Cleveland Central Middle School

Cleveland Central Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in CLEVELAND, Mississippi, run under Cleveland School District. The school works with 423 students in grades 7 through 8.

Across the 8 schools in Cleveland School District (2,793 students total), Cleveland Central Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Cleveland Central Middle School shows that Black students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school shows 16% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cleveland Central Middle School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 100% of students at Cleveland Central Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, Bolivar County reports that median household earnings sit near $39,585, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 27% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bolivar County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,415 students), of which Cleveland Central Middle School is one.

D.M. Smith Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Cleveland Central Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Cleveland Central Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 479 (now 423). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 20% to 16%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.