Crystal Springs Middle School

Crystal Springs Middle School is one of the tight-knit intermediate schools in CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Mississippi, run under Copiah County School District, with 365 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Copiah County School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,077 students. Crystal Springs Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Crystal Springs Middle School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder consists of 11% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 51% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Crystal Springs Middle School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Crystal Springs Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.1%, the actual is 34.8%, a residual of -9.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Copiah County) logs that median household income runs about $49,089, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Copiah County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,397 students), of which Crystal Springs Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Crystal Springs Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crystal Springs Middle School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 46.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 49%: 720 students in 2018 compared to 365 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 82% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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