Bay Springs Middle School

Bay Springs Middle School operates as a modestly sized middle-grades school in BAY SPRINGS, Mississippi, overseen by West Jasper School District. Current enrollment sits at 181 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 452 students per school, that is 60% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in West Jasper School District (1,371 students total), Bay Springs Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Bay Springs Middle School reports that nearly all students (88%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 6% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 52% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Bay Springs Middle School records 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Bay Springs Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.8%; this one delivers 44.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jasper County) logs that median household earnings sit near $48,660, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Jasper County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,110 students), Bay Springs Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Bay Springs Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Bay Springs Middle School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bay Springs Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

Bay Springs Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 25%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 181 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.