Enrollment
82
Middle
DISTRICT 201 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNFLOWER COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280018701403
Drew Hunter Middle
10 SWOOPE ROAD, DREW, MS 38737 · (662) 745-8940 · Sunflower County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% of Mississippi public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.9:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
82 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 6 | 27 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 29 | 35% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Drew Hunter Middle→Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within Sunflower County Consolidated School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
Math
56.9%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.8% | 56.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.7% | 52.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% 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 Drew Hunter Middle
Drew Hunter Middle's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Hunter Middle this school | 82 | 100.0% | 48.6% |
| Simmons Jr. High School Hollandale | 116 | 97.4% | 43.2% |
| Ruleville Middle School RULEVILLE | 131 | 100.0% | 49.4% |
| Okolona Middle School OKOLONA | 125 | 100.0% | 38.8% |
| Shirley D. Simmons Middle School Canton | 124 | 94.4% | 56.3% |
| William Winans Middle School Centreville | 160 | 100.0% | 21.3% |
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 Drew Hunter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #186 of 186 |
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
82
-40 (-33%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 82 | 6.4 | 12.9:1 | 100% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 7.6 | 10.4:1 | 100% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 7.9 | 12.9:1 | 100% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 100% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 93 | 7.9 | 11.8:1 | 100% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | 100% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Drew Hunter Middle.
About Drew Hunter Middle
Drew Hunter Middle is a middle school located in DREW, Mississippi, in Sunflower County. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 82 students. Middle schools in Mississippi have about 452 students on average; enrollment here is 82% lower.
Drew Hunter Middle is among 11 schools run by Sunflower County Consolidated School District, which serves 2,807 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Drew Hunter Middle is Black, at 91%. It is also 6% Hispanic. Sunflower County's residents are about 73% Black, 19 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Drew Hunter Middle scores 16%.
The school's 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Drew Hunter Middle, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 100% average for public schools in Sunflower County.
Among Mississippi public middle schools, Drew Hunter Middle outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
In Mississippi, Drew Hunter Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.6% actual against a predicted 44.1%.
Looking at the county, Sunflower County, the median household earns about $39,956 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 22% of residents are in poverty. Sunflower County has 13 public schools with about 2,807 students, including Drew Hunter Middle.
Measured in a straight line, A.W. James Elementary is about 0.9 miles from Drew Hunter Middle. The ten-mile area around Drew Hunter Middle holds 4 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 44.7% proficiency; Drew Hunter Middle posts 48.6%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school shrank from 122 students in 2020-21 to 82 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 12.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Drew Hunter Middle. You can also rate the school on this page.
Sunflower County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,333
Census ACS
Median income
$39,956
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
22%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sunflower County Consolidated School District
- Gentry High SchoolHigh · 465 students
- Lockard Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Robert L Merritt Junior HighMiddle · 341 students
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Ruleville Central ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Carver ElementaryMiddle · 250 students
Nearby schools
- A.W. James Elementary0.9 mi · 219
- Ruleville Central Elementary5.5 mi · 271
- Thomas E. Edwards Sr. High School5.6 mi · 331
- Ruleville Middle School5.9 mi · 131
- D.M. Smith Elementary11.7 mi · 233
- Cleveland Central Middle School11.9 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Drew Hunter MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Drew Hunter Middle?
Drew Hunter Middle enrolls approximately 82 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Drew Hunter Middle serve?
Drew Hunter Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Drew Hunter Middle?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Drew Hunter Middle.
How diverse is Drew Hunter Middle?
Drew Hunter Middle reports a student body of 1% White, 6% Hispanic, 91% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Drew Hunter Middle?
Drew Hunter Middle is overseen by Sunflower County Consolidated School District in Sunflower County.
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