Summary:
Zip code 39645, covering the rural town of Liberty, Mississippi, contains just one middle school: Amite County Middle School, a small campus serving 144 students in grades 7–8 within the Amite County School District. Because this is the only middle school in the zip code, its results represent the entire area's middle-level performance, and the school's test scores exactly match the district's in every subject.
Academically, Amite County Middle School trails Mississippi state averages in every tested subject for 2025–2026. Seventh-grade math is its strongest area, with 41.9% proficient, yet that remains 15.8 points below the state average. The largest gap is in 8th-grade math, at 17.6 points behind. English Language Arts is closest to state levels, with 8th grade only 5.7 points below. Encouragingly, the school posted notable year-over-year gains: 8th-grade science jumped from 38.7% to 46.0% proficient, and 8th-grade ELA rose 5.4 points. However, the school's state ranking has slipped from the 53rd percentile (3 stars) in 2023–2024 to the 30th percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, although it improved slightly from 188th to 181st place in the most recent year.
Significant challenges remain. All 144 students qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating extreme economic need, and 29.8% of students were chronically absent in 2023–2024—about 6 points higher than the state average, though 4 points lower than the district rate. On a positive note, the student–teacher ratio of 8.8:1 is quite favorable, offering small class sizes and strong potential for individualized support. Overall, Amite County Middle School is a high-poverty school with persistent achievement gaps, but its recent improvements in science and reading, combined with a low student–teacher ratio, provide a foundation for future progress if attendance and academic interventions are strengthened.
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