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Best Middle Schools in Mississippi (2025-26)

Ranked middle schools

141

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Every ranked middle school in Mississippi, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.

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Mississippi middle schools ranked

Rank	Grade	School	City	District	Actual	Projected	Impact	Students
#1	A+	Lewisburg Middle	Hernando	Desoto Co School Dist	74%	59%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,031
#2	A+	Hernando Middle School	Hernando	Desoto Co School Dist	71%	57%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,150
#3	A+	Madison Middle School	Madison	Madison Co School Dist	69%	64%	Exceeds Expectations	1,154
#4	A	Ocean Springs Middle School	Ocean Springs	Ocean Springs School Dist	67%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	967
#5	A	Enterprise Middle School	Enterprise	Enterprise School Dist	66%	55%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	265
#6	A	Long Beach Middle School	Long Beach	Long Beach School Dist	66%	47%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	453
#7	A	Petal Middle School	Petal	Petal School Dist	66%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	745
#8	A	Germantown Middle School	Madison	Madison Co School Dist	65%	60%	Exceeds Expectations	1,008
#9	A	Clinton JR Hi School	Clinton	Clinton Public School Dist	63%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	871
#10	A	East Central Middle School	Moss Point	Jackson Co School Dist	63%	56%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	600
#11	A	Vancleave Middle School	Vancleave	Jackson Co School Dist	62%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	537
#12	A	Bailey Middle Apac School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	61%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	247
#13	A	Brandon Middle School	Brandon	Rankin Co School Dist	61%	56%	Exceeds Expectations	1,193
#14	A	Northwest Rankin Middle School	Flowood	Rankin Co School Dist	61%	60%	Meets Expectations	1,374
#15	A	Caledonia Middle School	Caledonia	Lowndes Co School Dist	60%	57%	Exceeds Expectations	498
#16	A	Desoto Central Middle School	Southaven	Desoto Co School Dist	60%	60%	Meets Expectations	1,468
#17	A	Biloxi Junior High	Biloxi	Biloxi Public School Dist	59%	51%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	881
#18	A-	Neshoba Central Middle School	Philadelphia	Neshoba County School District	58%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	702
#19	A-	Bayou View Middle School	Gulfport	Gulfport School Dist	57%	50%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	826
#20	A-	Center Hill Middle	Olive Branch	Desoto Co School Dist	57%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	775
#21	A-	Oxford Intermediate School	Oxford	Oxford School District	57%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	336
#22	A-	Mooreville Middle School	Mooreville	Lee County School District	56%	53%	Exceeds Expectations	372
#23	A-	Oxford Middle School	Oxford	Oxford School District	56%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	697
#24	A-	West Lauderdale Middle School	Collinsville	Lauderdale Co School Dist	56%	55%	Meets Expectations	525
#25	A-	Florence Middle School	Florence	Rankin Co School Dist	55%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	601
#26	A-	Hancock Middle School	Kiln	Hancock Co School Dist	54%	48%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	958
#27	A-	Kossuth Middle School	Corinth	Alcorn School Dist	54%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	381
#28	A-	Pass Christian Middle	Pass Christian	Pass Christian Public School Dist	54%	52%	Exceeds Expectations	451
#29	A-	Pontotoc Junior High School	Pontotoc	Pontotoc City Schools	54%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	375
#30	A-	Bay Waveland Middle School	Bay St Louis	Bay St Louis Waveland School Dist	53%	46%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	392
#31	A-	Union Middle School	Union	Union Public School Dist	53%	41%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	278
#32	B+	Stone Middle School	Wiggins	Stone Co School Dist	52%	47%	Exceeds Expectations	599
#33	B+	Sumrall Middle School	Sumrall	Lamar County School District	52%	52%	Meets Expectations	464
#34	B+	St Martin Middle School	Ocean Springs	Jackson Co School Dist	51%	53%	Meets Expectations	995
#35	B+	Lake Middle School	Lake	Scott Co School Dist	50%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	244
#36	B+	Rh Long Booneville Middle School	Booneville	Booneville School Dist	50%	44%	Exceeds Expectations	420
#37	B+	Tupelo Middle School	Tupelo	Tupelo Public School Dist	50%	38%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	1,080
#38	B+	Alcorn Central Middle School	Glen	Alcorn School Dist	49%	50%	Meets Expectations	368
#39	B+	George County Middle School	Lucedale	George Co School Dist	49%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	655
#40	B+	Grenada Middle School	Grenada	Grenada School Dist	49%	43%	Exceeds Expectations	834
#41	B+	Middle School Of Poplarville	Poplarville	Poplarville Separate School Dist	49%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	448
#42	B+	New Albany Middle School	New Albany	New Albany Public Schools	49%	46%	Exceeds Expectations	482
#43	B+	Gautier Middle School	Gautier	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	48%	40%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	423
#44	B+	Lafayette Middle School	Oxford	Lafayette Co School Dist	48%	48%	Meets Expectations	447
