Best Middle Schools in Mississippi

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2022 vs 2021)
ID	Rank (of 255)	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 (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Rank (2021)	Rank Change from 2021	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)
280117000151	101	Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	611 Owens Street	Columbia	39429	Marion County	Columbia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 736-2786	328	32	10.1	100.0%	147 (44.8%)	174 (53.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$8,512			$1,104			$7,408	62.2	51	123	22	R3
280149000218	102	North Forrest High School	Public	7-12	693 Eatonville Road	Hattiesburg	39401	Forrest County	Forrest County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 545-9304	364	39	9.2	99.2%	59 (16.2%)	254 (69.8%)	16 (4.4%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.0%)	$13,291			$1,112			$12,179	62.1	51.2	122	20	R3
280228000443	103	Northeast Jones High School	Public	7-12	68 Northeast Drive	Laurel	39443	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 425-2347	1,000	79	12.7	99.7%	707 (70.7%)	194 (19.4%)	40 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	28 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.7%)	$7,908			$396			$7,513	61.6	75.2	57	46	R3
280352001354	104	Pearl Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Mary Ann Drive	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7952	993	72	13.7	99.7%	460 (46.3%)	395 (39.8%)	78 (7.9%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	47 (4.7%)	$6,853			$216			$6,637	61.3	71.5	69	35	R3
280186000326	105	Utica Elementary / Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	260 Hwy 18 & 27	Utica	39175	Hinds County	Hinds County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 885-8765	314	29	10.9	99.0%	14 (4.5%)	272 (86.6%)	27 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	$10,660			$761			$9,899	61.2	42.9	139	34	R3
280348000671	106	William M Colmer Middle School	Public	7-8	3112 Eden Street	Pascagoula	39581	Jackson County	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	No	No	No	Yes	(228) 938-6473	582	44	13.2	100.0%	153 (26.3%)	283 (48.6%)	114 (19.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.6%)	$10,802			$622			$10,180	61.2	67	86	20	R3
280228000450	107	South Jones High School	Public	7-12	313 Anderson Street	Ellisville	39437	Jones County	Jones County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 477-8451	1,308	85	15.3	99.8%	914 (69.9%)	241 (18.4%)	110 (8.4%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.6%)	$7,581			$278			$7,302	61.1	71.2	71	36	R3
280279000938	108	Old Town Middle	Public	6-8	210 Sunnybrook Road	Ridgeland	39157	Madison County	Madison County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 898-8730	729	65	11.1	99.6%	53 (7.3%)	498 (68.3%)	133 (18.2%)	20 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	$9,256			$244			$9,013	58.7	54.2	116	8	R3
280159000233	109	Mc Lain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	114 Shows Street/198 Bypass	Mc Lain	39456	Greene County	Greene County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 753-2257	170	13	12.7	98.2%	104 (61.2%)	58 (34.1%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.5%)	$8,890			$469			$8,421	57.9			(n/a)	R3
280225000430	110	Carver Elementary School	Public	K-8	381 Williamsburg Rd	Bassfield	39421	Jefferson Davis County	Jefferson Davis County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 943-5251	393	29	13.5	100.0%	68 (17.3%)	317 (80.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$8,778			$1,459			$7,319	57.9	42.4	140	30	R3

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