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Brandon Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 263 Mississippi Middle Schools

Better than 96% of Mississippi middle schools

Summary

Brandon Middle School serves 1,155 students in grades 6–8 in Brandon, Mississippi, and is part of the Rankin County School District, a 4-star district ranked 25th out of 134 districts statewide. The school itself earned a 5-star rating and ranked 11th out of 260 Mississippi middle schools in the 2025–2026 school year, placing it in the 96th percentile. This is not a one-year fluke—Brandon has ranked in the top 30 of Mississippi middle schools for ten consecutive years, with nine of those years earning a 5-star rating.

Math is clearly the school's signature strength. In 8th grade, 84.1% of students scored proficient in math—a remarkable 32.7 percentage points above the state average and far ahead of nearby schools like Florence Middle School (62.1%) and Pearl Junior High School (49.8%). Brandon also posted a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam in every reported year, compared to a district average that ranged from 64.5% to 71.6%. ELA scores are solidly above state averages, with proficiency ranging from roughly 51% to 63% across grades, and 8th-grade science proficiency sits at nearly 80%.

Attendance at Brandon is another standout. Chronic absenteeism is just 9.0%—about one-third of the state average of 23.9% and dramatically lower than Pearl Junior High School (22.6%), Powell Middle School (37.4%), or Blackburn Middle School (57.6%). About 37.5% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch, which is lower than many nearby schools, and the student–teacher ratio of 12.7 is favorable. For families seeking a middle school with consistent academic excellence, strong attendance, and exceptional math instruction, Brandon Middle School is a clear leader in its region and across Mississippi.

1,155

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,756

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

408 College Street
Brandon, MS 39042

(601) 825-5998

District: Rankin County School District

Students who attend Brandon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Brandon High School

Feeder schools for Brandon Middle School:

Elementary:	Brandon Elementary
	Rouse Elementary
	Stonebridge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.8%

African American:

33.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Mississippi average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Mississippi middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg62%

Mississippi avg51%

11^th of 263

Mississippi public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Rankin County School District

25^th of 133Rankin County 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Mississippi percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	11 of 263	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	13 of 266	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	18 of 264	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	30 of 243	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	19 of 257	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	12 of 257	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	17 of 264	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	11 of 252	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	19 of 272	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.8	15 of 260	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	32 of 266	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	86.6	16 of 264	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	82.9	36 of 269	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	39 of 270	85.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.9	39 of 264	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.0	49 of 255	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	79.3	40 of 247	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	80.9	35 of 244	85.7%	★★★★☆

By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+34 vs state

Science80%+22 vs state

Mathematics77%+23 vs state

English Language Arts58%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Love the school and staff, however, Rankin County School District, board, directors and transportation departments are a joke. They are endorsing a curriculum in math that has caused many parents great grief. (Traditional methods are not adequately taught.) The spelling curriculum is also a joke. Five letter words in fifth and sixth grade??? Come on teach them quality, not quantity. It is not the teachers' fault, they are handed a curriculum and told to teach it. Transportation is not much better. My question is how can the Board justify a multi-million dollar board building with marble inlay floors when children at the middle school had no heat in the freezing weather?? Sure the Board is all cooped up in their nice warm offices while the children have to layer clothing to stay warm in winter months. Priority should be placed on educating our future, and equipping them to be the best they can. MCT results show that the quality of education in this district has dropped. While I am no proponent of sheltering children in private schools, the quality is very attractive. Including the fact that I am a certified teacher, I would give the school a C and the District a big fat goose egg...0...F. Priority needs to be place back on educating the children and not systematically trying to figure out how to educate on a lower budget. Everyone is on a budget... Some things are well worth the cost, but not marble inlay flooring and comfort for a select few when the district serves over 19,000 children. Close Quote

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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
Brandon Middle School	Public	6-8	408 College Street	Brandon	39042	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 825-5998	1,155	91	12.7	37.5%	656 (56.8%)	386 (33.4%)	44 (3.8%)	9 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (5.0%)	90.7	11^th of 263 public middle schools	95.8%		89.6	13^th of 266 public middle schools	95.1%	2		59.8	50.8	62.6		68.2	76.6	84.1	100.0		79.6	$11,756
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	5805 Hwy 25	Flowood	39232	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 992-1329	1,352	110	12.2	38.2%	705 (52.1%)	444 (32.8%)	71 (5.3%)	46 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	78.7	48^th of 263 public middle schools	81.7%		83.7	29^th of 266 public middle schools	89.1%	19		61.0	43.2	52.7		71.7	64.6	53.5	100.0		67.9	$11,126
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%)	56.7	104^th of 263 public middle schools	60.5%		57.7	115^th of 266 public middle schools	56.8%	11		52.1	34.3	41.3		60.5	47.8	49.8	97.8		54.8	$9,812
Florence Middle School	Public	6-8	123 Beverly Dr	Florence	39073	Rankin County	Rankin County School District	No	No	No	No	(601) 845-2862	556	45	12.3	45.3%	453 (81.5%)	67 (12.1%)	15 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	88.9	19^th of 263 public middle schools	92.8%		82.8	33^rd of 266 public middle schools	87.6%	14		64.0	51.2	59.2		71.5	75.3	62.1	98.6		81.0	$12,239
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%)	7.5	254^th of 263 public middle schools	3.4%		16.5	228^th of 266 public middle schools	14.3%	26	40.8	28.7	15.5	18.1	23.6	23.8	14.5	19.6		40.3	23.0	$12,327
Blackburn Middle School	Public	6-8	1311 West Pearl Street	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	260^th of 263 public middle schools	1.1%		4.6	260^th of 266 public middle schools	2.3%			15.1	9.7	18.5		11.0	16.6	15.6	91.6		21.9	$16,571
Kirksey Middle School	Public	6-8	5677 Highland Drive	Jackson	39206	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(769) 228-0028	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%)	6.1	256^th of 263 public middle schools	2.7%		15.6	233^rd of 266 public middle schools	12.4%	23		17.5	11.7	21.7		23.0	23.7	9.3	85.7		24.7	$17,184
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%)	14.3	243^rd of 263 public middle schools	7.6%		9.8	248^th of 266 public middle schools	6.8%	5	45.2	24.7	27.9	23.1	32.3	13.7	30.6	26.1		53.4	36.2	$12,878
Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	3655 Livingston Road	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(769) 228-0042	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%)	2	262^nd of 263 public middle schools	0.4%		4.9	259^th of 266 public middle schools	2.6%	3		13.9	9.1	8.4		11.1	11.7	7.8			17.5	$16,140
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%)	1.9	263^rd of 263 public middle schools	0.0%		3.1	262^nd of 266 public middle schools	1.5%	1		10.3	9.3	11.8		7.1	12.9	5.9			17.5	$16,248

Frequently Asked Questions about Brandon Middle School

What district is Brandon Middle School in?

Rankin County School District

What high school do graduates of Brandon Middle School attend?

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

How many students attend Brandon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,155 students attended Brandon Middle School.

Is Brandon Middle School a good school?

Yes! Brandon Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 263 Mississippi middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brandon Middle School?

Students at Brandon Middle School are 57% White, 33% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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