#45	B+	Oak Grove Middle School	Hattiesburg	Lamar County School District	48%	49%	Meets Expectations	1,294
#46	B+	Pearl Junior High School	Pearl	Pearl Public School District	47%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	1,001
#47	B+	Pearl River Central Junior High	Carriere	Pearl River Co School Dist	47%	50%	Meets Expectations	772
#48	B	Iuka Middle School	Iuka	Tishomingo Co Sp Mun Sch Dist	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	334
#49	B	Lake Cormorant Middle	Lake Cormorant	Desoto Co School Dist	46%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	764
#50	B	South Pontotoc Middle School	Pontotoc	Pontotoc Co School Dist	46%	45%	Meets Expectations	374
#51	B	Amory Middle School	Amory	Amory School Dist	45%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	331
#52	B	Olive Branch Middle	Olive Branch	Desoto Co School Dist	45%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	726
#53	B	William M Colmer Middle School	Pascagoula	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	45%	31%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	554
#54	B	Guntown Middle School	Guntown	Lee County School District	44%	48%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	696
#55	B	New Hope Middle School	Columbus	Lowndes Co School Dist	44%	44%	Meets Expectations	613
#56	B	Corinth Middle School	Corinth	Corinth School Dist	43%	41%	Exceeds Expectations	731
#57	B	Franklin County Middle School	Meadville	Franklin Co School Dist	43%	36%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	204
#58	B-	Northwest Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	43%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	206
#59	B-	Kosciusko Junior High School	Kosciusko	Kosciusko School District	42%	30%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	500
#60	B-	North Pontotoc Middle School	Ecru	Pontotoc Co School Dist	42%	43%	Meets Expectations	283
#61	B-	Picayune Junior High School	Picayune	Picayune School District	42%	40%	Exceeds Expectations	510
#62	B-	Purvis Middle School	Purvis	Lamar County School District	42%	46%	Meets Expectations	383
#63	B-	Senatobia Middle School	Senatobia	Senatobia Municipal School Dist	40%	38%	Exceeds Expectations	392
#64	B-	Alexander Junior High School	Brookhaven	Brookhaven School Dist	39%	32%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	405
#65	B-	Ripley Middle School	Ripley	South Tippah School Dist	39%	37%	Exceeds Expectations	477
#66	C+	Old Town Middle	Ridgeland	Madison Co School Dist	39%	35%	Exceeds Expectations	707
#67	C+	Southeast Lauderdale Middle School	Meridian	Lauderdale Co School Dist	38%	43%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	365
#68	C+	Jefferson Middle School	Columbia	Columbia School District	37%	38%	Meets Expectations	373
#69	C+	Northeast Lauderdale Middle School	Meridian	Lauderdale Co School Dist	37%	40%	Meets Expectations	565
#70	C	Armstrong Junior High School	Starkville	Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist	35%	30%	Meets Expectations	750
#71	C	Perry Central Middle School	New Augusta	Perry Co School Dist	35%	38%	Meets Expectations	216
#72	C	Shirley D Simmons Middle School	Canton	Madison Co School Dist	35%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	146
#73	C	Batesville Junior High School	Batesville	South Panola School District	34%	34%	Meets Expectations	825
#74	C	Bay Springs Middle Sch	Bay Springs	West Jasper Consolidated Schools	33%	26%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	197
#75	C	Byram Middle School	Terry	Hinds Co School Dist	33%	25%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	772
#76	C	Leakesville JR High School	Leakesville	Greene County School District	33%	40%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	309
#77	C	Heidelberg Junior High School	Heidelberg	East Jasper Consolidated Sch Dist	32%	22%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	115
#78	C	North Pike Junior High School	Summit	North Pike School Dist	32%	33%	Meets Expectations	353
#79	C	Seminary Middle School	Seminary	Covington County School District	32%	38%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	383
#80	C	Southaven Middle School	Southaven	Desoto Co School Dist	32%	28%	Exceeds Expectations	1,456
#81	C	Horn Lake Middle School	Horn Lake	Desoto Co School Dist	31%	29%	Exceeds Expectations	1,021
#82	C-	Socsdmsu Partnership Middle School	Starkville	Starkville- Oktibbeha Cons Dist	31%	36%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	753
#83	C-	Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	Morton	Scott Co School Dist	30%	31%	Meets Expectations	535
#84	C-	Eiland Middle School	Louisville	Louisville Municipal School Dist	29%	26%	Exceeds Expectations	391
#85	C-	Gulfport Central Middle School	Gulfport	Gulfport School Dist	29%	23%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	585
#86	C-	Shannon Middle School	Shannon	Lee County School District	28%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	202
#87	C-	N R Burger Middle School	Hattiesburg	Hattiesburg Public School Dist	27%	17%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	529
#88	D+	Byhalia Middle School 5 8	Byhalia	Marshall Co School Dist	26%	28%	Meets Expectations	444
#89	D+	Warren Central Junior High School	Vicksburg	Vicksburg Warren School Dist	26%	32%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	598
#90	D+	Cleveland Central Middle School	Cleveland	Cleveland School Dist	25%	21%	Exceeds Expectations	433
#91	D+	Hawkins Middle School	Forest	Forest Municipal School Dist	24%	24%	Meets Expectations	474
