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Enrollment
358
Middle
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARKVILLE OKTIBBEHA CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018901453
Armstrong Junior High School
303 McKee Street, Starkville, MS 39759 · (662) 324-4070 · Oktibbeha County
GRADES 08–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
10.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
239 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 8 | 358 | 100% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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 Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
43.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 55.0% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Armstrong Junior High School
Armstrong Junior High School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Junior High School this school | 358 | 66.8% | 51.6% |
| Northeast Middle School Meridian | 520 | 71.5% | 48.0% |
| SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School Starkville | 646 | 65.8% | 49.3% |
| Milam Elementary School Tupelo | 456 | 66.7% | 55.2% |
| Lipsey Middle School BROOKHAVEN | 341 | 77.4% | 45.9% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Gulfport | 346 | 74.9% | 66.0% |
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 Armstrong Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #75 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #87 of 181 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #75 of 181 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #102 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #7 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #86 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #137 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -70.3% | #1 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
358
-406 (-53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 358 | 34.8 | 10.3:1 | 67% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 33.8 | 11.0:1 | 67% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 750 | 60.3 | 12.4:1 | 100% (747) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 51 | 15.0:1 | 100% (761) |
| 2017-18 | 1,204 | 71 | 17.0:1 | 72% (862) |
| 2015-16 | 1,166 | 64 | 18.2:1 | 73% (853) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Armstrong Junior High School.
About Armstrong Junior High School
Armstrong Junior High School is a small middle school with its address in Starkville, Mississippi. It reported 358 students in grade 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students, which makes this school 21% below average.
Armstrong Junior High School is a school in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District. The district has 7 schools and 4,880 students.
At Armstrong Junior High School, 70% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 26% White and 3% Asian. Census figures show Oktibbeha County is about 36% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
The school's 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. Statewide, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. Income data for the school show 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oktibbeha County is similar, at 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Armstrong Junior High School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 60.8% at Armstrong Junior High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 51.6%.
Looking at the county, Oktibbeha County, median household income comes to about $46,695, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 9, with about 4,880 students.
Measured in a straight line, Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Armstrong Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 46.8% proficiency; Armstrong Junior High School posts 51.6%.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Armstrong Junior High School had 764 students in 2020-21 and 358 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The school's ratio dropped from 15.0:1 to 10.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Armstrong Junior High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Oktibbeha County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,771
Census ACS
Median income
$46,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,880 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
- Starkville High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,066 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- West Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
Other schools in Starkville
- Starkville High SchoolHigh · 1,376 students
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,066 students
- Sudduth Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle SchoolMiddle · 646 students
- Overstreet Elementary SchoolMiddle · 324 students
- MILLSAPS CAREER & TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,066
- Overstreet Elementary School0.7 mi · 324
- Starkville High School0.7 mi · 1,376
- Sudduth Elementary School1.2 mi · 920
- SOCSD/MSU Partnership Middle School2.2 mi · 646
- South Side Elementary School13.3 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Armstrong Junior High SchoolHow large is Armstrong Junior High School?
Armstrong Junior High School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades 08-08.
What grades does Armstrong Junior High School serve?
Armstrong Junior High School serves grades 08-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Armstrong Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Armstrong Junior High School is approximately 10.3:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Armstrong Junior High School?
Armstrong Junior High School reports a student body of 26% White, 1% Hispanic, 70% Black, 3% Asian.
Who oversees Armstrong Junior High School?
Armstrong Junior High School is overseen by Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District in Oktibbeha County.
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