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Port Gibson Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
204th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 23% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

Port Gibson Middle School is a public middle school in Port Gibson, Mississippi, serving 264 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Claiborne County School District, which is ranked 112 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Port Gibson Middle School has consistently underperformed compared to the state average in academic assessments, with proficiency rates ranging from 18.6% to 20.8% in English Language Arts and 16.9% to 40% in Mathematics, compared to state averages of 37.3% to 46.7% and 47.5% to 55.5%, respectively. The school's performance in 8th-grade Science was slightly better, with 55.9% proficiency compared to the state average of 54.7%. Compared to the nearby Jefferson County Middle School, Port Gibson Middle School generally underperformed across all subjects and grade levels.

Port Gibson Middle School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 34.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The nearby Jefferson County Middle School also had a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.9% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, Port Gibson Middle School has a 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among its student population, which is also the case for the nearby Jefferson County Middle School.

223
Students ?
10.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,401
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 161 Ramsey Drive
       Port Gibson, MS  39150

(601) 437-4251

District: Claiborne County Public Schools


Students who attend Port Gibson Middle School usually attend:

High:    Port Gibson High School

Feeder schools for Port Gibson Middle School:

Elementary:    A. W. Watson Elementary
Racial breakdown:

African American:
96.4%
Two or more races:
2.2%
Asian:
0.9%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!English Language Arts scores 22 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg31%
Mississippi avg48%
204th of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 3 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
112th of 130Claiborne County Public Schools 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
202525.2204 of 26623.3%★☆☆☆☆
202415.5230 of 26412.9%★☆☆☆☆
202328.4167 of 24331.3%★★☆☆☆
202223.7195 of 25724.1%★☆☆☆☆
202112.1228 of 25711.3%★☆☆☆☆
201924.4201 of 26423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7199 of 25221.0%★☆☆☆☆
201710.8254 of 2726.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.2226 of 26013.1%★☆☆☆☆
201527.2196 of 26626.3%★☆☆☆☆
201437.9172 of 26434.8%★★☆☆☆
201317.6232 of 26913.8%★☆☆☆☆
20124.7267 of 2701.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201168.075 of 26471.6%★★★★☆
201039.0171 of 25532.9%★★☆☆☆
200920.3197 of 24720.2%★☆☆☆☆
200852.2136 of 24444.3%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Science56%~ state avg
Mathematics32%-20 vs state
English Language Arts20%-22 vs state

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Port Gibson Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.3% of Mississippi middle schools.

Students who attend Port Gibson Middle School usually go on to attend Port Gibson High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 223 students attended Port Gibson Middle School.

Students at Port Gibson Middle School are 96% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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