Enrollment
312
Middle
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCOMB SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280288000972
Denman Junior High School
1211 LOUISIANA AVENUE, MCCOMB, MS 39648 · (601) 684-2387 · Pike County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 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
14.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
312 students
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 80%
Community
0
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 7 | 153 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 159 | 51% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within McComb School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
20.9%
MS avg 45.9% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
MS avg 52.8% . -21.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 22 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 50.8% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
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 Denman Junior High School
Denman Junior High School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denman Junior High School this school | 312 | 100.0% | 36.0% |
| Higgins Middle School MCCOMB | 287 | 100.0% | 48.4% |
| Robert L Merritt Junior High Indianola | 341 | 100.0% | 48.5% |
| Tunica Middle School TUNICA | 334 | 99.7% | 43.8% |
| Bailey APAC Middle School Jackson | 318 | 99.1% | 68.5% |
| Greenwood Middle School Greenwood | 278 | 100.0% | 27.6% |
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 Denman Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Pike County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #130 of 176 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #146 of 181 ▼ 48 | #6 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #159 of 181 ▼ 46 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #124 of 186 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #109 of 163 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #133 of 164 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #35 of 184 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #65 of 119 | N/A |
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
312
-69 (-18%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 312 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 100% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 27.9 | 10.4:1 | 100% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 27.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 381 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 100% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 100% (364) |
| 2015-16 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 99% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 79% (341) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denman Junior High School.
About Denman Junior High School
Denman Junior High School operates as a small middle school in MCCOMB, Mississippi. In all, 312 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. It has 31% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
The district, McComb School District, has 2,121 students enrolled across 6 schools.
Of every 100 students at Denman Junior High School, about 88 are Black. Smaller groups are 4% White, 4% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Pike County is roughly 54% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 22%.
Denman Junior High School reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.2:1. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. There are 312 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 100% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Pike County averages 91%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Denman Junior High School lands at C, ahead of 31% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Denman Junior High School would score about 44.1%. It scores 36.0%, 8.1 points below that figure.
In Pike County, median household income comes to about $43,814, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pike County counts 20 public schools with about 5,717 students.
Measured in a straight line, McComb High School is about 0.2 miles from Denman Junior High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.4%, higher than Denman Junior High School's 36.0%.
Denman Junior High School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Denman Junior High School had a net loss of 69 students, or 18%. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.1 to 14.2 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Denman Junior High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Pike County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
39,602
Census ACS
Median income
$43,814
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,717 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McComb School District
- McComb High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Otken Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Higgins Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Summit Elementary SchoolElementary · 200 students
- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in MCCOMB
- McComb High SchoolHigh · 632 students
- Otken Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
- Higgins Middle SchoolMiddle · 287 students
- Kennedy Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY COMPLEXHigh
- TAC ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
Nearby schools
- McComb High School0.2 mi · 632
- Otken Elementary School0.4 mi · 458
- Kennedy Elementary School1.3 mi · 232
- Higgins Middle School1.4 mi · 287
- Summit Elementary School2.5 mi · 200
- North Pike Upper Elementary School3.7 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Denman Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Denman Junior High School?
Denman Junior High School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Denman Junior High School serve?
Denman Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Denman Junior High School have?
Denman Junior High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Denman Junior High School?
Student demographics at Denman Junior High School are roughly 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 88% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Denman Junior High School in?
Denman Junior High School is part of McComb School District.
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