Enrollment
144
Middle
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMITE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280042001584
Amite County Middle School
600 Irene Street, Liberty, MS 39645 · (601) 657-8920 · Amite County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
144 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 75 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 48% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Amite County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.4%
MS avg 45.9% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -19.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.4% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.7% | 59.2% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Amite County Middle School
Amite County Middle School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amite County Middle School this school | 144 | 100.0% | 43.2% |
| Okolona Middle School OKOLONA | 125 | 100.0% | 38.8% |
| Ruleville Middle School RULEVILLE | 131 | 100.0% | 49.4% |
| South Delta Middle School ANGUILLA | 138 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| Bay Springs Middle School BAY SPRINGS | 181 | 96.7% | 44.8% |
| EAST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL Columbia | 143 | 97.9% | N/A |
Matched among Mississippi middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Amite County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #111 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #116 of 181 ▼ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #131 of 181 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #178 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #12 of 184 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 144 | 16.2 | 8.9:1 | 100% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 15.8 | 8.1:1 | 100% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 15.9 | 8.2:1 | 100% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amite County Middle School.
About Amite County Middle School
Amite County Middle School, a small middle school, is located in Liberty, Mississippi. Classes run from 7 through 8, and the school has 144 students. Against the 452-student average for middle schools in Mississippi, enrollment here is 68% lower.
Amite County School District, which runs Amite County Middle School, has 3 schools and 914 students.
Amite County Middle School's enrollment is 82% Black. Next come 14% White and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 40% Black. Amite County Middle School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Amite County Middle School employs 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 8.9:1. This ratio sits 4.8 below the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 100% in 2024-25. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Amite County.
allk12 grades Amite County Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Amite County Middle School, the prediction is 44.1% and the result is 43.2%.
Among Amite County residents, the median household income is $37,222, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Amite County Middle School is one of 4 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Amite County High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Amite County Middle School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Amite County Middle School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Amite County Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
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Amite County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,565
Census ACS
Median income
$37,222
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
914 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amite County School District
- Amite County ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Amite County High SchoolHigh · 284 students
- AMITE COUNTY VOC COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in Liberty
- Amite County ElementaryElementary · 486 students
- Amite County High SchoolHigh · 284 students
- AMITE COUNTY VOC COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Amite County High School0.0 mi · 284
- Amite County Elementary0.8 mi · 486
- William Winans Middle School16.2 mi · 160
- South Pike High School19.9 mi · 425
- South Pike Junior High19.9 mi · 241
- Otken Elementary School20.3 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Amite County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Amite County Middle School?
Amite County Middle School enrolls approximately 144 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Amite County Middle School serve?
Amite County Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Amite County Middle School have?
Amite County Middle School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
How diverse is Amite County Middle School?
Amite County Middle School reports a student body of 14% White, 1% Hispanic, 82% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Amite County Middle School?
Amite County Middle School is overseen by Amite County School District in Amite County.
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