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Armstrong Junior High School

Public Grades 8
107th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 60% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

Armstrong Junior High School is a public middle school located in Starkville, Mississippi, serving 371 students in grade 8. The school is part of the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District, which is ranked 57 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Armstrong Junior High School has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking improving from 145 out of 264 middle schools in 2018-2019 to 107 out of 266 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests is generally above the state average, particularly in Algebra I and Science, where it has consistently outperformed the state and district averages. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 42.4% in English Language Arts, 48.7% in Mathematics, 95.3% in Algebra I, and 58.1% in Science, all of which were higher than the state averages.

However, Armstrong Junior High School has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.6% to 25.6% over the past few years, which is a concern. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 66.58% to 99.61% over the past few years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to nearby schools, Armstrong Junior High School's academic performance is generally stronger than that of the Fifth Street School, but similar to the Socsd/Msu Partnership Middle School, another school within the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District.

358
Students ?
10.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,838
Per pupil spending ?
66.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 303 Mckee Street
       Starkville, MS  39759

(662) 324-4070

District: Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
70.1%
White:
26.0%
Asian:
2.8%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2018 → 60th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2018
✓Above the Mississippi median (60th percentile)
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the Mississippi average (0% vs 89%)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school53%
District avg54%
Mississippi avg53%
107th of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Top 40%▲ up 17 pts since 2018
From bottom 43% (2018) to top 40% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
57th of 130Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District among Mississippi districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202560.9107 of 26659.8%★★★☆☆
202462.395 of 26464.0%★★★☆☆
201942.0145 of 26445.1%★★☆☆☆
201843.2144 of 25242.9%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I95%+28 vs state
Science58%+3 vs state
Mathematics49%~ state avg
English Language Arts42%~ state avg

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Armstrong Junior High School ranks 107th of 266 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Armstrong Junior High School are 70% African American, 26% White, 3% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Armstrong Junior High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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