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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 39213

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1,264

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Top rankedNorthwest Middle School31^st of 263 Mississippi middle schools

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Summary:

Zip code 39213 is home to three middle schools—Powell Middle School, Bailey APAC Middle School, and Northwest Middle School—all serving grades 6 through 8 within the Jackson Public Schools district, which ranks near the bottom of Mississippi districts. Despite the district's low overall ranking, however, this zip code contains an extraordinary mix of schools. Two of the three schools rank in the top 12-13% of Mississippi middle schools, while the third ranks in the bottom 1%. All three serve almost entirely low-income families, with 99-100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.

The contrast between Powell Middle School and its neighbors is stark. Powell ranks 259 out of 260 Mississippi middle schools, with 0 stars, and only about 8-10% of its students score proficient in reading and math. By comparison, Bailey APAC Middle School ranks 34th (87th percentile, 4 stars) and Northwest Middle School ranks 31st (88th percentile, 4 stars). In 8th grade reading, Northwest's proficiency rate of 78.9% is nearly ten times Powell's 8.4%. The gap in 8th grade science is similar: 87.3% at Northwest versus 17.5% at Powell. Both Bailey and Northwest also post remarkable Algebra I results, with more than 95% of students scoring proficient, compared to just 42.7% districtwide.

What makes these differences especially notable is that poverty levels are nearly identical across all three schools. Bailey and Northwest prove that high-poverty schools can outperform state averages. Attendance appears to be one factor: Powell's chronic absenteeism rate is 37.4%, well above the district's 30.1% and the state's 23.9%. Also worth noting, Bailey APAC and Northwest share the same campus address on Highway 49 North, and Bailey's test data includes 4th and 5th grade results despite being classified as a middle school. Rankings for all three schools have been stable for three years, suggesting these are deep, structural differences—not one-year flukes. Parents choosing among these schools should weigh the starkly different academic outcomes carefully.

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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	Directly certified (2024-25)	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 4th Grade	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 4th 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
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	52.8%	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	258^th of 265 public middle schools	2.6%	4			13.9	9.1	8.4			11.1	11.7	7.8			17.5	$16,140
Northwest Middle School	Public	6-8	7020 Highway 49 North	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(601) 987-3609	242	23	10.3	26.9%	2 (0.8%)	231 (95.5%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85.3	31^st of 263 public middle schools	88.2%		83.7	28^th of 265 public middle schools	89.4%	3			66.3	46.4	78.9			59.0	66.6	64.8	96.2		87.3	$19,264
Bailey APAC Middle School	Public	4-8	1900 North State Street	Jackson	39213	Hinds County	Jackson Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(769) 320-1887	318	28	11.4	22.3%	23 (7.2%)	288 (90.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	83.7	34^th of 263 public middle schools	87.1%		86.5	22^nd of 265 public middle schools	91.7%	12	70.6	85.7	58.7	49.6	62.8	47.1	53.6	64.8	76.6	68.6	95.3	96.4	59.8	$15,604

Cities Near Zip Code 39213

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jackson	0.82 mi	48	171^st
Clinton	5.12 mi	9
Ridgeland	5.42 mi	5	86^th
Pearl	7.36 mi	5	72^nd
Flowood	8.92 mi	4	35^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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