Enrollment
266
Middle
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABERDEEN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280036001467
Belle-Shivers Middle School
518 West Vine Street, Aberdeen, MS 39730 · (662) 369-2649 · Monroe County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% of Mississippi public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
266 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 5 | 73 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 7 | 67 | 25% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 28% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Belle-Shivers Middle School→Aberdeen High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Aberdeen School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
23.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 | 23.9% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 24.3% | 46.1% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Belle-Shivers Middle School
Belle-Shivers Middle School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle-Shivers Middle School this school | 266 | 100.0% | 36.6% |
| Greenwood Middle School Greenwood | 278 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
| Quitman County Middle School MARKS | 265 | 100.0% | 34.2% |
| Carver Elementary Indianola | 250 | 100.0% | 48.9% |
| Jefferson County Middle School Fayette | 240 | 98.8% | 29.4% |
| Northwest Middle School Jackson | 242 | 100.0% | 71.1% |
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 Belle-Shivers Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #128 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #110 of 181 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #147 of 181 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #139 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #16 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.6% | #150 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #11 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -50.7% | #4 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
266
-165 (-38%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 266 | 24.5 | 10.9:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 24.6 | 10.9:1 | 100% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 32.9 | 10.7:1 | 100% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 100% (431) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 37.2 | 14.5:1 | 100% (540) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belle-Shivers Middle School.
About Belle-Shivers Middle School
Belle-Shivers Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Aberdeen School District, located in Aberdeen, Mississippi. School enrollment was 266 students in 2024-25, in grades 5 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students.
The Aberdeen School District system has 3 schools and 924 students.
Belle-Shivers Middle School's enrollment is 94% Black. After that, the student body is 3% White and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Monroe County is about 30% Black. The school's diversity index is 12%, meaning two students picked at random have a 12% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.9:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. That is 31 points above the 69% average for public schools in Monroe County.
Measured against Mississippi public middle schools, Belle-Shivers Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, Belle-Shivers Middle School is 7.5 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Monroe County show that the median household income is $51,866, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 13 public schools in Monroe County, enrolling about 4,387 students in all.
Nearby, Aberdeen Elementary is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Belle-Shivers Middle School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Belle-Shivers Middle School ranks 8th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 266, a 38% decrease from 431 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 10.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.1 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Aberdeen School District
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Aberdeen High SchoolHigh · 312 students
Other schools in Aberdeen
- Aberdeen ElementaryElementary · 346 students
- Aberdeen High SchoolHigh · 312 students
- MONROE CO VOC TECHHigh
Nearby schools
- Aberdeen Elementary0.3 mi · 346
- Aberdeen High School0.9 mi · 312
- Hamilton School10.0 mi · 557
- West Amory Elementary School11.0 mi · 355
- Amory Middle School11.7 mi · 348
- East Amory Elementary12.6 mi · 314
Frequently asked questions
About Belle-Shivers Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Belle-Shivers Middle School?
Belle-Shivers Middle School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Belle-Shivers Middle School serve?
Belle-Shivers Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Belle-Shivers Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Belle-Shivers Middle School is approximately 10.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Belle-Shivers Middle School?
Belle-Shivers Middle School reports a student body of 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Belle-Shivers Middle School?
Belle-Shivers Middle School is overseen by Aberdeen School District in Monroe County.
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