Enrollment
191
Middle
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEMPER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280231001489
Kemper County Middle School
200 Martin Luther King Jr Street, DEKALB, MS 39328 · (601) 743-2942 · Kemper County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of Mississippi public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
11.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
191 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 | 60 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 76 | 40% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kemper County School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
21.6%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
32.6%
MS avg 52.8% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 32.6% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 27.8% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Kemper County Middle School
Kemper County Middle School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemper County Middle School this school | 191 | 100.0% | 28.2% |
| Oakhurst Intermediate School CLARKSDALE | 197 | 96.4% | 33.4% |
| Charleston Middle School CHARLESTON | 208 | 98.6% | 28.1% |
| North Panola Middle School Como | 243 | 98.8% | 26.1% |
| Coahoma County Jr High School CLARKSDALE | 172 | 95.9% | N/A |
| Bay Springs Middle School BAY SPRINGS | 181 | 96.7% | 44.8% |
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 Kemper County Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #159 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.6% | #132 of 181 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #156 of 181 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #168 of 186 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #29 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
191
+13 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 191 | 17.3 | 11.1:1 | 100% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 16.9 | 9.6:1 | 100% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 120 | 12.9 | 9.3:1 | 100% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 100% (178) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kemper County Middle School.
About Kemper County Middle School
Kemper County Middle School is classified as a middle school. It is located in DEKALB, Mississippi. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 191 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Mississippi is about 452 students.
Kemper County School District is responsible for 4 schools, Kemper County Middle School included, with 888 students in all.
Black students make up a majority at Kemper County Middle School, at 76%. Smaller groups are 23% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Kemper County is roughly 59% Black. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Kemper County Middle School is 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. About 100% of students, or 191, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 100% average for public schools in Kemper County.
Kemper County Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 11% of Mississippi public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Kemper County Middle School is 15.9 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Kemper County Middle School is located in Kemper County, where the median household income is $46,431, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Kemper County Middle School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
Kemper County High School is the public school closest to Kemper County Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Kemper County Middle School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 28.2% versus a 58.3% average.
NCES assigns Kemper County Middle School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 13 students since 2020-21, to 191.
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Kemper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,729
Census ACS
Median income
$46,431
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
888 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kemper County School District
- Kemper County High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- KCSD Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 285 students
- KCSD Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · 108 students
- STENNIS VOC TECH COMPLEXHigh
Other schools in DEKALB
- Kemper County High SchoolHigh · 304 students
- STENNIS VOC TECH COMPLEXHigh
Nearby schools
- Kemper County High School0.0 mi · 304
- KCSD Upper Elementary School1.1 mi · 108
- KCSD Lower Elementary School12.8 mi · 285
- Bogue Chitto Elementary School15.8 mi · 177
- West Lauderdale Elementary School17.1 mi · 761
- West Lauderdale Middle School19.3 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Kemper County Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kemper County Middle School?
Kemper County Middle School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kemper County Middle School serve?
Kemper County Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Kemper County Middle School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Kemper County Middle School.
How diverse is Kemper County Middle School?
Kemper County Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 76% Black, 23% Two or more.
Who oversees Kemper County Middle School?
Kemper County Middle School is overseen by Kemper County School District in Kemper County.
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