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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Mississippi · page 3

Ranks 101–150 of the highest-performing public schools in reading in Mississippi. Back to page 1.

BEST IN READING · MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
101	North Pike Junior High	Summit, MS	North Pike Schools	Middle	350	36.2%
102	Olive Branch Middle School	OLIVE BRANCH, MS	DeSoto County School District	Middle	744	36.0%
103	Byram Middle School	Terry, MS	Hinds County School District	Middle	785	35.0%
104	WEST MARION ELEMENTARY	Foxworth, MS	MARION CO SCHOOL DIST	Middle	234	34.3%
105	Ruleville Middle School	RULEVILLE, MS	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	Middle	131	34.1%
106	Higgins Middle School	MCCOMB, MS	McComb School District	Middle	287	33.6%
107	Shannon Middle School	Shannon, MS	Lee County	Middle	190	33.5%
108	Picayune Junior High School	Picayune, MS	Picayune School District	Middle	465	33.2%
109	Natchez Middle	Natchez, MS	Natchez-Adams School District	Middle	397	32.4%
110	Warren Central Junior High	VICKSBURG, MS	Vicksburg Warren School District	Middle	525	32.2%
111	Houston Middle School	Houston, MS	Chickasaw County School District	Middle	352	32.0%
112	Crystal Springs Middle School	CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS	Copiah County School District	Middle	365	31.7%
113	Robert L Merritt Junior High	Indianola, MS	Sunflower County Consolidated School District	Middle	341	31.6%
114	Jeff Davis County Middle School	Prentiss, MS	Jeff Davis County School District	Middle	262	31.5%
115	Byhalia Middle School	Byhalia, MS	Marshall County School District	Middle	438	31.3%
116	Fifth Street School	WEST POINT, MS	West Point Consolidated School District	Middle	440	31.2%
117	Nettleton Junior High	Nettleton, MS	Nettleton School District	Middle	243	30.5%
118	South Pike Junior High	Magnolia, MS	South Pike School District	Middle	241	29.7%
119	Simmons Jr. High School	Hollandale, MS	Hollandale	Middle	116	29.6%
120	Leake Central Junior High School	CARTHAGE, MS	Leake County School District	Middle	383	29.4%
121	Heidelberg Jr. High School	Heidelberg, MS	East Jasper School District	Middle	104	29.3%
122	Horn Lake Middle School	Horn Lake, MS	DeSoto County School District	Middle	948	29.2%
123	Leland School Park	LELAND, MS	Leland School District	Middle	232	29.2%
124	Southaven Middle School	SOUTHAVEN, MS	DeSoto County School District	Middle	1,423	29.0%
125	Oakhurst Intermediate School	CLARKSDALE, MS	Clarksdale Municipal School District	Middle	197	28.9%
126	Bay Springs Middle School	BAY SPRINGS, MS	West Jasper School District	Middle	181	28.9%
127	Magnolia Middle School	MOSS POINT, MS	Moss Point School District	Middle	359	28.8%
128	Northwest Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	484	28.6%
129	Bettye Mae Jack Middle School	MORTON, MS	Scott County School District	Middle	486	28.3%
130	Hazlehurst Middle School	HAZLEHURST, MS	Hazlehurst City School District	Middle	292	28.1%
131	Amite County Middle School	Liberty, MS	Amite County School District	Middle	144	27.4%
132	Cleveland Central Middle School	CLEVELAND, MS	Cleveland School District	Middle	423	27.1%
133	Magnolia Middle School	Meridian, MS	Meridian Public Schools	Middle	440	27.1%
134	Okolona Middle School	OKOLONA, MS	Okolona School District	Middle	125	27.0%
135	Eiland Middle	LOUISVILLE, MS	Louisville Municipal School District	Middle	308	26.8%
136	Alexander Junior High	BROOKHAVEN, MS	Brookhaven School District	Middle	340	26.7%
137	Quitman County Middle School	MARKS, MS	Quitman County School District	Middle	265	26.0%
138	Smilow Prep	Jackson, MS	Joel E. Smilow Prep	Middle	521	25.7%
139	Midtown Public Charter School	Jackson, MS	Midtown Public Charter School	Middle	420	25.4%
140	Nichols Middle School	Canton, MS	Canton Public Schools	Middle	362	25.3%
141	Yazoo County Middle School	YAZOO CITY, MS	Yazoo County School District	Middle	258	24.7%
142	Vicksburg Junior High	VICKSBURG, MS	Vicksburg Warren School District	Middle	409	24.5%
143	Williams-Sullivan Middle School	Durant, MS	Holmes County Consolidated	Middle	192	24.3%
144	N H Pilate Middle School	Newton, MS	NEWTON MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	178	24.1%
145	Laurel Middle School	Laurel, MS	Laurel School District	Middle	388	24.0%
146	Tunica Middle School	TUNICA, MS	Tunica School District	Middle	334	24.0%
147	Belle-Shivers Middle School	Aberdeen, MS	Aberdeen School District	Middle	266	23.9%
148	Plantersville Middle School	PLANTERSVILLE, MS	Lee County	Middle	241	23.3%
149	Quitman Junior High School	Quitman, MS	Quitman School District	Middle	288	23.0%
150	Reimagine Prep	Jackson, MS	Reimagine Prep	Middle	457	22.9%

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