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What's one thing BETTYE MAE JACK MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
486
Middle
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCOTT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280390001145
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
128 M.L. KING DRIVE, MORTON, MS 39117 · (601) 732-6977 · Scott County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
17.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
483 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 5 | 117 | 24% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 133 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 131 | 27% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
27.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 27.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.8% | 29.3% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bettye Mae Jack Middle School this school | 486 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
| Byhalia Middle School Byhalia | 438 | 99.3% | 35.9% |
| Hawkins Middle School FOREST | 460 | 83.9% | 35.6% |
| Leake Central Junior High School CARTHAGE | 383 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elem Ecru | 297 | 99.0% | 58.4% |
| William M Colmer Middle PASCAGOULA | 532 | 73.1% | 47.0% |
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 Bettye Mae Jack Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #147 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #149 of 181 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #129 of 181 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #58 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #149 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #7 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #59 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #81 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
486
-42 (-8%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 594
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 486 | 28.2 | 17.3:1 | 99% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 32.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 33.3 | 16.1:1 | 100% (535) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 99% (525) |
| 2017-18 | 546 | 30.1 | 18.1:1 | 99% (543) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 30 | 16.5:1 | 77% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 85% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 72% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 594 | 29 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bettye Mae Jack Middle School.
About Bettye Mae Jack Middle School
Located in MORTON, Mississippi, Bettye Mae Jack Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. It educates 486 students in grades 5 through 8.
Scott County School District has 3,989 students in 8 schools, and Bettye Mae Jack Middle School is one of those schools.
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 41%. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 27% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of Scott County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Bettye Mae Jack Middle School comes in at 68%.
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School counts 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 17.3 students for each one. Among middle schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Bettye Mae Jack Middle School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 44.4% for a school in Mississippi with Bettye Mae Jack Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Bettye Mae Jack Middle School posts 32.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Scott County, median household income is about $48,786, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Bettye Mae Jack Middle School is among the 12 public schools in Scott County.
Of nearby public schools, Morton Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Bettye Mae Jack Middle School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The number of students declined from 528 to 486 over 4 years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,718
Census ACS
Median income
$48,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Scott County School District
- Scott Central Attendance CenterCombined · 856 students
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Sebastopol Attendance CenterCombined · 684 students
- Morton High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 333 students
- Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 237 students
Other schools in MORTON
- Morton Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Morton High SchoolHigh · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Morton Elementary School0.3 mi · 686
- Morton High School0.4 mi · 476
- Pelahatchie High School9.0 mi · 336
- Pelahatchie Elementary9.0 mi · 385
- Forest High School9.7 mi · 438
- Forest Elementary9.7 mi · 740
Frequently asked questions
About Bettye Mae Jack Middle SchoolHow large is Bettye Mae Jack Middle School?
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades 05-08.
Is Bettye Mae Jack Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School?
Student demographics at Bettye Mae Jack Middle School are roughly 27% White, 41% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Bettye Mae Jack Middle School public or private?
Bettye Mae Jack Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Scott County School District.
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