Jeff Davis County Middle School

As a tight-knit intermediate school in Prentiss, Mississippi, Jeff Davis County Middle School instructs 262 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Jeff Davis County School District. Compared to the state average of about 452 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Jeff Davis County School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,217 students. Jeff Davis County Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Jeff Davis County Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 42% multiracial, 11% White. By comparison, Jefferson Davis County as a whole is about 60% Black, so the school skews considerably less Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jeff Davis County Middle School shows 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Jeff Davis County Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Jeff Davis County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.7%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -3.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jefferson Davis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $38,548 per year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Jeff Davis County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in Jefferson Davis County (combined enrollment of about 1,217 students).

J. E. Johnson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jeff Davis County Middle School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

Jeff Davis County Middle School operates from a rural location.

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