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Grenada Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
67th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 75% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

Grenada Middle School is a public middle school in Grenada, Mississippi, serving 797 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Grenada School District, which is ranked 11th out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grenada Middle School consistently outperforms the state average in MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) test scores across various subjects and grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 39.1% for 8th grade to 55.7% for 6th grade, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 46.7%, respectively. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 56.1% for 8th grade to 70.1% for 6th grade, significantly higher than the state averages of 47.5% and 52.9%. The school's performance in 8th-grade science was also impressive, with a proficiency rate of 58.1% compared to the state average of 54.7%.

While Grenada Middle School has maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.9% to 90.5% over the past few years, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.8% to 27.3% in recent years. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.91% to 99.66% in recent years, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. These factors may present challenges that the school and district should address to ensure all students have the resources and support they need to succeed.

793
Students ?
14.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,633
Per pupil spending ?
76.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 28 Jones Road
       Grenada, MS  38901

(662) 226-5135

District: Grenada School District


Students who attend Grenada Middle School usually attend:

High:    Grenada High School

Feeder schools for Grenada Middle School:

Elementary:    Grenada Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
50.7%
White:
45.9%
Two or more races:
1.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (56% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Above the Mississippi median (75th percentile)
Worth a look
!Graduation rate below the Mississippi average (0% vs 89%)
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg56%
Mississippi avg48%
67th of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Top 25%▼ down 15 pts since 2015
From top 10% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 130Grenada 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
202573.067 of 26674.8%★★★★☆
202471.167 of 26474.6%★★★★☆
202372.664 of 24373.7%★★★★☆
202269.973 of 25771.6%★★★★☆
202173.963 of 25775.5%★★★★☆
201975.856 of 26478.8%★★★★☆
201877.949 of 25280.6%★★★★☆
201776.353 of 27280.5%★★★★☆
201671.171 of 26072.7%★★★★☆
201587.226 of 26690.2%★★★★★
201457.8109 of 26458.7%★★★☆☆
201378.448 of 26982.2%★★★★☆
201274.059 of 27078.1%★★★★☆
201173.459 of 26477.7%★★★★☆
201070.664 of 25574.9%★★★★☆
200969.066 of 24773.3%★★★★☆
200859.1106 of 24456.6%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics65%+13 vs state
Science58%+3 vs state
English Language Arts47%+6 vs state

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Students at Grenada Middle School are 51% African American, 46% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Grenada Middle School ranks 67th of 266 Mississippi middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 793 students attended Grenada Middle School.

Students who attend Grenada Middle School usually go on to attend Grenada 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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