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
131	Iuka Middle School	Public	5-8	507 West Quitman	Iuka	38852	Tishomingo County	Tishomingo County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 423-3316	333	25	13.1	64.0%	296 (88.9%)	12 (3.6%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)	$11,286							50.4	45.4	145	14		280426001226
132	Houston Middle School	Public	6-8	632-A Starkville Street	Houston	38851	Chickasaw County	Chickasaw County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 456-2254	352	30	11.6	78.4%	156 (44.3%)	127 (36.1%)	30 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.1%)	$10,912							50.3	55.3	117	15		280020001538
133	Buckatunna School	Public	PK, KG-8	11 Buckatunna Mt. Zion Rd.	Buckatunna	39322	Wayne County	Wayne County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 648-2501	418	26	16.3	99.3%	161 (38.5%)	237 (56.7%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	$10,986							50.1	44.6	150	17		280453000898
134	Noxapater Attendance	Public, Alternative	K-12	249 West Alice Street	Noxapater	39346	Winston County	Louisville Municipal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 773-4065	473	27	17.4	68.9%	239 (50.5%)	180 (38.1%)	9 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.5%)	$11,740							50.1	44.7	148	14		280270000527
135	Blue Mountain High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	408 W. Mill Street	Blue Mountain	38610	Tippah County	South Tippah School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 685-4706	295	32	9.3	92.2%	129 (43.7%)	74 (25.1%)	44 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (16.3%)	$14,101							50	69.6	70	65		280411000775
136	Scott Central Attendance Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2415 Old Jackson Road	Forest	39074	Scott County	Scott County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 469-4883	856	50	17.2	99.6%	259 (30.3%)	448 (52.3%)	79 (9.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.6%)	$10,501							49.6	50.3	131	5		280390000748
137	Water Valley High School	Public	7-12	550 Markette Street	Water Valley	38965	Yalobusha County	Water Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 473-2468	398	37	10.7	69.8%	52 (13.1%)	87 (21.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	247 (62.1%)	$12,927							49.4	44.8	147	10		280450000845
138	Batesville Junior High School	Public	6-8	507 Tiger Drive	Batesville	38606	Panola County	South Panola School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 563-4503	756	54	13.8	87.8%	202 (26.7%)	476 (63.0%)	34 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	$10,597							48.1	40.7	160	22		280405000764
139	Ethel Attendance Center	Public	7-12	2178 College Street	Ethel	39067	Attala County	Attala County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 674-5673	230	26	8.9	98.7%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,207							47.5	46.6	142	3		280051000036
140	Franklin Middle School	Public	7-8	236 Edison Street	Meadville	39653	Franklin County	Franklin County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 384-2441	157	15	10.6	80.9%	89 (56.7%)	66 (42.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$13,074							47	34.7	172	32		280153001111

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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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