Enrollment
104
Middle
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280138001315
Heidelberg Jr. High School
714 North Pine Avenue, Heidelberg, MS 39439 · (601) 787-3665 · Jasper County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL104 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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
10.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
104 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 | 55 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 47% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Heidelberg Jr. High School→Heidelberg High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within East Jasper School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
29.3%
MS avg 45.9% . -10.3pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
MS avg 52.8% . -15.8pp 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 47 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 16 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 62.3% |
% 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
48.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Heidelberg Jr. High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg Jr. High School this school | 104 | 100.0% | 48.2% |
| South Delta Middle School ANGUILLA | 138 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| Coahoma County Jr High School CLARKSDALE | 172 | 95.9% | N/A |
| Choctaw Central Middle School CHOCTAW | 210 | 98.6% | N/A |
| EAST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL Columbia | 143 | 97.9% | N/A |
| Jeff Davis County Middle School Prentiss | 262 | 98.9% | 41.3% |
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 Heidelberg Jr. High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.2% | #87 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #90 of 181 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #121 of 181 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 104 | #185 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #17 of 184 |
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
104
-48 (-32%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 162
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 104 | 9.9 | 10.5:1 | 100% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 8.8 | 12.2:1 | 100% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 115 | 11.6 | 9.9:1 | 100% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 15 | 10.1:1 | 98% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 134 | 15.6 | 8.6:1 | 98% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 14 | 8.1:1 | 97% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 17 | 9.5:1 | 96% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heidelberg Jr. High School.
About Heidelberg Jr. High School
Heidelberg Jr. High School is a very small middle school in Heidelberg, Mississippi, administered by East Jasper School District. The school has 104 students in 2024-25 across grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 452 students for middle schools in Mississippi.
Heidelberg Jr. High School is in East Jasper School District, a district with 739 students across 3 schools.
At Heidelberg Jr. High School, 70% of students are multiracial. The remaining students are 29% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heidelberg Jr. High School scores 42%.
Staffing at Heidelberg Jr. High School comes to 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.5:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Mississippi is 13.7:1. Heidelberg Jr. High School counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Jasper County.
Heidelberg Jr. High School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Mississippi public middle schools.
Heidelberg Jr. High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.2%, compared with a predicted 44.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Mississippi schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Jasper County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $48,660, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jasper County's 7 public schools enroll about 2,110 students and include Heidelberg Jr. High School.
Measured in a straight line, Heidelberg High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Heidelberg Jr. High School. The five-mile area around Heidelberg Jr. High School holds 2 other public schools. Heidelberg Jr. High School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment decreased 32% over 4 years, reaching 104 in 2024-25.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,059
Census ACS
Median income
$48,660
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Jasper School District
- William J. Berry Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Heidelberg High SchoolHigh · 246 students
Other schools in Heidelberg
- William J. Berry Elementary SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Heidelberg High SchoolHigh · 246 students
Nearby schools
- Heidelberg High School0.0 mi · 246
- William J. Berry Elementary School1.8 mi · 389
- North Jones Elementary School12.6 mi · 854
- East Jones Elementary14.2 mi · 794
- Northeast Jones High School14.3 mi · 938
- Nora Davis Elementary15.1 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Heidelberg Jr. High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heidelberg Jr. High School?
Heidelberg Jr. High School enrolls approximately 104 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Heidelberg Jr. High School serve?
Heidelberg Jr. High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Heidelberg Jr. High School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Heidelberg Jr. High School.
What is the student diversity at Heidelberg Jr. High School?
Student demographics at Heidelberg Jr. High School are roughly 1% Hispanic, 29% Black, 70% Two or more.
What district is Heidelberg Jr. High School in?
Heidelberg Jr. High School is part of East Jasper School District.
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