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Alumni: what's one memory from KOSCIUSKO JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
472
Middle
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 452
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KOSCIUSKO SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280234000457
Kosciusko Jr High School
317 East Jefferson Street, KOSCIUSKO, MS 39090 · (662) 289-3737 · Attala County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Mississippi public middle schools
- BTest 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
12.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
365 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 80%
Community
1
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 | 135 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 37% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Kosciusko Jr High School→KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Kosciusko School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
39.6%
MS avg 45.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
58.4%
MS avg 52.8% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 58.4% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 64.3% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Kosciusko Jr High School
Kosciusko Jr High School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosciusko Jr High School this school | 472 | 77.3% | 53.4% |
| Lipsey Middle School BROOKHAVEN | 341 | 77.4% | 45.9% |
| Northeast Middle School Meridian | 520 | 71.5% | 48.0% |
| Alexander Junior High BROOKHAVEN | 340 | 82.6% | 45.0% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Gulfport | 346 | 74.9% | 66.0% |
| Jefferson Middle School Columbia | 329 | 72.0% | 48.6% |
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 Kosciusko Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #70 of 176 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #55 of 181 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #87 of 181 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #64 of 186 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #57 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #60 of 164 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #108 of 184 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #58 of 119 |
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
472
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 517
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 472 | 37.1 | 12.7:1 | 77% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 37.9 | 12.5:1 | 80% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 38.1 | 13.1:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 99% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 36.8 | 15.4:1 | 72% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 70% (375) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 66% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 59% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 517 | 27 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kosciusko Jr High School.
About Kosciusko Jr High School
Kosciusko Jr High School sits in KOSCIUSKO, Mississippi, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 472 students.
Kosciusko Jr High School is one of 5 schools in Kosciusko School District, which enrolls 1,973 students in total.
Kosciusko Jr High School is 60% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White and 5% Hispanic. In Attala County overall, about 44% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kosciusko Jr High School and a ratio of 12.7:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 13.7:1 average for middle schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 77% of students. That is 10 points below the 87% average for public schools in Attala County.
The allk12 Grade for Kosciusko Jr High School is B. Compared with Mississippi public middle schools, the school scored higher than 59% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Kosciusko Jr High School is 2.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (53.4% versus 55.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Mississippi.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Attala County show that the median household income is $51,639, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kosciusko Jr High School is one of 11 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Kosciusko Lower Elem is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Kosciusko Jr High School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Kosciusko Jr High School ranks 8th on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Enrollment at Kosciusko Jr High School dropped 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 537 to 472 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 12.7:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Kosciusko Jr High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Attala County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,526
Census ACS
Median income
$51,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,925 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kosciusko School District
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 579 students
- Kosciusko Lower ElemElementary · 403 students
- Kosciusko Middle ElemElementary · 267 students
- Kosciusko Upper ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- KOSCIUSKO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
Other schools in KOSCIUSKO
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 579 students
- Kosciusko Lower ElemElementary · 403 students
- Kosciusko Middle ElemElementary · 267 students
- Kosciusko Upper ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- KOSCIUSKO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined
- KOSCIUSKO ATTALA CAREER TECHNICAL CHigh
Nearby schools
- Kosciusko Lower Elem0.6 mi · 403
- Kosciusko Middle Elem0.6 mi · 267
- Kosciusko Upper Elementary0.9 mi · 252
- KOSCIUSKO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 579
- McAdams Attendance Center6.5 mi · 167
- Ethel Attendance Center8.2 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Kosciusko Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Kosciusko Jr High School?
Kosciusko Jr High School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Kosciusko Jr High School serve?
Kosciusko Jr High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kosciusko Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kosciusko Jr High School is approximately 12.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kosciusko Jr High School?
Student demographics at Kosciusko Jr High School are roughly 32% White, 5% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Kosciusko Jr High School in?
Kosciusko Jr High School is part of Kosciusko School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.