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If you could change one rule at BATESVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
756
Middle
DISTRICT 703 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH PANOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280405000764
Batesville Junior High School
507 Tiger Drive, Batesville, MS 38606 · (662) 563-4503 · Panola County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL756 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Mississippi public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
664 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 6 | 237 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 259 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 34% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Batesville Junior High School→South Panola High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Panola School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
47.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.8% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 47.5% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Batesville Junior High School
Batesville Junior High School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Junior High School this school | 756 | 87.8% | 46.4% |
| Fifth Street School WEST POINT | 440 | 85.2% | 45.0% |
| Grenada Middle School GRENADA | 793 | 76.3% | 57.9% |
| Kosciusko Jr High School KOSCIUSKO | 472 | 77.3% | 53.4% |
| Gulfport Central Middle Gulfport | 568 | 99.8% | 47.0% |
| Alexander Junior High BROOKHAVEN | 340 | 82.6% | 45.0% |
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 Batesville Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #96 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #88 of 181 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #95 of 181 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 756 | #25 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #96 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #64 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #91 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #87 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
756
-106 (-12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 945
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 756 | 54.5 | 13.9:1 | 88% (664) |
| 2023-24 | 784 | 64.8 | 12.1:1 | 82% (642) |
| 2022-23 | 825 | 60.9 | 13.6:1 | 100% (822) |
| 2020-21 | 862 | 57 | 15.1:1 | 100% (859) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 57.5 | 14.5:1 | 85% (708) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 83% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 937 | 49 | 19.1:1 | 83% (778) |
| 2000-01 | 924 | 46 | 20.1:1 | 71% (652) |
| 1990-91 | 945 | 46 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Batesville Junior High School.
About Batesville Junior High School
Batesville Junior High School is a middle school with a street address in Batesville, Mississippi. Its 756 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 67% larger than the 452 average for middle schools in Mississippi.
Federal data list 6 schools in South Panola School District, with 4,220 students enrolled.
Batesville Junior High School is 63% Black by enrollment. Other students are 27% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. By comparison, Panola County residents are about 48% Black. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.9:1. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1. Eligible students account for 88% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 88% average for public schools in Panola County.
Batesville Junior High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Batesville Junior High School is -3.8 points: 46.4% actual, 50.2% predicted.
Within Panola County, the median household income is $45,945, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. In all, Panola County has 13 public schools and roughly 5,323 students.
The shortest distance from Batesville Junior High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Batesville Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 4 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Batesville Junior High School places 6th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Batesville Junior High School's location as Town: Distant.
The school enrolled 756 students in 2024-25, 106 fewer than the 862 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Batesville Junior High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Panola County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,808
Census ACS
Median income
$45,945
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,323 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Panola School District
- South Panola High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Batesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Pope SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Batesville Middle SchoolElementary · 474 students
- SOUTH PANOLA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
Other schools in Batesville
- South Panola High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Batesville Elementary SchoolElementary · 741 students
- Batesville Intermediate SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Batesville Middle SchoolElementary · 474 students
- SOUTH PANOLA ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLElementary
Nearby schools
- Batesville Middle School0.1 mi · 474
- South Panola High School0.2 mi · 1,113
- Batesville Intermediate School0.8 mi · 587
- Batesville Elementary School0.8 mi · 741
- Pope School7.3 mi · 549
- Green Hill Intermediate7.9 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Batesville Junior High SchoolHow large is Batesville Junior High School?
Batesville Junior High School enrolls approximately 756 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Batesville Junior High School serve?
Batesville Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Batesville Junior High School have?
Batesville Junior High School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Batesville Junior High School?
At Batesville Junior High School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 63% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Batesville Junior High School public or private?
Batesville Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Panola School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.