#92	D+	Rod Paige Middle School	Monticello	Lawrence Co School Dist	24%	29%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	259
#93	D	Huey L Porter Middle School	Canton	Canton Public School Dist	22%	20%	Exceeds Expectations	377
#94	D	Kemper County Middle School	Dekalb	Kemper Co School Dist	22%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	120
#95	D	Magnolia Middle School	Moss Point	Moss Point Separate School Dist	22%	23%	Meets Expectations	381
#96	D	Peeples Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	22%	13%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	298
#97	D	Denman Junior High School	Mccomb	Mccomb School District	21%	18%	Exceeds Expectations	334
#98	D	Fifth Street School	West Point	West Point Consolidated School Dist	21%	24%	Meets Expectations	526
#99	D	Vicksburg Junior High School	Vicksburg	Vicksburg Warren School Dist	21%	21%	Meets Expectations	405
#100	D	Magee Middle School	Magee	Simpson Co School Dist	20%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	325
#101	D	N H Pilate Middle School	Newton	Newton Municipal School District	20%	20%	Meets Expectations	179
#102	D	Yazoo County Middle School	Yazoo City	Yazoo Co School Dist	20%	35%	Underperforms Expectations	299
#103	D	Leake Central Junior High	Carthage	Leake Co School Dist	19%	20%	Meets Expectations	415
#104	D	Plantersville Middle School	Plantersville	Lee County School District	19%	21%	Meets Expectations	274
#105	D-	Leland School Park	Leland	Leland School Dist	19%	15%	Exceeds Expectations	264
#106	D-	Reimagine Prep (Charter)	Jackson	Reimagine Prep	19%	13%	Exceeds Expectations	514
#107	D-	Tunica Middle School	Tunica	Tunica County School District	19%	17%	Exceeds Expectations	357
#108	D-	Robert L Merritt Junior High School	Indianola	Sunflower Cty Cons School District	18%	10%	Greatly Exceeds Expectations	410
#109	D-	Holly Springs Junior High School	Holly Springs	Holly Springs School Dist	17%	17%	Meets Expectations	138
#110	D-	Magnolia Middle School	Meridian	Meridian Public Schools	17%	17%	Meets Expectations	428
#111	D-	Wa Higgins Middle School Academy	Clarksdale	Clarksdale Municipal School Dist	17%	12%	Exceeds Expectations	283
#112	D-	Laurel Middle School	Laurel	Laurel School District	16%	16%	Meets Expectations	555
#113	D-	Nichols Middle School	Canton	Canton Public School Dist	16%	19%	Meets Expectations	396
#114	D-	Northwest Junior High School	Meridian	Meridian Public Schools	16%	16%	Meets Expectations	566
#115	D-	Amanda Elzy Junior High School	Greenwood	Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch District	15%	11%	Exceeds Expectations	235
#116	D-	Columbus Middle School	Columbus	Columbus Municipal School Dist	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	667
#117	D-	Kirksey Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	15%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	247
#118	D-	Quitman County Middle School	Marks	Quitman Co School Dist	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	272
#119	D-	Quitman JR High School	Quitman	Quitman School Dist	15%	33%	Underperforms Expectations	329
#120	D-	South Pike JR High	Magnolia	South Pike School Dist	15%	16%	Meets Expectations	255
#121	D-	Port Gibson Middle School	Port Gibson	Claiborne Co School Dist	14%	13%	Meets Expectations	280
#122	D-	Ruleville Middle School	Ruleville	Sunflower Cty Cons School District	14%	12%	Meets Expectations	150
#123	D-	Blackburn Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	614
#124	D-	Drew Hunter Middle School	Drew	Sunflower Cty Cons School District	13%	13%	Meets Expectations	102
#125	D-	Greenwood Middle School	Greenwood	Greenwood-Leflore Cons Sch District	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	244
#126	D-	Hazlehurst Middle School	Hazlehurst	Hazlehurst City School District	13%	14%	Meets Expectations	332
#127	D-	Joel E Smilow Prep (Charter)	Jackson	Joel E. Smillow Prep	13%	20%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	577
#128	D-	Okolona Middle School	Okolona	Okolona Separate School Dist	13%	18%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	124
#129	F	Tl Weston Middle School	Greenville	Greenville Public Schools	12%	17%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	428
#130	F	B F Liddell Middle School	Macon	Noxubee County School District	11%	12%	Meets Expectations	306
#131	F	North Panola Middle School	Como	North Panola School District	11%	13%	Meets Expectations	281
#132	F	O M Mc Nair Middle School	Belzoni	Humphreys Co School Dist	11%	16%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	413
#133	F	Williams Sullivan Middle School	Durant	Holmes County Consolidated Sd	11%	11%	Meets Expectations	249
#134	F	Cardozo Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	10%	13%	Meets Expectations	625
#135	F	South Delta Middle School	Anguilla	South Delta School District	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	158
#136	F	William Winans Middle School	Centreville	Wilkinson Co School Dist	9%	11%	Meets Expectations	225
#137	F	S V Marshall Middle School	Lexington	Holmes County Consolidated Sd	7%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	350
#138	F	Bettie E Woolfolk Middle School	Yazoo City	Yazoo City Municipal School Dist	6%	8%	Meets Expectations	493
#139	F	Charleston Middle School	Charleston	East Tallahatchie Consol Sch Dist	6%	11%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	273
#140	F	Powell Middle School	Jackson	Jackson Public School District	6%	15%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	320
#141	F	Coleman Middle School	Greenville	Greenville Public Schools	5%	10%	Doesn't Meet Expectations	373

