Enrollment
262
Middle
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFF DAVIS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280225001587
Jeff Davis County Middle School
2429 Mississippi Ave, Prentiss, MS 39474 · (601) 792-1450 · Jefferson Davis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Mississippi public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
259 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 93 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 29% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Based on grade levels within Jeff Davis County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +1.5pp 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 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 39.1% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Jeff Davis County Middle School
Jeff Davis County Middle School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Davis County Middle School this school | 262 | 98.9% | 41.3% |
| O.M. McNair Middle School Belzoni | 305 | 100.0% | 21.9% |
| W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies CLARKSDALE | 269 | 97.0% | 18.9% |
| Coleman Middle School Greenville | 287 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
| T.L. Weston Middle School Greenville | 412 | 100.0% | 25.6% |
| B F Liddell Middle Macon | 305 | 100.0% | 23.8% |
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 Jeff Davis County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #115 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #111 of 181 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #114 of 181 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #142 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #137 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #32 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #71 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 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 99% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 267 | 17.9 | 14.9:1 | 100% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 272 | 16.5 | 16.4:1 | 100% (272) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jeff Davis County Middle School.
About Jeff Davis County Middle School
Jeff Davis County Middle School operates as a small middle school in Prentiss, Mississippi. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 262 students. For comparison, middle schools in Mississippi average about 452 students.
Jeff Davis County School District has 4 schools and 1,217 students, and Jeff Davis County Middle School is one of those schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Jeff Davis County Middle School. The largest is Black students, at 46%. The next largest groups are 42% multiracial and 11% White. In Jefferson Davis County overall, about 60% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 16 full-time equivalents, or about 16.4 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Mississippi have 13.7:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. About 99% of students, or 259, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Jefferson Davis County.
allk12 grades Jeff Davis County Middle School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Jeff Davis County Middle School is 3.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 41.3%. Predicted: 44.7%.
Jeff Davis County Middle School is located in Jefferson Davis County, where the median household income is $38,548, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jeff Davis County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
J. E. Johnson Elementary School is the public school closest to Jeff Davis County Middle School, about 1.7 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Jeff Davis County Middle School at 8th of 9.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
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Jefferson Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,117
Census ACS
Median income
$38,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,217 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jeff Davis County School District
- Jefferson Davis County High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- J. E. Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Carver ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- JEFF DAVIS CO VOC TECH CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- J. E. Johnson Elementary School1.7 mi · 335
- Jefferson Davis County High School10.3 mi · 368
- Carver Elementary10.8 mi · 252
- New Hebron School11.3 mi · 259
- Lawrence County High School15.2 mi · 529
- Rod Paige Middle School15.3 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Jeff Davis County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jeff Davis County Middle School?
Jeff Davis County Middle School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Jeff Davis County Middle School serve?
Jeff Davis County Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jeff Davis County Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jeff Davis County Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Jeff Davis County Middle School?
At Jeff Davis County Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 42% Two or more.
What district is Jeff Davis County Middle School in?
Jeff Davis County Middle School is part of Jeff Davis County School District.
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