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Woolfolk Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
Summary

Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School is a public middle school in Yazoo City, Mississippi, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the Yazoo City Municipal School District, which is ranked 130 out of 130 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of middle schools in Mississippi over the past several years.

Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School faces significant challenges, including very high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.9% to 35.8% over the past few years, and extremely low academic performance, with proficiency rates on state tests ranging from 7.3% to 21.8% across different grade levels and subject areas, compared to state averages of 37.3% to 55.5%. The school also has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Interestingly, the nearby Yazoo County Middle School, which is part of a different school district, performs significantly better than Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School, with higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and a higher school ranking. This suggests that the challenges faced by Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School are not solely due to the broader economic and demographic factors in the region, and the school may need to implement more effective strategies to address the needs of its students.

449
Students ?
44.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,242
Per pupil spending ?
68.2%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)
 209 W. 5th St
       Yazoo City, MS  39194

(662) 746-2904

District: Yazoo City Municipal School District


Students who attend Woolfolk Middle School usually attend:

High:    Yazoo City High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
97.1%
Two or more races:
1.6%
White:
0.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (16% vs 53% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015
!Science scores 43 pts below the Mississippi average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg21%
Mississippi avg53%
Not ranked this year
Woolfolk Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
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
20255.6254 of 2654.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.4247 of 2594.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.3227 of 2280.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.4233 of 2330.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.8227 of 2290.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.7219 of 2231.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.6195 of 2117.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201714.3236 of 27213.2%★☆☆☆☆
201610.5245 of 2605.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201519.9216 of 26618.8%★☆☆☆☆
20144.4261 of 2641.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.2267 of 2690.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.8264 of 2702.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201133.5202 of 26423.5%★☆☆☆☆
201022.8214 of 25516.1%★☆☆☆☆
200917.5207 of 24716.2%★☆☆☆☆
20087.8238 of 2442.5%☆☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2024-2025) ?
Science18%-43 vs state
Mathematics17%-38 vs state
English Language Arts13%-35 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Woolfolk Middle School

Students who attend Woolfolk Middle School usually go on to attend Yazoo City High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 449 students attended Woolfolk Middle School.

Students at Woolfolk Middle School are 97% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance data & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataOct 6, 2026
2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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