Best Middle Schools in zip code 38748, Mississippi

Summary:

Zip code 38748 is home to just one middle school, Simmons Junior High School, which serves grades 6 through 8 in Hollandale, Mississippi, as part of the Hollandale School District. The school enrolls 116 students with a low student-teacher ratio of 13.6 to 1, and nearly all students (97.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a very high level of economic disadvantage. Because this is the only middle school in the zip code, the most useful comparisons are against state averages and the district's overall performance.

Academically, Simmons Junior High is a school of contrasts. The school holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 36th percentile of Mississippi middle schools, while the Hollandale district carries a 1-star rating and sits in the 21st percentile of districts. The strongest academic results come in 7th grade English Language Arts, where 41.2% of students are proficient, edging out the state average of 37.3%. In 8th grade science, the school's 54.8% proficiency rate essentially matches the state's 54.7%. However, 6th grade performance is a major concern: only 18.2% of students are proficient in ELA and 25.0% in math, compared with state averages of 46.7% and 52.9%. Chronic absenteeism, at 19.4%, is better than both the district (21.3%) and state (23.9%).

The most interesting pattern is how much the achievement gap narrows as students progress. By 8th grade, math proficiency is within 2.3 points of the state average, and science essentially ties it, which may indicate the school adds value during the middle school years. That said, the school's state ranking declined from the 43rd percentile (151st of 264) in 2023-2024 to the 36th percentile (170th of 266) in 2024-2025, so it is losing ground relative to other Mississippi middle schools. Since district-level test scores are identical to the school's at every grade and subject, Simmons Junior High is effectively the only middle-grades school contributing to the Hollandale district's data. Despite high poverty, the school shows genuine strengths in 7th grade ELA, 8th grade science, and attendance, making it a relative bright spot within its district.

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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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year

Cities Near Zip Code 38748

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hollandale	0.42 mi	3	164^th
Avon	11.54 mi	2	151^st
Anguilla	14.09 mi	1	139^th
Leland	15.85 mi	4	130^th
Greenville	16.88 mi	13	138^th

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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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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 38748

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