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R.H. Long Booneville Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
83rd
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of 260 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 68% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

R.H. Long Booneville Middle School serves 416 students in grades 5–8 in Booneville, MS, and is part of the Booneville School District, which ranks in the 84th percentile statewide. For the 2025–26 school year, R.H. Long ranks 83rd out of 260 Mississippi middle schools, placing it in the 68th percentile with a 3-star rating. That's a step back from its 5-star years between 2015–16 and 2018–19, when it ranked as high as 11th in the state. Since then, the school has bounced between 3- and 4-star ratings, but it remains a solidly above-average middle school.

The school's biggest strength is attendance. R.H. Long's chronic absenteeism rate is just 12.2%—less than half the statewide average of 23.9% and well below nearby Corinth Middle School (29.0%), Alcorn Central Middle School (15.9%), Guntown Middle School (14.5%), and Kossuth Middle School (13.9%). Academically, the school outperforms Mississippi state averages in 8 of 10 tested subject/grade combinations. In 5th grade math, 65.6% of students are proficient versus 49.6% statewide, and 8th grade ELA is 50.9% versus 40.9% statewide. R.H. Long also outperforms Corinth Middle in nearly every subject despite similar demographics; for example, 5th grade ELA proficiency is 61.3% here versus 53.4% at Corinth.

There are some areas parents should watch. The school dips slightly below state averages in 6th grade ELA and 8th grade math, and upper-grade STEM results trail high-performing neighbors. In 8th grade math, R.H. Long's proficiency is 49.2% versus 67.9% at Kossuth Middle, and 8th grade science is 59.3% versus 73.0%. The school also saw a broad one-year decline from 2024–25 to 2025–26, with 8th grade science falling nearly 15 points. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.9—higher than several nearby schools—R.H. Long achieves strong results with a somewhat larger class load. Still, low chronic absenteeism and a strong district reputation give the school a solid foundation to build on.

416
Students ?
14.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$5,821
Per pupil spending ?
65.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 A W George E. Allen
       Booneville, MS  38829

(662) 728-5843

District: Booneville School District


Students who attend R.H. Long Booneville Middle School usually attend:

High:    Booneville High School

Feeder schools for R.H. Long Booneville Middle School:

Elementary:    Anderson Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.6%
African American:
20.2%
Two or more races:
9.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Mississippi median (68th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg56%
Mississippi avg52%
83rd of 260
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Top 32%▼ down 20 pts since 2016
From top 12% (2016) to top 32% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
22nd of 134Booneville 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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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202664.183 of 26068.1%★★★☆☆
202575.758 of 26678.2%★★★★☆
202463.992 of 26465.2%★★★☆☆
202376.252 of 24378.6%★★★★☆
202277.949 of 25780.9%★★★★☆
202175.554 of 25779.0%★★★★☆
201988.122 of 26491.7%★★★★★
201888.220 of 25292.1%★★★★★
201792.111 of 27296.0%★★★★★
201684.430 of 26088.5%★★★★☆
201471.463 of 26476.1%★★★★☆
201377.156 of 26979.2%★★★★☆
201276.945 of 27083.3%★★★★☆
201181.234 of 26487.1%★★★★☆
201087.620 of 25592.2%★★★★★
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Science67%~ state avg
Mathematics57%+4 vs state
English Language Arts50%+5 vs state

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021

Open Quote the school seems to be ran well from a office stand point.
Although the kids are all selling and doing vapes and fighting in the bathrooms. you can tell teachers and nothing seems to get done. Also the teachers send work home but are not available thru email to help with it. Not all kids learn the same way. Covid has shown how lazy booneville school teachers have gotten. You almost get a sense that they act as we owe them something Close Quote




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In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended R.H. Long Booneville Middle School.

Students at R.H. Long Booneville Middle School are 67% White, 20% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

R.H. Long Booneville Middle School ranks 83rd of 260 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend R.H. Long Booneville Middle School usually go on to attend Booneville 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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