Senatobia Middle School

Senatobia Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Senatobia, Mississippi, with an enrollment of 417 students. The school is part of the Senatobia Municipal School District, which is ranked 53 out of 130 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Senatobia Middle School faces several key challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.6% to 23.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 6th grade Math proficiency rate of 51.2% is slightly above the state average of 52.9%, but the 8th grade Science proficiency rate of 44.2% is well below the state average of 54.7%. Additionally, Senatobia Middle School has an extremely high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 70.26% to 99.23% over the past few years, suggesting a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Lewisburg Middle and Hernando Middle schools, which are part of the Desoto County School District, significantly outperform Senatobia Middle School on most academic metrics. For example, in 2024-2025, Lewisburg Middle's 6th grade ELA proficiency rate is 69.4%, compared to Senatobia Middle's 45%. This suggests that the Senatobia Municipal School District may need to examine the practices and strategies of the higher-performing Desoto County schools to identify areas for improvement. Despite these challenges, Senatobia Middle School does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.6 to 16.4 over the past few years, which could be leveraged to provide more individualized attention and support for students.