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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BRANDON MIDDLE SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,155
Middle
DISTRICT 1,021 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANKIN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280383000737
Brandon Middle School
408 College Street, Brandon, MS 39042 · (601) 825-5998 · Rankin County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,155 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Mississippi public middle schools
- ATest 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
12.7:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
433 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 363 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 396 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 396 | 34% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
59.2%
MS avg 45.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 have held steady.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.2% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 74.7% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Brandon Middle School
Brandon Middle School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Middle School this school | 1,155 | 37.5% | 69.2% |
| Hernando Middle School Hernando | 1,183 | 27.0% | 73.9% |
| Northwest Middle School Flowood | 1,352 | 38.2% | 63.9% |
| Ocean Springs Upper Elementary Ocean Springs | 1,284 | 38.2% | 78.3% |
| West Lauderdale Middle School Collinsville | 537 | 39.5% | 70.2% |
| Ocean Springs Middle School Ocean Springs | 899 | 39.4% | 74.4% |
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 Brandon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #19 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #8 of 181 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #20 of 181 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,155 | #8 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #58 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #51 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #180 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #89 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
1,155
-122 (-10%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,089
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 1,155 | 90.8 | 12.7:1 | 37% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 1,153 | 91.4 | 12.6:1 | 39% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 1,193 | 92.8 | 12.8:1 | 100% (1,190) |
| 2020-21 | 1,277 | 99 | 12.9:1 | 100% (1,274) |
| 2017-18 | 1,272 | 97.8 | 13.0:1 | 34% (427) |
| 2015-16 | 1,294 | 99 | 13.1:1 | 34% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 1,166 | 92 | 12.7:1 | 31% (363) |
| 2000-01 | 958 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 33% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 1,089 | 56 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brandon Middle School.
About Brandon Middle School
Brandon Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in Mississippi, with an address in Brandon. Total enrollment is 1,155 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 156% more students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
Rankin County School District is responsible for 27 schools, Brandon Middle School included, with 18,196 students in all.
At Brandon Middle School, 57% of students are White. After that, the student body is 33% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Census figures show Rankin County is about 71% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
There are about 12.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Brandon Middle School, which has 90.8. Middle schools in Mississippi average 13.7:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Brandon Middle School is about 37%. That is lower than the 50% average for public schools in Rankin County.
On the allk12 Grade, Brandon Middle School lands at A-, ahead of 76% of Mississippi public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 75.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Rankin County show that the median household earns about $79,357 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Rankin County has 34 public schools with about 22,454 students, including Brandon Middle School.
Among nearby public schools, Brandon Elementary is closest at about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Brandon Middle School, there are 4 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Brandon Middle School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Brandon Middle School had a net loss of 122 students, or 10%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Brandon Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rankin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,854
Census ACS
Median income
$79,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,454 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rankin County School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,352 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
Other schools in Brandon
- Brandon High SchoolHigh · 1,609 students
- Rouse ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Brandon ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- StoneBridge ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Oakdale ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Pisgah ElementaryElementary · 556 students
Other Brandon Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Brandon Middle. Brandon Middle School is the largest of the 3.
- Brandon MiddleVirginia Beach, VA · 1,053 students
- Brandon Middle SchoolORTONVILLE, MI · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Brandon Elementary0.2 mi · 743
- Brandon High School2.1 mi · 1,609
- StoneBridge Elementary2.4 mi · 742
- Rouse Elementary2.6 mi · 798
- Pearl High School6.1 mi · 1,278
- Northwest Elementary6.1 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Brandon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Brandon Middle School?
Brandon Middle School enrolls approximately 1,155 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Brandon Middle School serve?
Brandon Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brandon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brandon Middle School is approximately 12.7:1 (91 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brandon Middle School?
At Brandon Middle School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 4% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Brandon Middle School in?
Brandon Middle School is part of Rankin County School District.
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