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Blackburn Middle School

Q: Is Blackburn Middle School a good school?

Blackburn Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Mississippi middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Blackburn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Blackburn Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Blackburn Middle School?

Students at Blackburn Middle School are 98% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Blackburn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Blackburn Middle School usually go on to attend Jim Hill High School

Public Grades 6-8

260^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Mississippi middle schools

Summary

Blackburn Middle School is a public middle school located in Jackson, Mississippi, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 495 students. The school is part of the Jackson Public School District, which is ranked 103 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blackburn Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi middle schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 227 and 269 out of the state's 264-272 middle schools. The school has received a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating very poor performance. Blackburn's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and years. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.2% of 6th graders, 12% of 7th graders, and 12.1% of 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 46.7%, 37.3%, and 41.7%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.9% to 57.6% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While the nearby Kirksey Middle School, Chastain Middle School, Powell Middle School, Cardozo Middle School, and Whitten Middle School also perform poorly compared to the state averages, they generally outperform Blackburn Middle School in academic proficiency rates. In contrast, the nearby Pearl Junior High School, which is part of the Pearl Public School District, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates that are often 20-30 percentage points higher than the state averages.

317

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,571

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1311 W Pearl St
Jackson, MS 39203

(601) 960-5329

District: Jackson Public Schools

Students who attend Blackburn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jim Hill High School

Feeder schools for Blackburn Middle School:

Elementary:

Isable Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.8%

Hispanic:

0.9%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (13% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg23%

Mississippi avg48%

260^th of 266

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle Schools in the Jackson Public Schools

103^rd of 130Jackson 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	260 of 266	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	261 of 264	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	238 of 243	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	251 of 257	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	235 of 257	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	227 of 264	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	241 of 252	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.2	269 of 272	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	251 of 260	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	265 of 266	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	263 of 264	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	255 of 269	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.7	237 of 270	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	223 of 264	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	181 of 255	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	129 of 247	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.8	159 of 244	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?

Science15%-40 vs state

Mathematics12%-40 vs state

English Language Arts12%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAAP Mathematics (2025)					MAAP Algebra I (2025)	MAAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Algebra I End of Course	MAAP Science 5th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
Blackburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1311 W Pearl St	Jackson	39203	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 960-5329	317	43	7.3	99.7%	2 (0.6%)	310 (97.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	4.6	260^th of 266 public middle schools	2.3%		4.1	261^st of 264 public middle schools	1.1%	1			12.2	12.0	12.1			15.0	15.4	8.3			15.1	$16,571
Reimagine Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	309 W. McDowell Rd.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Reimagine Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(601) 941-0844	457	21	21.7	100.0%	5 (1.1%)	443 (96.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	9.8	248^th of 266 public middle schools	6.8%		23.9	203^rd of 264 public middle schools	23.1%	45		34.8	23.1	13.1	23.4		4.4	8.5	20.5	13.8		30.4	30.1	$12,878
Peeples Middle School	Public	6-8	2940 Belvedere Drive	Jackson	39212	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5660	541	47	11.6	100.0%	5 (0.9%)	450 (83.2%)	76 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	3.1	262^nd of 266 public middle schools	1.5%		2.4	264^th of 264 public middle schools	0.0%	2			16.2	7.9	8.9			11.3	7.4	4.4			11.6	$16,248
Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3655 Livingston Road	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3580	704	56	12.5	99.6%	6 (0.9%)	685 (97.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4.9	259^th of 266 public middle schools	2.6%		3.6	262^nd of 264 public middle schools	0.8%	3			16.8	10.9	15.4			13.6	9.6	5.4			20.3	$16,140
Cardozo Middle School	Public	6-8	3180 McDowell Rd. Ext.	Jackson	39204	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 346-5635	531	51	10.4	100.0%	9 (1.7%)	498 (93.8%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5.2	256^th of 266 public middle schools	3.8%		5	260^th of 264 public middle schools	1.5%	4			17.1	8.3	12.6			10.1	10.6	10.2	58.8		27.0	$15,290
Smilow Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	787 E Northside Dr.	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Joel E. Smilow Prep	Yes	No	No	Yes	(769) 524-5330	521	26	20.0	99.8%	1 (0.2%)	515 (98.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	16.5	228^th of 266 public middle schools	14.3%		24.8	197^th of 264 public middle schools	25.4%	31		37.8	27.1	19.4	22.9		26.4	30.8	17.9	28.9		60.5	34.3	$12,327
Midtown Public Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4795 Interstate 55 North Front	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Midtown Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(601) 354-7770	420	31	13.5	100.0%	2 (0.5%)	402 (95.7%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	16.7	226^th of 266 public middle schools	15.0%		14.5	237^th of 264 public middle schools	10.2%	11	50.0	42.4	13.7	13.7	19.0	40.0	33.9	25.5	42.4	19.0		35.6	41.9	$12,067
Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	5677 Highland Drive	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-8360	389	30	12.7	100.0%	8 (2.1%)	340 (87.4%)	33 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	15.6	233^rd of 266 public middle schools	12.4%		27.2	190^th of 264 public middle schools	28.0%	43			19.7	17.7	22.0			28.6	22.0	28.9	96.3		37.2	$17,184
Pearl Junior High School	Public	6-8	200 Mary Ann Drive	Pearl	39208	Rankin County	Pearl Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(601) 932-7952	944	72	13.0	70.9%	408 (43.2%)	381 (40.4%)	114 (12.1%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.3%)	57.7	115^th of 266 public middle schools	56.8%		50.5	130^th of 264 public middle schools	50.8%	15			39.5	39.6	47.6			52.5	49.5	58.9	97.7		50.3	$9,812
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	7020 Highway 49 North	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3609	242	23	10.3	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	231 (95.5%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83.7	28^th of 266 public middle schools	89.5%		89.3	20^th of 264 public middle schools	92.4%	8			60.8	59.7	78.9			47.8	75.0	67.6	100.0		78.8	$19,264

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackburn Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Blackburn Middle School?

Students at Blackburn Middle School are 98% African American.

Is Blackburn Middle School a good school?

Blackburn Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.3% of Mississippi middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Blackburn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Blackburn Middle School usually go on to attend Jim Hill High School

What district is Blackburn Middle School in?

Jackson Public Schools

How many students attend Blackburn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Blackburn Middle School.

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