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Shannon Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 263 Mississippi Middle Schools

Better than 21% of Mississippi middle schools

Summary

Shannon Middle School is a small public middle school in the community of Shannon, Mississippi, serving 190 students in grades 6 through 8 as part of Lee County Schools. The school currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 206th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools in 2025-2026, which places it in the 21st percentile and marks a continued decline from its 33rd-percentile ranking in 2023-2024.

Academically, Shannon trails both the Lee County district and the state in nearly every subject. In 2025-2026, the school scored below both benchmarks in all seven reported subject and grade combinations, with roughly 34% of students proficient compared with about 46% for the district and 49% statewide. Math is a particular weakness, especially in 6th and 8th grades, where proficiency gaps of 20 to 35 percentage points have been common. However, 7th grade math has been a consistent bright spot, reaching 56.3% proficiency in 2023-2024, slightly above the district's 55.3%. Science is a relative strength as well, with 47.9% of 8th graders proficient in 2025-2026, a gap of only about 10 points from the state's 57.8%.

Chronic absenteeism is a major concern, climbing from 10.8% in 2020-2021 to 37.6% in 2023-2024, well above the state rate of 23.9% and far higher than nearby Mooreville Middle School (19.9%) and Nettleton Junior High (23.7%). The school serves a high-poverty population, with 87.4% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, yet it also has the lowest student-teacher ratio in the area at 9.1-to-1, meaning class sizes are relatively small. While Shannon outperforms Plantersville Middle School in most subjects, it lags badly behind Mooreville, another Lee County school, where 8th grade math proficiency reached 69.0% compared to Shannon's 27.8% in 2025-2026.

190

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,390

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

232 Cherry Street
Shannon, MS 38868

(662) 767-3986

District: Lee County

Students who attend Shannon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Shannon High School

Feeder schools for Shannon Middle School:

Elementary:	Shannon Elementary School
	Shannon Primary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.1%

White:

30.0%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Mississippi average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 24% Mississippi)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg46%

Mississippi avg49%

207^th of 263

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Lee County

65^th of 133Lee County 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	207 of 263	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.4	194 of 266	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	177 of 264	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	156 of 243	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	170 of 257	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	159 of 257	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	162 of 264	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	188 of 252	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	175 of 272	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.2	195 of 260	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	52.7	112 of 266	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	33.9	180 of 264	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.9	186 of 269	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.8	199 of 270	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.6	180 of 264	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.9	188 of 255	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Science48%-10 vs state

Mathematics34%-20 vs state

English Language Arts30%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MAAP English Language Arts (2026)				MAAP Mathematics (2026)				MAAP Algebra I (2026)	MAAP Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 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
Shannon Middle School	Public	6-8	232 Cherry Street	Shannon	38868	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 767-3986	190	21	9.1	87.4%	57 (30.0%)	116 (61.1%)	11 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	25.3	207^th of 263 public middle schools	21.3%		28.4	194^th of 266 public middle schools	27.1%	13		32.0	25.5	30.5		30.6	46.8	27.8			47.9	$13,390
Nettleton Junior High	Public	6-8	1532 Maple Road	Nettleton	38858	Itawamba County	Nettleton School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(662) 963-7400	243	18	13.5	80.7%	143 (58.8%)	58 (23.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.4%)	40	155^th of 263 public middle schools	41.1%		41	161^st of 266 public middle schools	39.5%	6		33.3	37.4	14.5		61.1	57.8	27.6			50.0	$10,338
Plantersville Middle School	Public	5-8	2657 Main St.	Plantersville	38862	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 842-4690	241	24	10.0	99.6%	9 (3.7%)	192 (79.7%)	25 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)	14.1	244^th of 263 public middle schools	7.2%		17.4	222^nd of 266 public middle schools	16.5%	22	26.0	27.3	18.9	25.0	3.8	14.5	29.3	37.6		56.6	35.5	$15,440
Okolona Middle School	Public	6-8	404 Howard Gunn Street	Okolona	38860	Chickasaw County	Okolona School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 447-2362	125	11	10.9	100.0%	8 (6.4%)	112 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.0%)	30.7	187^th of 263 public middle schools	28.9%		28.9	189^th of 266 public middle schools	28.9%	2		28.9	37.5	19.5		39.4	43.7	29.2			56.1	$13,972
Tupelo Middle School	Public	7-8	1009 Varsity Drive	Tupelo	38801	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 840-8780	1,070	77	13.9	67.0%	344 (32.1%)	565 (52.8%)	100 (9.3%)	34 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.4%)	67.7	80^th of 263 public middle schools	69.6%		74.8	61^st of 266 public middle schools	77.1%	19			39.4	46.2			65.1	52.3	98.8		59.2	$10,592
Milam Elementary School	Public	6	720 West Jefferson	Tupelo	38804	Lee County	Tupelo Public School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 841-8920	456	37	12.3	66.7%	127 (27.9%)	248 (54.4%)	47 (10.3%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)								(n/a)		52.2				57.0						$11,300
Mooreville Middle School	Public	6-8	964 Cr 1409	Mooreville	38857	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	No	(662) 680-4894	333	28	11.9	48.6%	284 (85.3%)	16 (4.8%)	16 (4.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	77.4	54^th of 263 public middle schools	79.5%		82.3	36^th of 266 public middle schools	86.5%	18		48.5	39.8	46.1		54.5	83.9	69.0			85.3	$9,927
Amory Middle School	Public	6-8	700 2nd Avenue North	Amory	38821	Monroe County	Amory School District	No	No	No	No	(662) 256-5658	348	28	12.5	70.1%	193 (55.5%)	118 (33.9%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	44.3	142^nd of 263 public middle schools	46.0%		69.4	78^th of 266 public middle schools	70.7%	64		60.1	37.3	29.5		52.4	50.8	24.3			43.2	$11,703
Pontotoc Middle School	Public	5-6	135 Education Drive	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-6056	316	27	11.5	72.8%	154 (48.7%)	89 (28.2%)	53 (16.8%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)								(n/a)	58.4	49.7			71.1	71.0				74.7		$10,321
Pontotoc Junior High School	Public	7-8	132 North Main Street	Pontotoc	38863	Pontotoc County	Pontotoc City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(662) 489-8360	361	31	11.6	71.5%	172 (47.6%)	82 (22.7%)	79 (21.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	71.8	66^th of 263 public middle schools	74.9%		73.6	66^th of 266 public middle schools	75.2%				35.4	47.7			68.0	56.4			65.7	$11,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Shannon Middle School

What district is Shannon Middle School in?

Lee County

How many students attend Shannon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 190 students attended Shannon Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Shannon Middle School?

Students at Shannon Middle School are 61% African American, 30% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Shannon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Shannon Middle School usually go on to attend Shannon High School

Is Shannon Middle School a good school?

Shannon Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.3% of Mississippi middle schools.

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