Enrollment
356
Middle
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 280090001394
Huey L Porter Middle
551 Finney Road, Canton, MS 39046 · (601) 407-1820 · Madison County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of Mississippi public middle schools
- C+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
13.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
356 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 | 99 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 137 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 120 | 34% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
Huey L Porter Middle→Canton High School
Based on grade levels within Canton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% | 51.4% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Huey L Porter Middle
Huey L Porter Middle's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huey L Porter Middle this school | 356 | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| Nichols Middle School Canton | 362 | 100.0% | 30.3% |
| Laurel Middle School Laurel | 388 | 100.0% | 30.6% |
| Hazlehurst Middle School HAZLEHURST | 292 | 99.7% | 42.7% |
| Laurel Upper Elementary Laurel | 253 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Magnolia Middle School MOSS POINT | 359 | 100.0% | 39.0% |
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 Huey L Porter Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #105 of 176 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #73 of 181 ▲ 22 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #72 of 181 ▲ 41 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #103 of 186 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #73 of 163 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.4% | #84 of 164 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #14 of 184 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.1% | #108 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
356
-44 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 356 | 27.4 | 13.0:1 | 100% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 23.5 | 16.1:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 100% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 27.6 | 13.6:1 | 100% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 100% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huey L Porter Middle.
About Huey L Porter Middle
Huey L Porter Middle is a low-enrollment middle school in Canton, Mississippi, administered by Canton Public Schools. The student body numbers 356 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Mississippi) has about 452 students.
Canton Public Schools is made up of 8 schools with 3,419 students in all.
Black students are the majority at Huey L Porter Middle, with 72% of enrollment. The school is also 18% Hispanic and 10% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 37%. Huey L Porter Middle's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.0 students per teacher. That matches the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. The 52% average for public schools in Madison County is 48 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Huey L Porter Middle is B-. Compared with Mississippi public middle schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.1% for Huey L Porter Middle. The school posts 44.8%, within a point of the prediction.
In Madison County (population about 111,647), the median household income is $83,441, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Huey L Porter Middle is one of 34 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.1%; Huey L Porter Middle's is 44.8%, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 44 fewer students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,647
Census ACS
Median income
$83,441
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
16,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canton Public Schools
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 362 students
Other schools in Canton
- Canton High SchoolHigh · 899 students
- Madison Crossing ElementaryElementary · 761 students
- Canton Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- McNeal Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Reuben B. Myers Arts & SciencesElementary · 378 students
- Jimmie M Goodloe ElementaryElementary · 366 students
Nearby schools
- Jimmie M Goodloe Elementary0.1 mi · 366
- CANTON PUBLIC 9TH GRADE SCHOOL0.5 mi · 262
- Canton High School0.5 mi · 899
- Canton Elementary School1.7 mi · 411
- SR1 COLLEGE PREP & STEM ACADEMY2.7 mi · 87
- McNeal Elementary School2.8 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Huey L Porter MiddleHow large is Huey L Porter Middle?
Huey L Porter Middle enrolls approximately 356 students in grades 06-08.
Is Huey L Porter Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Huey L Porter Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Huey L Porter Middle have?
Huey L Porter Middle employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Huey L Porter Middle?
Student demographics at Huey L Porter Middle are roughly 0% White, 18% Hispanic, 72% Black, 10% Two or more.
What district is Huey L Porter Middle in?
Huey L Porter Middle is part of Canton Public Schools.
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