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How has HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
352
Middle
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280020001538
Houston Middle School
632-A Starkville Street, Houston, MS 38851 · (662) 456-2254 · Chickasaw County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- B-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
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
276 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 119 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 37% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
MS avg 45.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 66.0% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Houston Middle School
Houston Middle School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Middle School this school | 352 | 78.4% | 47.6% |
| Southeast Middle School Meridian | 371 | 71.2% | 65.0% |
| North Pike Upper Elementary School Summit | 317 | 71.6% | 53.2% |
| Nettleton Junior High Nettleton | 243 | 80.7% | 38.7% |
| Amory Middle School Amory | 348 | 70.1% | 61.5% |
| Rod Paige Middle School Monticello | 191 | 82.2% | 57.7% |
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 Houston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #92 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #59 of 181 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #111 of 181 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #106 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #25 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #16 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #105 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 352 | 30.3 | 11.6:1 | 78% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 31.5 | 11.3:1 | 76% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 31.6 | 12.7:1 | 99% (399) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Middle School.
About Houston Middle School
Houston Middle School is the name of a small middle school in Houston, Mississippi. In all, 352 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. It has 22% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Mississippi (about 452).
Houston Middle School is part of a district of 5 schools: Chickasaw County School District, with 2,197 students.
At Houston Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 44%. Enrollment also includes 36% Black, 11% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Houston Middle School scores 65%.
The school had 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.6:1. Across middle schools in Mississippi, the average ratio is 13.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 78%. That is in line with the 79% average for public schools in Chickasaw County.
Houston Middle School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 46% of Mississippi public middle schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Houston Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Mississippi schools: 47.6% actual against 55.0% predicted.
For the population of Chickasaw County, the median household earns about $43,586 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Across Chickasaw County, 11 public schools serve about 2,709 students.
Measured in a straight line, Houston High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Houston Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The nearest schools with test data average 55.0%, higher than Houston Middle School's 47.6%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Houston Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chickasaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,915
Census ACS
Median income
$43,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,709 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickasaw County School District
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Houston Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Houlka Attendance CenterCombined · 457 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Other schools in Houston
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 529 students
- Houston Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Other Houston Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Houston Middle. Houston Middle School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Houston Middle SchoolGermantown, TN · 972 students
- HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHOBBS, NM · 822 students
- Houston Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 758 students
- Houston Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 556 students
- Houston Middle SchoolHouston, AK · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Houston High School0.1 mi · 529
- Houston Lower Elementary School0.5 mi · 472
- Houston Upper Elementary1.2 mi · 387
- Vardaman Attendance Center10.1 mi · 624
- Houlka Attendance Center10.3 mi · 457
- West Clay Elementary School11.7 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Houston Middle School?
Houston Middle School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Houston Middle School serve?
Houston Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Houston Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Houston Middle School is approximately 11.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Houston Middle School?
At Houston Middle School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 9% Hispanic, 36% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Houston Middle School public or private?
Houston Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chickasaw County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.