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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Mississippi

Across Mississippi, 163 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Blackburn Middle School leads the list at 7.3:1, against a median of 13.3:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

163

Mississippi

Best Students/teacher

7.3:1

Median Students/teacher

13.3:1

LOWEST RATIO · MISSISSIPPI

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Blackburn Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	317	7.3:1
2	Choctaw Central Middle School	CHOCTAW, MS	Choctaw Central Middle School	Middle	210	8.9:1
3	Plantersville Middle School	PLANTERSVILLE, MS	Lee County	Middle	241	10.0:1
4	Port Gibson Middle School	PORT GIBSON, MS	Claiborne County Public Schools	Middle	223	10.1:1
5	Gautier Middle	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	416	10.1:1
6	Yazoo County Middle School	YAZOO CITY, MS	Yazoo County School District	Middle	258	10.2:1
7	Armstrong Junior High School	Starkville, MS	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	Middle	358	10.3:1
8	Northwest Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	242	10.3:1
9	CHASTAIN MIDDLE SCHOOL	JACKSON, MS	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	483	10.4:1
10	Cardozo Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	531	10.4:1
11	Fifth Street School	WEST POINT, MS	West Point Consolidated School District	Middle	440	10.4:1
12	N R Burger Middle	HATTIESBURG, MS	Hattiesburg	Middle	525	10.5:1
13	William M Colmer Middle	PASCAGOULA, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	532	10.5:1
14	Lafayette Middle School	Oxford, MS	Lafayette County	Middle	420	10.5:1
15	Vicksburg Junior High	VICKSBURG, MS	Vicksburg Warren School District	Middle	409	10.7:1
16	Belle-Shivers Middle School	Aberdeen, MS	Aberdeen School District	Middle	266	10.9:1
17	Singing River	Gautier, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	416	11.0:1
18	Higgins Middle School	MCCOMB, MS	McComb School District	Middle	287	11.0:1
19	Trent Lott	Pascagoula, MS	Pascagoula-Gautier School District	Middle	524	11.1:1
20	Enterprise Middle School	ENTERPRISE, MS	Enterprise	Middle	268	11.2:1
21	MENDENHALL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Mendenhall, MS	SIMPSON CO SCHOOL DIST	Middle	226	11.3:1
22	Bailey APAC Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	318	11.5:1
23	Gulfport Central Middle	Gulfport, MS	Gulfport School District	Middle	568	11.5:1
24	Pontotoc Middle School	Pontotoc, MS	Pontotoc City School District	Middle	316	11.6:1
25	Houston Middle School	Houston, MS	Chickasaw County School District	Middle	352	11.6:1
26	Pontotoc Jr High School	Pontotoc, MS	Pontotoc City School District	Middle	361	11.6:1
27	Peeples Middle School	Jackson, MS	Jackson Public Schools	Middle	541	11.6:1
28	Columbus Middle School	Columbus, MS	Columbus Municipal School District	Middle	597	11.6:1
29	Coleman Middle School	Greenville, MS	Greenville Public School District	Middle	287	11.8:1
30	Old Town Middle School	Ridgeland, MS	Madison County Schools	Middle	693	11.9:1
31	North Panola Middle School	Como, MS	North Panola	Middle	243	11.9:1
32	Mooreville Middle School	MOOREVILLE, MS	Lee County	Middle	333	11.9:1
33	Northeast Middle School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	520	11.9:1
34	Natchez Middle	Natchez, MS	Natchez-Adams School District	Middle	397	12.0:1
35	Jefferson Middle School	Columbia, MS	COLUMBIA SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	329	12.1:1
36	Alexander Junior High	BROOKHAVEN, MS	Brookhaven School District	Middle	340	12.1:1
37	Warren Central Junior High	VICKSBURG, MS	Vicksburg Warren School District	Middle	525	12.2:1
38	Guntown Middle School	GUNTOWN, MS	Lee County	Middle	674	12.2:1
39	WHITTEN MIDDLE SCHOOL	JACKSON, MS	JACKSON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT	Middle	301	12.2:1
40	Northwest Middle School	Flowood, MS	Rankin County School District	Middle	1,352	12.2:1
41	Magee Middle School	Magee, MS	Simpson County School District	Middle	260	12.2:1
42	Madison Middle School	MADISON, MS	Madison County Schools	Middle	1,180	12.3:1
43	Neshoba Central Middle School	Philadelphia, MS	Neshoba County Schools	Middle	645	12.3:1
44	Florence Middle School	Florence, MS	Rankin County School District	Middle	556	12.3:1
45	Milam Elementary School	Tupelo, MS	Tupelo Public School District	Middle	456	12.4:1
46	Petal Upper Elementary	PETAL, MS	Petal School District	Middle	632	12.4:1
47	Tunica Middle School	TUNICA, MS	Tunica School District	Middle	334	12.4:1
48	SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School	Starkville, MS	Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District	Middle	646	12.4:1
49	Southeast Middle School	Meridian, MS	Lauderdale County School District	Middle	371	12.4:1
50	Alcorn Central Middle School	GLEN, MS	Alcorn School District	Middle	371	12.5:1

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