Enrollment
348
Middle
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMORY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280045000030
Amory Middle School
700 2nd Avenue North, Amory, MS 38821 · (662) 256-5658 · Monroe County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Mississippi public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
244 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 6 | 132 | 38% |
| Grade 7 | 117 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 28% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 Amory School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
47.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.3% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.9% | 68.1% |
% 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
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Amory Middle School
Amory Middle School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amory Middle School this school | 348 | 70.1% | 61.5% |
| North Pike Junior High Summit | 350 | 69.1% | 44.6% |
| Southeast Middle School Meridian | 371 | 71.2% | 65.0% |
| North Pike Upper Elementary School Summit | 317 | 71.6% | 53.2% |
| Jefferson Middle School Columbia | 329 | 72.0% | 48.6% |
| R.H. Long Booneville Middle School Booneville | 416 | 65.9% | 60.2% |
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 Amory Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #43 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #54 of 181 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #62 of 181 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #108 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #54 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.0% | #44 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #127 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #68 of 119 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
348
-37 (-10%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 348 | 27.8 | 12.5:1 | 70% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 25.9 | 13.2:1 | 61% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 331 | 26.1 | 12.7:1 | 99% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 27 | 14.3:1 | 99% (382) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 26.4 | 15.1:1 | 57% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 61% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 64% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | 50% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Amory Middle School.
About Amory Middle School
The public middle school Amory Middle School is located in Amory, Mississippi. It teaches 348 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 23% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
Amory Middle School is in Amory School District, a district with 1,461 students across 4 schools.
About 55% of the student body at Amory Middle School is White. Other groups make up 34% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. County-wide, 67% of Monroe County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
On staff are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. Statewide, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. Amory Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 70%. The figure for public schools in Monroe County is close, at 69%.
Amory Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 80% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Amory Middle School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.5% and a predicted 59.1%.
For the population of Monroe County, median household income comes to about $51,866, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County's 13 public schools enroll about 4,387 students and include Amory Middle School.
Amory High School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Amory Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Local comparison: Amory Middle School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 61.5% versus a 62.6% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 10%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.3:1 in 2020-21, and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Monroe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,747
Census ACS
Median income
$51,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Amory School District
- Amory High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- West Amory Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- East Amory ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- AMORY CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Other schools in Amory
- Hatley SchoolCombined · 905 students
- Amory High SchoolHigh · 444 students
- West Amory Elementary SchoolElementary · 355 students
- East Amory ElementaryElementary · 314 students
- AMORY CAREER TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
- MONROE CO ADVANCED LEARNING CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Amory High School1.0 mi · 444
- West Amory Elementary School1.0 mi · 355
- East Amory Elementary1.4 mi · 314
- Hatley School4.0 mi · 905
- Smithville School8.1 mi · 540
- Nettleton Elementary School10.5 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Amory Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Amory Middle School?
Amory Middle School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Amory Middle School serve?
Amory Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Amory Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Amory Middle School is approximately 12.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Amory Middle School?
At Amory Middle School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 2% Hispanic, 34% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Amory Middle School?
Amory Middle School is overseen by Amory School District in Monroe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.