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B F Liddell Middle

Public Grades 6-8
251st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 266 Mississippi Middle Schools
Better than 6% of Mississippi middle schools
Summary

B F Liddell Middle School is a public middle school in Macon, Mississippi, serving 294 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Noxubee County School District. Based on the data provided, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Mississippi middle schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 251 out of 266 middle schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

B F Liddell Middle School's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the MAAP (Mississippi Academic Assessment Program) tests, is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 10.3% in 8th grade math to 50% in Algebra I, compared to the state averages of 47.5% and 67.3%, respectively. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.7% to 28.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.3 to 15.7 students per teacher over the past few years, which is lower than the state average. However, the fact that 100% of the students at B F Liddell Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population, which may be a significant factor in the school's academic challenges.

305
Students ?
13.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,321
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 200 North Wayne Street
       Macon, MS  39341

(662) 726-4880

District: Noxubee County School District


Students who attend B F Liddell Middle usually attend:

High:    Noxubee County High

Feeder schools for B F Liddell Middle:

Elementary:    Earl Nash Elementary
Racial breakdown:

Two or more races:
67.5%
African American:
27.5%
Hispanic:
4.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (18% vs 50% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school18%
District avg21%
Mississippi avg50%
251st of 266
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi Middle Schools →
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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
20257.6251 of 2665.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.8229 of 26413.3%★☆☆☆☆
20238.2234 of 2433.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.1249 of 2573.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.4243 of 2575.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.9245 of 2647.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.3230 of 2528.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.9251 of 2727.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201612.9239 of 2608.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201530.0185 of 26630.5%★★☆☆☆
201428.7198 of 26425.0%★☆☆☆☆
20136.7264 of 2691.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201212.5251 of 2707.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201118.3242 of 2648.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201017.6224 of 25512.2%★☆☆☆☆
200910.6229 of 2477.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200813.4219 of 24410.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I50%-17 vs state
Mathematics19%-33 vs state
English Language Arts16%-26 vs state
Science16%-39 vs state

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Students at B F Liddell Middle are 68% Two or more races, 28% African American, 5% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 305 students attended B F Liddell Middle.

Students who attend B F Liddell Middle usually go on to attend Noxubee County High

B F Liddell Middle ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Mississippi middle schools.


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