Brandon Middle School

Brandon Middle School operates as a substantial junior high in Brandon, Mississippi, part of Rankin County School District. Current enrollment sits at 1,155 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 156% above the typical public school in Mississippi, which averages around 452 students.

Across the 27 schools in Rankin County School District (18,196 students total), Brandon Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Brandon Middle School shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. Other groups include 33% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 91 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Rankin County runs at roughly 50%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Brandon Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.6%; this one delivers 69.2%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Rankin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,357 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Rankin County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,454 students), of which Brandon Middle School is one.

Brandon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brandon Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 72.7%.

Brandon Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Brandon Middle School's enrollment has edged down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,272 (now 1,155). Over the same period, the White share declined from 69% to 57%.

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