Enrollment
106
High
DISTRICT 290 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSDALE MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280105000126
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy
301 WASHINGTON AVENUE, CLARKSDALE, MS 38614 · (662) 627-8570 · Coahoma County
GRADES 09–09HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Mississippi public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
106 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 106 | 100% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy→Clarksdale High School
Based on grade levels within Clarksdale Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.3%
MS avg 45.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
Math
46.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 46.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 53.5% |
% 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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% 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 J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy this school | 106 | 100.0% | 40.2% |
| Coffeeville High School Coffeeville | 110 | 100.0% | 43.9% |
| Leland High School LELAND | 200 | 100.0% | 49.2% |
| Natchez Early College @ Co-Lin Natchez | 174 | 100.0% | 61.8% |
| McAdams Attendance Center MCADAMS | 167 | 98.2% | 61.4% |
| Okolona High School OKOLONA | 149 | 100.0% | 60.7% |
Matched among Mississippi high 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 J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #159 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #152 of 199 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #170 of 199 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #201 of 203 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #12 of 194 |
Ranked against other public high 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
106
-55 (-34%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
6.6:1
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 | 106 | 16.1 | 6.6:1 | 100% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 15.4 | 10.3:1 | 100% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 16 | 11.9:1 | 100% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 161 | 16 | 10.1:1 | 100% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 15.5 | 11.1:1 | 100% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 100% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 15 | 15.9:1 | 99% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 81% (202) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 16 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy.
About J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy is classified as a high school. It is located in CLARKSDALE, Mississippi. Its 106 students are spread across grade 9. Average enrollment for high schools in Mississippi is about 651, so this school runs 84% smaller than that.
Within Clarksdale Municipal School District, J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy is one of 7 schools. The district enrolls 1,857 students.
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy's enrollment is 64% Black. Other groups make up 35% multiracial. County-wide, 74% of Coahoma County residents are Black. By the diversity index, J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy comes in at 47%.
Federal data list 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 6.6:1. Among high schools in Mississippi, the typical ratio is 12.6:1. The lunch program counts 100% of students at J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 98% average for public schools in Coahoma County.
The allk12 Grade for J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy is C-. Compared with Mississippi public high schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Mississippi is predicted to score 44.1%. J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy scores 40.2%, 3.9 points below that line.
Census estimates describe Coahoma County this way: median household income is about $37,461, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 31% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Coahoma County number 15 and enroll about 3,518.
Of nearby public schools, Clarksdale High School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 161 in 2020-21 and 106 in 2024-25, a 34% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 6.6:1.
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Coahoma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,540
Census ACS
Median income
$37,461
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,518 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarksdale Municipal School District
- Clarksdale High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet SchoolElementary · 299 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet SchoolElementary · 247 students
- Oakhurst Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 197 students
Other schools in CLARKSDALE
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Clarksdale High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Coahoma County High SchoolHigh · 345 students
- George H. Oliver Visual/Performing Arts Magnet SchoolElementary · 299 students
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International StudiesMiddle · 269 students
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet SchoolElementary · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksdale High School0.3 mi · 473
- Oakhurst Intermediate School0.6 mi · 197
- Booker T. Washington International Studies Magnet School0.8 mi · 247
- Kirkpatrick Health And Wellness Magnet School1.1 mi · 266
- Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School1.2 mi · 652
- W.A. Higgins Academy Of Arts/International Studies1.5 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About J.W. Stampley 9th Grade AcademyHow many students attend J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy?
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy enrolls approximately 106 students in grades 09-09.
What grades does J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy serve?
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy serves grades 09-09.
How many students per teacher at J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy?
Approximately 6.6:1 students per teacher at J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy.
How diverse is J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy?
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy reports a student body of 1% Hispanic, 64% Black, 35% Two or more.
Is J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy public or private?
J.W. Stampley 9th Grade Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarksdale Municipal School District.
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