Enrollment
305
Middle
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NOXUBEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280330000643
B F Liddell Middle
200 North Wayne Street, Macon, MS 39341 · (662) 726-4880 · Noxubee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Mississippi public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
305 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 6 | 97 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 32% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Noxubee County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
16.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.9% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.1% | 36.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 B F Liddell Middle
B F Liddell Middle's state test result (23.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B F Liddell Middle this school | 305 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
| O.M. McNair Middle School Belzoni | 305 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| Jeff Davis County Middle School Prentiss | 262 | 98.9% | 41.3% |
| W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies CLARKSDALE | 269 | 97.0% | 18.9% |
| T.L. Weston Middle School Greenville | 412 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| Choctaw Central Middle School CHOCTAW | 210 | 98.6% | 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 B F Liddell Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #165 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #167 of 181 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #169 of 181 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #128 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #91 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.6% | #80 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #41 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #10 of 34 |
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
305
-65 (-18%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 305 | 22.2 | 13.7:1 | 100% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 20.4 | 14.4:1 | 100% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 306 | 19.4 | 15.7:1 | 100% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 22 | 16.8:1 | 100% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 19.4 | 13.1:1 | 100% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 238 | 20 | 11.9:1 | 99% (235) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 99% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 94% (547) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 30 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B F Liddell Middle.
About B F Liddell Middle
B F Liddell Middle is a middle school in Macon, Mississippi, and it is part of Noxubee County School District. The school reports 305 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 33% smaller than the 452 average for middle schools in Mississippi.
B F Liddell Middle belongs to Noxubee County School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,321 students.
B F Liddell Middle is 68% multiracial by enrollment. Smaller groups are 28% Black and 5% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
B F Liddell Middle operates with 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.7:1. That matches the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi fairly closely. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Noxubee County.
allk12 grades B F Liddell Middle a D. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
After accounting for student poverty, B F Liddell Middle is in the bottom 10% of Mississippi schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.8% is 20.4 points below the 44.1% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Noxubee County has these Census figures: the median household income is $33,833, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 29% of residents are in poverty. In all, Noxubee County has 4 public schools and roughly 1,321 students.
The nearest other public school, Earl Nash Elementary, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, B F Liddell Middle ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Federal data show an 18% enrollment decrease, from 370 in 2020-21 to 305 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 16.8 in 2020-21 to 13.7 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Noxubee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,025
Census ACS
Median income
$33,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
29%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,321 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Noxubee County School District
- Earl Nash ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Noxubee County HighHigh · 405 students
- NOXUBEE CO VOC TECHHigh
Other schools in Macon
- Earl Nash ElementaryElementary · 611 students
- Noxubee County HighHigh · 405 students
- NOXUBEE CO VOC TECHHigh
Nearby schools
- Earl Nash Elementary0.7 mi · 611
- Noxubee County High3.3 mi · 405
- KCSD Lower Elementary School20.3 mi · 285
- West Lowndes Elementary20.5 mi · 276
- Nanih Waiya Attendance Center22.0 mi · 517
- Aliceville Elementary School23.3 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About B F Liddell MiddleHow large is B F Liddell Middle?
B F Liddell Middle enrolls approximately 305 students in grades 06-08.
Is B F Liddell Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
B F Liddell Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at B F Liddell Middle?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at B F Liddell Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at B F Liddell Middle?
At B F Liddell Middle, the student body is approximately 5% Hispanic, 28% Black, 68% Two or more.
Is B F Liddell Middle public or private?
B F Liddell Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Noxubee County School District.
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