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
211	J.Z. George High School	Public	7-12	900 George Street	North Carrollton	38947	Carroll County	Carroll County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 237-4701	343	32	10.6	96.8%	110 (32.1%)	197 (57.4%)	18 (5.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	$15,252							22.3	24.8	198	13		280093000104
212	Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 32nd Street	Meridian	39307	Lauderdale County	Meridian Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 484-4094	484	39	12.5	100.0%	13 (2.7%)	437 (90.3%)	19 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	$13,317							21.9	15.4	232	20		280291000569
213	Ashland High School	Public	7-12	17 School Street	Ashland	38603	Benton County	Benton County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 224-6247	212	20	10.4	88.2%	25 (11.8%)	157 (74.1%)	16 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	$14,347							21.4	11.4	245	32		280060000049
214	Yazoo County Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Panther Drive	Yazoo City	39194	Yazoo County	Yazoo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 746-1616	258	25	10.1	98.8%	99 (38.4%)	137 (53.1%)	6 (2.3%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.3%)	$17,033							21.1	32.1	180	34		280480001581
215	Williams-Sullivan Middle School	Public	6-8	14494 Highway 51	Durant	39063	Holmes County	Holmes County Consolidated	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 653-6262	192	17	11.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	189 (98.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$17,777							21.1			(n/a)		280019501491
216	Vicksburg Junior High	Public	7-8	1533 Rosa Temple Drive	Vicksburg	39180	Warren County	Vicksburg Warren School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 636-1966	409	38	10.7	100.0%	51 (12.5%)	330 (80.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	$14,131							19.5	20.2	212	4		280447000831
217	West Bolivar High School	Public	7-12	1213 South Main	Rosedale	38769	Bolivar County	West Bolivar Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 759-3743	227	21	10.6	98.7%	3 (1.3%)	207 (91.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.7%)	$17,843							19.5	8.7	249	32		280018501526
218	Quitman Junior High School	Public	6-8	501 W. Lynda Street	Quitman	39355	Clarke County	Quitman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 776-1288	288	15	19.8	82.3%	124 (43.1%)	159 (55.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,686							18.3	21.5	208	10		280378000723
219	Nichols Middle School	Public	6-8	529 North Mace Street	Canton	39046	Madison County	Canton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 859-3741	362	28	12.9	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	285 (78.7%)	62 (17.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,831							17.6	12	243	24		280090000103
220	Leflore Legacy Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	500 W. Washington Street	Greenwood	38930	Leflore County	Leflore Legacy Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(662) 455-3697	203	15	13.5	100.0%	4 (2.0%)	120 (59.1%)	17 (8.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (30.0%)	$16,786							17.4	17.9	221	1		280019901531

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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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