1
Parents: what's one thing you'd want the BYHALIA MIDDLE SCHOOL (5-8) administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
438
Middle
DISTRICT 346 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280285001291
Byhalia Middle School
172 Highway 309 North, Byhalia, MS 38611 · (662) 838-2591 · Marshall County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C+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
16.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
435 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 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 26% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
31.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 33.9% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 Byhalia Middle School
Byhalia Middle School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byhalia Middle School this school | 438 | 99.3% | 35.9% |
| Bettye Mae Jack Middle School MORTON | 486 | 99.4% | 32.3% |
| Leake Central Junior High School CARTHAGE | 383 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| North Pontotoc Upper Elem Ecru | 297 | 99.0% | 58.4% |
| Huey L Porter Middle Canton | 356 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Nichols Middle School Canton | 362 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
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 Byhalia Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #131 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #161 of 181 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #115 of 181 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #75 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #134 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #5 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #61 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.1% | #7 of 34 |
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
438
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 438 | 27.2 | 16.1:1 | 99% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 27.1 | 15.5:1 | 100% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 26.4 | 16.9:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 99% (444) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 24.5 | 13.4:1 | 88% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 89% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 29 | 17.4:1 | 90% (453) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byhalia Middle School.
About Byhalia Middle School
Byhalia Middle School is a public middle-grades school in Byhalia, Mississippi. It offers grades 5 through 8 and has 438 students enrolled.
Marshall County School District operates 8 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,769 students.
The biggest share of students at Byhalia Middle School, 37%, is Black. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic, 24% White, and 7% multiracial. The diversity index for Byhalia Middle School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 16.1:1 is based on 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Marshall County average a similar 97%.
Among Mississippi public middle schools, Byhalia Middle School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Byhalia Middle School are 8.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (35.9% actual, 44.5% predicted).
The school's county is Marshall County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $53,458, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Marshall County's 15 public schools enroll about 3,762 students and include Byhalia Middle School.
Byhalia Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Byhalia Middle School places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 438, close to the 447 recorded in 2020-21.
People who know Byhalia Middle School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,979
Census ACS
Median income
$53,458
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,762 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County School District
- Byhalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Byhalia High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- H. W. Byers High SchoolHigh · 362 students
- Potts Camp High SchoolHigh · 356 students
- Mary Reid SchoolElementary · 270 students
- H. W. Byers ElementaryElementary · 262 students
Other schools in Byhalia
- Byhalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Byhalia High SchoolHigh · 428 students
Nearby schools
- Byhalia Elementary School0.0 mi · 515
- Byhalia High School0.2 mi · 428
- Center Hill Elementary School4.6 mi · 788
- Center Hill High School8.4 mi · 1,059
- Overpark Elementary School8.6 mi · 635
- Lewisburg Middle School8.6 mi · 996
Frequently asked questions
About Byhalia Middle SchoolHow large is Byhalia Middle School?
Byhalia Middle School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Byhalia Middle School serve?
Byhalia Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Byhalia Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Byhalia Middle School.
How diverse is Byhalia Middle School?
Byhalia Middle School reports a student body of 24% White, 33% Hispanic, 37% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Byhalia Middle School?
Byhalia Middle School is overseen by Marshall County School District in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.