Enrollment
263
Middle
DISTRICT 394 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HATTIESBURG·NCES 280180001444
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy
176 WSF Tatum Dr., Hattiesburg, MS 39401 · (601) 582-5291 · Forrest County
GRADES 06–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
263 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 | 263 | 100% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hattiesburg. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
52.9%
MS avg 45.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.9% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.4% | 63.3% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Hattiesburg STEAM Academy
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hattiesburg STEAM Academy this school | 263 | 100.0% | 54.4% |
| Plantersville Middle School PLANTERSVILLE | 241 | 99.6% | 30.7% |
| Hazlehurst Middle School HAZLEHURST | 292 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Leland School Park LELAND | 232 | 98.7% | 32.8% |
| Laurel Upper Elementary Laurel | 253 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Crystal Springs Middle School CRYSTAL SPRINGS | 365 | 100.0% | 34.8% |
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 Hattiesburg STEAM Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #69 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #66 of 181 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #41 of 181 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #141 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #83 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #109 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #21 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #61 of 119 |
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
263
-32 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 263 | 19.8 | 13.3:1 | 100% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 100% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 20.2 | 13.6:1 | 100% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 100% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 18.6 | 16.7:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 100% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hattiesburg STEAM Academy.
About Hattiesburg STEAM Academy
A small middle-grades school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy is part of Hattiesburg. It reports enrollment of 263 students in grade 6. The school is 42% below the average for middle schools in Mississippi.
Hattiesburg counts 8 schools and 3,918 students, including Hattiesburg STEAM Academy.
Black students are 80% of those enrolled at Hattiesburg STEAM Academy. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% White. That compares with about 36% Black among all Forrest County residents. A diversity index of 35% means there is a 35% chance two randomly chosen students at Hattiesburg STEAM Academy are from different groups.
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Mississippi is about 13.7:1. Lunch program data show 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 79% average for public schools in Forrest County is 21 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Compared with Mississippi schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy's results are 10.3 points above predicted: 54.4% against 44.1%.
The school's county is Forrest County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $53,640 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Hattiesburg STEAM Academy shares Forrest County with 20 other public schools.
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy's nearest public school is N R Burger Middle (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Hattiesburg STEAM Academy places 7th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 263, down from 295 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 15.5:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Forrest County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
78,272
Census ACS
Median income
$53,640
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
10,857 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Thames ElementaryElementary · 619 students
- N R Burger MiddleMiddle · 525 students
- Rowan ElementaryElementary · 425 students
- Woodley ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Grace Christian ElementaryElementary · 367 students
Other schools in Hattiesburg
- Oak Grove High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Oak Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
- Bellevue ElementaryElementary · 1,145 students
- Hattiesburg High SchoolHigh · 1,014 students
- Longleaf ElementaryElementary · 787 students
- Oak Grove ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Nearby schools
- N R Burger Middle0.1 mi · 525
- Rowan Elementary0.8 mi · 425
- Hawkins Elementary2.1 mi · 283
- Hattiesburg High School2.4 mi · 1,014
- Woodley Elementary2.4 mi · 422
- Earl Travillion Attendance Center2.4 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Hattiesburg STEAM AcademyHow many students attend Hattiesburg STEAM Academy?
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy enrolls approximately 263 students in grades 06-06.
What grades does Hattiesburg STEAM Academy serve?
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy serves grades 06-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hattiesburg STEAM Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hattiesburg STEAM Academy is approximately 13.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hattiesburg STEAM Academy?
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 10% Hispanic, 80% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hattiesburg STEAM Academy?
Hattiesburg STEAM Academy is overseen by Hattiesburg in Forrest County.
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