246001345
232	Holly Springs Junior High School	Public	7-8	325 East Falconer	Holly Springs	38635	Marshall County	Holly Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 252-7735	145	11	12.9	91.0%	4 (2.8%)	135 (93.1%)	3 (2.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	$13,629							15.8	14.6	236	4		280195001248
233	Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	5677 Highland Drive	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-8360	389	30	12.7	100.0%	8 (2.1%)	340 (87.4%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$17,184							15.6	27.2	190	43		280219001365
234	S.V. Marshall Middle School	Public	6-8	12572 Highway 12	Lexington	39095	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 235-5226	321	25	12.7	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	315 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$14,490							15.5	9.5	247	13		280019501528
235	Magnolia Middle School	Public	6-8	1350 24th Street	Meridian	39305	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4060	440	34	12.9	100.0%	12 (2.7%)	404 (91.8%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$13,645							15.5	19.6	215	20		280291000564
236	Taylorsville Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	324 Hester Street	Taylorsville	39168	Smith County	Smith County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 785-9711	572	47	12.2	88.6%	197 (34.4%)	343 (60.0%)	14 (2.4%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	$10,339							15.1	11.6	244	8		280402000762
237	T.L. Weston Middle School	Public	6-8	901 Archer Street	Greenville	38701	Washington County	Greenville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 334-7080	412	25	16.3	100.0%	1 (0.2%)	215 (52.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	194 (47.1%)	$12,575							14.9	9.5	248	11		280162001361
238	Leflore County High School	Public	7-12	401 Lakeside Drive	Itta Bena	38941	Leflore County	Greenwood-Leflore Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 374-7076	293	28	10.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	187 (63.8%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (29.4%)	$14,706							13.6	16.4	226	12		280019801518
239	North Panola Middle School	Public	6-8	526 Compress Road	Como	38619	Panola County	North Panola	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 526-5938	243	20	11.8	98.8%	3 (1.2%)	207 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (13.6%)	$14,242							13.1	12.5	241	2		280321001339
240	Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	200 School Rd.	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 824-0334	0	20	0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								12.6			(n/a)		280383000712

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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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