Charleston Middle School

Charleston Middle School is a public middle school in Charleston, Mississippi, serving 206 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the East Tallahatchie Consolidated School District, which is ranked 125 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Charleston Middle School faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.9% to 43.2% over the past few years, well above the state average. Academically, the school consistently performs below the state average in proficiency rates for MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 10.4% to 33.3% in ELA and 13.5% to 33.9% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 37.3% to 55.9% in ELA and 47.5% to 55.5% in Mathematics.

Additionally, Charleston Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi middle schools, with rankings ranging from 178 to 249 out of 260 to 272 schools over the past 10 years. The school has also received low ratings from SchoolDigger, with 0 to 2 stars out of 5 over the same period. These challenges are further compounded by the fact that the school has a 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, indicating that all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.