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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 38646


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Top rankedQuitman County Middle School219th of 263 Mississippi middle schools
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Summary:

Zip code 38646 is home to just one middle school, Quitman County Middle School, which serves grades 5–8 in Marks, Mississippi. This school is part of the Quitman County School District, and because it is the only middle school in the district, its test scores are identical to the district’s averages. The school enrolls 265 students, and every single student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The student-teacher ratio is 25.8 to 1, and about 24.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2023–2024 school year, slightly above the state average. Statewide, the school ranks in the bottom quarter of Mississippi middle schools, with its most recent rank at 217 out of 260 schools.

Academically, Quitman County Middle School trails the state in every grade and subject tested in both 2024–2025 and 2025–2026. In the most recent year, the school averaged about 31.5% proficient across all tests, compared to a state average of roughly 52.2%, a gap of nearly 21 percentage points. Math is the weakest subject, with particularly large gaps in 8th-grade math (17.0% proficient vs. 51.4% statewide) and 5th-grade math (17.3% vs. 49.6%). English Language Arts also lags, averaging 27.1% proficiency versus a state average of 45.4%. Science is the school’s strongest area, averaging 48.5% proficiency compared to the state’s 64.7%, but it still falls short.

There are a few encouraging signs. Between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, 6th-grade math proficiency jumped dramatically, from 18.0% to 44.6%, while the state average stayed flat. Also, 8th-grade science nearly matched the state average in 2024–2025 at 52.4% versus 54.7%, and remained the school’s most competitive subject the following year. However, other grades saw declines, including 8th-grade math dropping from 25.4% to 17.0%. For parents, this school faces real challenges tied to high poverty, high chronic absenteeism, and large class sizes, though the strong science results and one notable math improvement show that progress is possible in some areas.

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