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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Hinds County, Mississippi

15 public middle schools in Hinds County, Mississippi appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public middle schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Lovett Elementary School leads the list at 67.4%, against a median of 22.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hinds County, Mississippi

Top % Proficient (Reading)

67.4%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

22.9%

BEST IN READING · HINDS COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Lovett Elementary School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	Middle	375	67.4%
2	Northwest Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	242	66.0%
3	Clinton Junior High School	Clinton, MS	Clinton Public School District	Middle	862	61.4%
4	Bailey APAC Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	318	59.4%
5	Byram Middle School	Terry, MS	Hinds County School District	Middle	785	35.0%
6	Smilow Prep	Jackson, MS	Joel E. Smilow Prep	Middle	521	25.7%
7	Midtown Public Charter School	Jackson, MS	Midtown Public Charter School	Middle	420	25.4%
8	Reimagine Prep	Jackson, MS	Reimagine Prep	Middle	457	22.9%
9	Kirksey Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	389	21.5%
10	CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	JACKSON, MS	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	483	16.7%
11	Powell Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	704	14.3%
12	Cardozo Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	531	13.1%
13	Blackburn Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	317	13.0%
14	Peeples Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	541	11.9%
15	WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	JACKSON, MS	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	301	9.4%

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