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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 39562

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School

541

Students

5-star school

Top rankedEast Central Middle School17^th of 266 Mississippi middle schools

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East Central Middle School up 4 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 39562 zip code area is home to a single standout middle school, East Central Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. This school consistently ranks among the top 6.4% of middle schools in Mississippi, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.

East Central Middle School outperforms both the Jackson County School District and the state of Mississippi in key academic metrics, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and 8th grade Science proficiency rates that are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite having a majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school is able to achieve these exceptional academic outcomes.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average, its student-teacher ratio of 15.4 to 1 is favorable compared to many other schools. Overall, East Central Middle School stands out as a model of educational excellence, providing a high-quality learning experience for its diverse student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAAP English Language Arts (2025)			MAAP Mathematics (2025)			MAAP Science (2025)	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	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAAP Science 8th Grade	Total
East Central Middle School	Public	6-8	21725 Slider Road	Moss Point	39562	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	No	(228) 283-3170	541	38	14.0	53.0%	505 (93.3%)	13 (2.4%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	87.4	17^th of 266 public middle schools	93.6%		89.3	21^st of 264 public middle schools	92.0%	4	58.1	59.2	58.2	73.9	78.1	68.4	66.6	$10,273

Cities Near Zip Code 39562

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Moss Point	1.12 mi	10	69^th
Pascagoula	3.28 mi	13	61^st
Gautier	6.01 mi	6	88^th
Vancleave	11.52 mi	5	10^th
Ocean Springs	11.55 mi	11	15^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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