How Mississippi's middle schools compare

A: 31B: 34C: 22D: 41F: 13

46% of the 141 ranked middle schools in Mississippi earn an A or B (31 A grades, 34 B, 22 C, 41 D, 13 F), against 47% of middle schools nationwide. 120 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (85% here, 71% nationally), and 71 exceed it. On average 36% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 33% (national averages: 39% actual, 38% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Bailey Middle Apac School (61% against 23%, A), Petal Middle School (66% against 41%, A), Clinton JR Hi School (63% against 38%, A), Long Beach Middle School (66% against 47%, A), Pontotoc Junior High School (54% against 38%, A-).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 36): Desoto Co School Dist (4), Jackson Co School Dist (3), Rankin Co School Dist (3), Madison Co School Dist (2).

Cities with the most ranked middle schools: Jackson (9, 2 at A or B), Meridian (4, 0 at A or B), Oxford (3, 3 at A or B), Canton (3, 0 at A or B).

The largest ranked middle schools: Desoto Central Middle School (1,468 students, A, #16), Southaven Middle School (1,456 students, C, #80), Northwest Rankin Middle School (1,374 students, A, #14).

Middle schools in Mississippi that are not ranked

8 graded middle schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Closed schools (7)

NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.

F Brinkley Middle School, Jackson
B Carver Middle School, Raymond
D Carver Middle School, Collins
F Chastain Middle School, Jackson
D- Jefferson Co JR Hi, Fayette
D+ Mendenhall Junior High School, Mendenhall
F Whitten Middle School, Jackson

Not yet graded (1)

Too little test data to grade.

West Harrison Middle School, Gulfport

About this ranking

Scope: every public middle school in Mississippi.
Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the middle schools.
Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about middle schools in Mississippi

What is the best middle school in Mississippi?

Lewisburg Middle in Hernando ranks first among the 141 ranked middle schools in Mississippi with a SchoolGrade of A+, 74% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 59%.

How are middle schools in Mississippi ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many middle schools does Mississippi have?

SchoolGrade grades 149 public middle schools in Mississippi; 141 are ranked here and 8 are listed as not ranked.